U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), member of the Aviation Subcommittee, today announced that the University of Illinois-Willard Airport has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to complete the redesign of a runway configuration to improve safety. “Willard Airport is a critical part of the Champaign-Urbana community,” said Davis. “Our rural airports ensure our small communities remain economically competitive and connected to the rest of the world. Grants...
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and John Shimkus (R-Ill.), along with members of the Congressional Steel Caucus, sent letters urging the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Union to reject any bid by China to transition from non-market economy (NME) to market economy status (MES), which would ultimately weaken antidumping laws that are necessary to protect U.S. industries such as steel from unfairly priced Chinese imports. “China has failed to adopt market principl...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) will host a Service Academy Night in Decatur on April 19th to give junior high and high school students an opportunity to learn more about Federal Service Academies. Additionally, Davis will have a representative from his office at U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood’s (R-Ill.) Service Academy Night in Springfield on April 26th. Davis’ Academy Night will be held on Tuesday, April 19th from 6:00pm-7:00pm at the MacArthur High School Auditorium, 1499 West Grand Avenue Decatur, ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), along with members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation, sent this letter supporting Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s appeal of the denial of public assistance for 17 Illinois counties and urged Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to take into consideration the localized impact of a disaster. The state's decision to appeal is based on additional damages assessed in counties requesting public assistance. View the letter in full here. Davis and members o...
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Davis presents Chapman with certificate recognizing his winning application submission. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the 13th Congressional Web App Challenge winner, Bliss Chapman of Mahomet, IL with his submission of Wonderful Weather, which shows current weather conditions and observations based on location and includes graphical visualizations of weather data. The Congressional App Challenge encourages high school students to learn how to code by creating their own applica...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today urged Senate Democrats to stop blocking H.R. 2061, the EACH Act, his bill to protect religious freedom by expanding the religious conscience exemption under Obamacare, and allow it to be considered by the Senate. H.R. 2061 passed the House with unanimous support last September. “Six years later, Obamacare continues to violate the religious freedom of many of my constituents by forcing them to buy health insurance against their faith or otherwise face a penal...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), during National Women’s History Month, voted to restore inurnment rights for Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Arlington National Cemetery, an honor the Secretary of the Army recently rescinded. H.R. 4336, the WASP Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act, which Davis is a cosponsor of, would overturn this decision. H.R. 4336 passed the House with unanimous support and now heads to the Senate for consideration. “Members of the WASP provided an invaluable service...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), member of the House Administration Committee, today spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 1670, the National Prisoner of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Remembrance Act. H.R. 1670 authorizes a commemorative chair with the National League of POW/MIA Families insignia to be placed in the U.S. Capitol in honor of the sacrifices made by these brave men and women in uniform. This bill passed the House with unanimous support this afternoon and now heads to the Se...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced he is accepting submissions from high school students in the 13th Congressional District for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. The winner’s artwork will hang in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for an entire year. “I’m excited to host this year’s Congressional Art Competition at the Decatur Arts Council,” said Davis. “This is a great opportunity for students to display their work and to showcase their artistic abilities. I encourage all ...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied Governor Rauner’s request for federal disaster assistance for 21 counties severely impacted by recent flooding: “It’s disappointing that time and time again FEMA denies our small and rural communities fair consideration when determining the need for disaster assistance,” said Davis. “I had hoped FEMA would have taken the language we passed unanimousl...
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