Davis speaks in support of H.R. 8. Click here for his full remarks. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today spoke in support of H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act on the House floor. The bill passed with bipartisan support, fulfilling the promise of following regular order and keeping Congress on track of reauthorizing WRDA every two years. "Our bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake projects to improve ports, inland waterways, locks, dams, flood protection, ecosys...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) today announced the administration will provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $10 million in funding for major rehabilitation work the LaGrange Lock (Versailles, IL) located on the Illinois River south of Beardstown, IL in Cass County. Additionally, the administration is providing $1 million in funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move forward the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), which was authorized ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released the following statement after the House passed one of two bills he and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) have introduced to preserve the history of Route 66. H.R. 801, the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, to designate Route 66 as a National Historic Trail passed the House unanimously yesterday. Davis and LaHood have also introduced H.R. 66, which would establish a commission to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Route 66. “I am proud to h...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released the following statement after United States Steel Corporation announced they will hire 300 new employees to restart the second of two blast furnaces at the Granite City Works facility. In March, the company announced it would bring back 500 positions. “This is great news for 300 people who will get back to work because our economy is growing and this administration was willing to stand up to illegal trade practices by countries like China. While this is g...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) announced today that the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport has received a $3.4 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant which will continue the improvements being made at the main terminal building. The Congressmen released the following statements regarding the award: “Investing in our infrastructure is a critical part of growing our economy and this grant is no exception,” said Davis. “Springfield’s Capital Airport is essential to...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R—Ill.) today released this statement after the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it has changed its policy to automatically arrange and cover the travel costs for families of servicemembers killed in non-combat operations to meet the casket at Dover Air Force Base. “I’m glad the Pentagon has made this change so we can immediately eliminate some of the bureaucratic red tape for families who have just lost a loved one serving our country overseas. To ensure other famil...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) ahead of Memorial Day, introduced legislation to honor Petty Officer Logan Palmer, one of ten sailors killed aboard the USS John S. McCain last year. H.R. 5935 would designate the U.S. post office in his hometown of Harristown, as the ‘Logan S. Palmer Post Office.’ Logan’s parents, Sid and Theresa Palmer, were in Washington, DC this week and were able to join Davis as he introduced this bill to honor the service and sacrifice of their son. “As a member of the U.S....
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Davis speaks on the floor in support of his amendment. Click here for the full video. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released this statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes Davis’ bill to change the Department of Defense’s (DoD) travel policy for families of non-combat casualties. H.R. 5848, the Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act, was included as an amendment to the NDAA. H.R. 5848 requires DoD to cover the travel of famil...
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Davis (center) with Val Harris (left) and Sabrina Davis (right) from Building Futures in Godfrey. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) met with Building Futures YouthBuild leaders yesterday to hear their experience with the local YouthBuild programs and to discuss upcoming grant funding opportunities through the Department of Labor. The program is located at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. "Programs, like YouthBuild, help at-risk kids learn valuable construction, IT, or CNA s...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that he has introduced H.R. 5848, the Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act, and will be offering this bill as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is being considered on the House floor this week. H.R. 5848 would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to cover the travel of family of fallen, non-combat servicemembers to Dover Air Force Base to meet the arrival of their loved one. This seeks to solve an issue experienced ...
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