U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today received his subcommittee assignments for the 114th Congress. “I am honored to have another opportunity to serve on both of these committees, which have a history of bipartisanship and a proven record of success,” said Davis. “Agriculture and transportation issues are essential to a strong economy here in Illinois and nationwide. Although each committee will face new challenges as we seek to improve the future of American agriculture and craft policy to buil...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address. “Tonight’s State of the Union address was another opportunity for the President to demonstrate leadership and focus on bipartisan solutions that unite our government rather than divide us. Unfortunately, that is not what we heard tonight. “The President continues to put forth ideas without a plan or the support of Congress to execute them. I support many of the same...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) tonight released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a year-long spending bill to fund the federal government. “The bill passed tonight funds our government for the next year providing certainty for the American people and giving the next Congress an opportunity to operate without being forced to govern from crisis to crisis,” said Davis. “Although this is not a perfect bill, it does include many of the individual House-passed ap...
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U.S. Rep Rodney Davis says his top legislative priority in the new Congress will be developing a new way to finance infrastructure improvements. Davis, R-Taylorville, who won election to a second term earlier this month, will be sworn in on Jan. 6 and almost immediately will begin work on rebuilding the federal highway trust fund that finances road and bridge projects and mass transit. Davis serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. But unlike Ray LaHood, the former transp...
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In response to an Ebola roundtable discussion held in Springfield last week with area healthcare professionals, U.S .Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today sent a letter to Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, asking for additional information to ensure healthcare workers are properly equipped and trained to protect themselves and prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. In the letter, Davis writes, “Late last week, I hosted a roundtable discussion with healthcare...
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Reps. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, and Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin, are among 20 House members calling for stronger travel restrictions to respond to the Ebola crisis than those announced Wednesday by the White House. Davis has been trying to get co-signers since Monday on the letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Aviation Administration that calls for "stronger travel restriction and safeguards between countries in West Africa impacted by Ebola and the United States...
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U.S .Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today led a bipartisan letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Aviation Administration urging for the implementation of stronger travel restrictions and safeguards between counties in West Africa impacted by Ebola and the United States. In the letter, the signatories write, “We understand that there are screening measures occurring in West Africa, however the fact that an individual with Ebola entered the United States through air ...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation, yesterday spoke with FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to discuss the recent incident at the FAA air traffic control center in Aurora, the impact on local travel, and the FAA’s response. “I had a very positive conversation with Administrator Huerta yesterday and am pleased with the FAA’s response to safely manage our skies after last week’s incident,” said Davis. “While it’s difficult to be prepared for these types of...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that bipartisan legislation he introduced in the House to give local communities better access to federal transportation funds gained additional support today as U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have introduced companion legislation in the Senate. This follows the recent endorsements from the AARP, the League of American Bicyclists, and the National Center for Safe Routes to School. H.R. 4726, the Innovation in Surface Tra...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today released the following statement upon the news that the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District has been awarded a $15.7 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation: “This is incredible news for the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, the cities of Champaign and Urbana and the University of Illinois and is a great example of what can happen when a community rallies around a project and all levels of government put politics aside to work...
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