Today, U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-18), John Shimkus (IL-15), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Rodney Davis (IL-13), and Mike Bost (IL-12) renewed their demand for greater transparency of Illinois’ use of federal assistance. The delegation criticized Governor J.B. Pritzker for failing to fully utilize funding already allocated by Congress in multiple COVID-19 relief packages and refusing to disclose information about how smaller, rural municipalities can receive funding as Congress intended. Th...
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This past Wednesday, U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) voted in favor of Sami’s Law, which would enact new safety protections for users of rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft. “The tragic murder of Sami Josephson was a wake up call that more needed to be done to protect users of rideshare companies,” said Rep. Davis. “The use of rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft is quite prevalent in central and southwestern Illinois, particularly in our college and university towns. Sami’s law w...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced upcoming Open Office Hours in Mt. Zion, Monticello, Tolono, Rochester, Hillsboro, and Sorento. He will meet with constituents individually or in small groups about issues important to them. Davis plans to hold Open Office Hours in all 14 counties that comprise the 13th congressional district during Congress' district work period that lasts through the month of August. Throughout his tenure in Congress he has hosted 75 total. Also this year his staf...
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U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis (IL-13) and Darin LaHood (IL-18), and Illinois State Representative Tim Butler (HD-87) today criticized Governor J.B. Pritzker’s new restrictions on youth sports, which cancel competitive fall play for football, basketball, volleyball, and other sports. “There should not be one-size-fits-all regulations for youth sports statewide,” said Rep. Davis. “As Governor Pritzker’s rules currently stand, competitive play for sports like football and basketball is cancelle...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today joined a majority of lawmakers and voted in support of two pieces of child care relief legislation that provides for direct grant funding for child care providers and expands both dependent care flexible spending accounts and child care tax credits for both parents and providers. “Many families I represent can only return to work if they have access to affordable child care,” said Davis. “The unfortunate reality is that state and local government m...
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U.S. Representatives Mike Bost (IL-12). John Shimkus (IL-15), and Rodney Davis (IL-13) announced that Madison County Transit (MCT) has been awarded a $12.5 million grant by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This funding, awarded through the CARES Act, will be used for operating expenses to respond and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. “On behalf of our Board of Directors and staff, Madison County Transit (MCT) is grateful to Congressmen Davis, Shimkus, and Bost as well as Senators Durb...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the Illinois delegation yesterday sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James regarding the closure and maintenance of the LaGrange Lock and Dam in the Illinois Waterway. The Illinois Waterway is a critical artery for the Illinois agricultural economy and the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture globally. It allows for a navigable connection between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi ...
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U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) on Wednesday voted in support of the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, which makes critical investments in our nation’s parks and public lands. “This month is National Parks Month, and I’m glad both parties were able to come together and pass historic investments in our nation’s parks and public lands,” said Rep. Davis. “The 13th Congressional District is home to important and historic sites like the Lincoln Home. The Great American Outdoors Act ma...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) today applauded the National Science Foundation (NSF) selecting the University of Illinois to receive a five-year, $25 million award to establish the Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks (HQAN). The award is part of the Quantum Leap Challenges Institutes program aimed at unleashing the potential of quantum information science and engineering. The institute led by the U of I will be one of only three nationally. You can read...
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Last week, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Mike Madigan was implicated in a $1.3 million bribery scheme. U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) has called on Speaker Madigan to resign immediately. “Mike Madigan must resign from office immediately,” said Rep. Davis. “Our state and the people I represent have suffered from his corruption for far too long. Elected officials should be held to a standard higher than ‘innocent until proven guilty.’ Madigan has been at the center of...
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