U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), and Andy Barr (R-Ky.) today issued the following joint statement after the House passed their amendment to require an analysis of the impact a federal regulation will have on jobs as part of the REINS Act, a bill requiring approval from Congress and the president before any new executive action takes effect. Video of Davis speaking in support of this amendment can be seen by clicking here. “Constituents in my dist...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after Mitsubishi Motors announced it would end production at its plant in Normal, IL. “This decision is extremely disappointing and it’s one that I hope Mitsubishi would reconsider,” said Davis. “However, my office will do everything we can to assist workers and their families during this transition and help Mitsubishi as they try to find a buyer to retain as many jobs as possible.”
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U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Grace F. Napolitano (D-Calif.), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, today announced that their legislation to authorize the Army Corps of Engineers’ Veterans Curation Program (VCP) passed unanimously during a full committee markup. "The Veterans Curation Programs throughout the country, including the program near my district in St. Louis, have helped more than 200 veterans build on the skills and training they've received in the ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), chair of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotech, Horticulture, and Research, today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, to establish national standards and a system for voluntarily labeling food that does not contain genetically modified organisms (GMO). H.R. 1599 includes Davis’ amendment, which gives USDA the role of establishing a voluntary labeling system that mimics that of...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after Decatur Mayor Mike McElroy passed away this morning: “This morning I lost a great friend and Decatur lost an incredible public servant,” said Davis. “I’ve known Mayor Mike McElroy for years and his love for Decatur was second to none – always working to make Decatur's future a brighter one. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife Lynn, their son, and the entire Decatur community as they mourn the loss of a great leade...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after the administration reached a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. “In the coming days and weeks, I will carefully analyze the details of this agreement, but remain skeptical that the Iranian regime will live up to its end of the deal,” said Davis. “We’ve been here before with North Korea who two decades later have cheated its way out of a deal and onto a path to dozens of nuclear weapons. I fear this administration has agree...
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Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. First introduced by Reps. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), the legislation has evolved through bipartisan discussions between the Agriculture Committee and the Energy and Commerce Committee. The amendment in the nature of a substitute, offered by Rep. Davis (R-IL), for H.R. 1599 will provide clarity and stability in the marketplace through national uniformity regarding mark...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, by a vote of 344-77. Davis was an early cosponsor of this bipartisan bill to modernize our health care infrastructure and accelerate the approval process for new drug development, medical devices, and other treatments. “Today, it takes an average of 15 years to move a drug from the lab to our local pharmacies,” said Davis. “And like too many of my const...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) last night warned against a bad nuclear arms deal with Iran during a Special Order on the House floor hosted by U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. Davis compared this administration's potential deal with Iran to that of the United States' failed nuclear arms deal with North Korea in 1994. Video of Davis’ speech can be seen by clicking here. Text of Davis’ speech reads a...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) on Saturday participated in a panel discussion with Rev. Dr. Ofelia Ortega, an elected member of the Cuban National Assembly, and Paul Johnson, president of the Illinois Cuba Working Group, on normalizing trade and travel relations with Cuba and benefits to the U.S. economy and the Cuban people. The panel was hosted by the First Presbyterian Church in Champaign, IL. “By normalizing trade and travel relations with Cuba, we can help boost our economy, especially in...
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