U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week voted for a bill to remove a duplicative reporting requirement under the Clean Water Act that has significantly increased costs for the Macon Mosquito Abatement District in Macon County. H.R. 953, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, passed the House yesterday. “This bill simply says that if the use of a pesticide is approved under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), then a second permit should not be required under the Clean Wat...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the House has passed ten bipartisan bills this week focused on updating federal laws, closing legal loopholes, and reforming current programs to protect children against sexual predators and combat human trafficking. “As technology and forms of communication change, so must our laws and efforts to protect children against sexual predators,” said Davis. “The susceptibility of children being exploited is extremely concerning – it’s a parent’s worst n...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced he will hold open office hours throughout the district next week. Davis will meet with constituents individually or in small groups about issues important to them. In addition to regularly scheduled individual meetings, Davis’ office has held nearly 100 either traveling office hours with staff or open office hours with Congressman Davis since being in office. Earlier this month, Davis held open office hours in Normal and Champaign meeting with and ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that JT Boehme, a junior at Taylorville High School, was selected as the winner of this year’s 13th District Congressional Art Competition. Boehme's submission, "Processing Nature,” was selected by judges, Sharon Bly, Adjunct Professor of Art at Lewis & Clark Community College and Lindsey Becker from the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, IL, from among 40 entries submitted by area high school students. The artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol i...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) receives the second highest bipartisan score among members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation according to The Lugar Center – McCourt School of Bipartisan Index and is ranked 23 of 427 overall for 114th Congress. “Making Washington work has always been my focus and you can’t do that by only working with one side,” said Davis. “From the Hire More Heroes Act to the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act, I continue to work to pass policies that are good for the ...
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Davis, Gainer, and Lipinski speak with Aon apprentices about the importance of this program and encouraging more apprenticeships. U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) today visited Aon apprentices and announced their bipartisan bill to reinvigorate America’s apprenticeship programs in our skilled industries. Davis and Lipinski recently reintroduced the LEAP Act (H.R. 2399), which uses tax incentives to encourage more companies to offer apprenticeship programs. “Reducing co...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced he will hold open office hours in Normal and Champaign next week. Davis will meet with constituents individually or in small groups about issues important to them. In addition to regularly scheduled individual meetings, Davis’ office has held nearly 100 either traveling office hours with staff or open office hours with Congressman Davis since taking office. Meetings will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. No appointments necessary. Due to...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today voted to repeal and replace Obamacare with the American Health Care Act (ACHA). The measure passed by a vote of 217-213. “Americans deserve a health care system that provides a choice of insurance they can actually afford. Many want to pretend Obamacare is working – that it has covered 24 million people or lowered premiums by an average of $2,500 like was promised but neither of those are true. The facts are Obamacare covered less than hal...
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Davis speaks in support of H.R. 1665 on the House Floor. Click to watch or download video for use U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced their bill, H.R. 1665, Disaster Declaration Improvement Act, to bring fairness to the disaster declaration process passed the House with unanimous support (425-0) and is now headed to the Senate for consideration. “Recent severe weather in Illinois and across...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement on the funding bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, which funds the government through September of this year. H.R. 244 passed by a vote of 309-118. “Today, I voted to keep the government open but I continue to believe Congress should go line-by-line through each appropriation bill to determine areas where we can reduce and reprioritize spending,” said Davis. “The bill, negotiated by President Trump and bipartisan leaders in Congr...
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