U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today joined his colleagues to introduce a resolution to ensure all members of the U.S. House of Representatives have access to impeachment hearing documents. The Let Everyone Access a Copy of the Transcripts Resolution would make a change to House rules to require all closed hearing documents and recordings to be available to all members on the same schedule and basis. Currently, only members who serve on the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight and...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), and Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.), members of the House Committee on Agriculture, led a bipartisan letter with 46 of their House colleagues calling on the Senate and House appropriators to prioritize funding to support high-speed broadband internet infrastructure projects across rural America. The bipartisan group of members urged appropriators to increase federal investment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural eConnectivi...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week honored the life of Tom Tracy, Jr. on the House floor. Tracy, President and CEO of Farm Credit Illinois, passed away unexpectedly last month at the age of 47. Click image or here to watch Davis' prepared remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend Tom Tracy Jr., an active and beloved community member who passed away unexpectedly last month at the age of 47. Tom grew up in Ivesdale, Illinois and, after graduating from Bement High School, went on...
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Marisa's Story: The Opioid Crisis in Illinois Click to Play U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that his bill, H.R. 4810, the Opioid Prescription Verification Act, will be part of a larger package of bipartisan bills that Republicans will be pushing to build on last year’s monumental legislation to address the opioid crisis (H.R. 6). Today is the anniversary of H.R. 6 being signed into law. H.R. 4810 was inspired by the Normal Police Department in Davis' district to help law enforce...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced several organizations within the 13th Congressional District will receive a total of $502,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women. These funds are authorized through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In April 2019, Davis crossed party lines and voted in favor of VAWA, which passed the house 263-158. He was one of 33 Republicans to vote for the bill. According to the Centers for Disease Control, ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) led a group of lawmakers in introducing the Honest Elections Act to protect against foreign interference in our elections and preserve the integrity of our election process. Specifically, the bill adopts a modern, common-sense approach for disclosing who has paid for online political ads, increases monitoring of spending by foreign nationals in elections, bans ballot harvesting, and prohibits the Election Assistance Commission funds from going to states allowing n...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) this week honored the life and service of former Sangamon County Sheriff Wes Barr on the House floor. Barr passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. Click here or image to watch Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Wes Barr who passed away on October 1st. Wes was a beloved member of the Springfield community who impacted many through his law enforcement career and charity work. Wes’ story is one of the true American spirit. He lived in the former John Jay hous...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that his staff will be holding a series of Traveling Help Desks in October. Traveling Help Desks are held while Congress is in session to ensure constituents in every corner of the district have an opportunity to connect with staff if they need help with a federal agency or have questions about legislation. Including the October events his staff will have hosted 29 Traveling Help Desks covering 12 counties in 2019. There will have been 113 of these...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today discussed impeachment and released this statement regarding latest updates from Democrats' impeachment inquiry: “This is a complete failure of Democratic leadership and an embarrassment to the institution. Not only will we not address infrastructure, student loan debt, prescription drug costs or any other major legislative item during impeachment proceedings, but this makes Congress’ constitutional oversight role look like a complete joke. "Instead of waitin...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), at a Select Committee on Modernization hearing, discussed impeachment with former congressman and Obama transportation secretary what advice he would give members of Congress who want to get legislation passed in the midst of impeachment. Then-Congressman Ray LaHood, who chaired impeachment proceedings of former President Bill Clinton in 1998, told members of the committee to avoid impeachment "like the plague." LaHood was also recently named by Governor JB Pritz...
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