U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) recently recognized Ellyn Bullock of Champaign, IL on being nominated to be an Angels in Adoption Honoree for 2019. Click to play video Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ellyn Bullock, a lawyer from Champaign, Illinois who specializes in adoption. She has been nominated to be an Angels in Adoption Honoree for the 2019 Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Since 1999, Ellyn has finalized the adoptions of more than 1,800 children – more than half were ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released this statement after House Democrats passed a bill that drastically underfunds our military. The Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes $17 billion below what President Trump and military leaders requested. In contrast, the Senate passed an overwhelmingly bipartisan NDAA 86-8, which both Senators Durbin and Duckworth voted for, that provides our military leaders with the exact amount they requested. “I refuse to vote f...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) congratulated Edwardsville High School's baseball team on winning the 4A State Championship on the House floor. Click to play video I rise today to congratulate Edwardsville High School’s baseball team on their 4A State Championship. Edwardsville played St. Charles North for the title last week; going to extra innings before the Tigers won it all 3-2, claiming their third state championship in school history, and their first since 1998. With a 37-5 season record,...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today joined the Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and a group of bipartisan members to introduce the Fair and Open Skies Act to American workers and safety within our airline industry. This bill would prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit for U.S. operations to an airline that exploits a “flag...
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Davis attends a welcome home and re-designation ceremony at the 183d Wing in Springfield in March 2017. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to bring a flying mission to the 183d Wing of the Illinois National Guard in Springfield, IL. Davis offered the bipartisan amendment with Illinois U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (IL-18), Mike Bost (IL-12), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), and Adam Kinzinger (IL-16). Davis submitted the following testimon...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) released the following statement after they introduced the Child and Dependent Care Modernization Act of 2019, legislation that would help alleviate some of the financial burdens that come with rising costs of child and dependent care. “Paying for child care continues to be a major concern of many working parents,” said Davis. “Our bill helps families save more to cover these costs by increasing the maximum amount they can contribute to the...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), along with other members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation, today sent a letter to the National Guard urging for a flying mission for the 183d Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard in Springfield. In their letter, the members stated that transitioning the 183d back to flying status could be a key component towards reaching the Air Force’s goals of increasing its total force from 312 to 386 squadrons. Additionally, Davis is leading the effort in the House...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today called on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take up a bill, which passed the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, to deal with the crisis at the border. The Senate passed this bill 84-8. It's been 58 days since the administration requested funding for this crisis and House Republicans requested 81 times for Democrats to bring this bill to the floor. "The Senate did what the American people want us to do: they worked in a bipartisan way to pass a bill to deal w...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) congratulates the City of Urbana Public Works Department on receiving the U.S. EPA's 2018 WasteWise National Award in the Local Government Partner of the Year category. According to the EPA the goal of the award competition is to recognize outstanding leadership in waste prevention and diversion. "I congratulate the City of Urbana Public Works Department on receiving the national WasteWise award in the Local Government Partner of the Year category," said Davis. "T...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) visited the SIUE School of Nursing on Monday, June 17, 2019. Davis had a hands on training experience behind the controls of the lab simulation room (pictured). U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announced today that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Nursing has received a new $685,256 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant through their Advanced Nursing Education Workforce program. Ahead of the grant announcement Davis to...
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