U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released this statement after President Trump approved the state’s request for federal assistance. Public assistance was granted for 27 counties, including four counties in the 13th District, and the agency announced it was still considering individual assistance and declaration for additional Illinois counties. “I saw the impact flooding and storms have had in Madison, Jersey, Calhoun, and Greene counties and I’m very thankful FEMA has approved disaster ass...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has awarded a Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant totaling $118,028.57 to the Bloomington Township Fire Protection District for the replacement of the department’s self-contained breathing apparatuses. “I’m proud to support these grants in Congress because they are critical to helping our fire depart...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) awarding a Commercial Driver's License Program Implementation (CDLPI) grant totaling $348,000 to the Illinois Secretary of State for compliance efforts related to the national Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program. “Given the labor shortage facing the trucking industry, it's great to see the federal government invest in our state so we can train futu...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the Congressional App Challenge is now open for high school students throughout the 13th Congressional District. This initiative is to encourage student engagement in coding and other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) related fields. Established by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014, this competition is a nationwide event that allows students to compete with peers in their own district by creating and exhibiting th...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, today released this statement after the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved H.R. 3632, Fair and Open Skies Act and H.R. 3779, the Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act. Davis is the lead Republican on both bipartisan bills. The committee passed ten bipartisan bills at today’s markup. “Today’s markup is a reminder of how this committee has historically been one of the most bip...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today introduced the Small Refinery Exemption Fairness Act of 2019 after the EPA continues to increase the number of small refineries exempted from the Renewable Fuel Standard. Davis’ bipartisan bill would require the EPA Administrator to use the average number of Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) granted in the previous three calendar years when formulating the Renewable Volumes Obligations (SVO) for an upcoming year. “I’ve heard from many farmers in my district, ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has awarded a Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grant totaling $136,761.90 to the Hillsboro Fire Department for the replacement of the department’s self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA). “I’m proud to support these grants in Congress because they are critical to helping our fire departments protect...
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Davis visits with students at Professor John Sedbrook's ISU research lab on August 20, 2019. Photo Credit: Illinois State University U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) has awarded a $10,000,000 grant to a public-private partnership that includes Illinois State University. “I’m proud of ISU’s work to be part of this study to determine how pennyc...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released this statement after Democrats moved forward in their effort to impeach President Trump. On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee adopted, along party lines, a resolution governing impeachment proceedings. “These impeachment investigations are wasting taxpayer dollars and creating even more gridlock in Washington,” said Davis. “Congress has a long to-do-list that requires negotiations between both parties—negotiations that become impossible when one sid...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today stood with American workers and voted against radical environmental bills. Labor groups raised serious concerns about the negative impact these extreme bills would have on workers and domestic energy production. “House Democrats continue to put their extreme environmental agenda above workers in this country,” said Davis. “We can protect our environment without threatening our nation's energy independence and putting hardworking men and women out of work. Th...
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