Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) today outlined principles that Republican Members will focus on during this year’s planned Committee development of a surface transportation reauthorization bill. “Infrastructure remains an issue on which Congress can get something done, and that’s what our constituents expect us to do,” said Ranking Member Graves. “Committee Republicans stan...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) congratulates Zena Cardman from Urbana on graduating from NASA's Astronaut Candidate Class XXII earning her the title of astronaut. Click here or image above to watch Davis' written remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Zena Cardman, a recent graduate of NASA’s Astronaut Candidate Class XXII and native of Urbana, Illinois. Zena was selected in 2017 from a pool of more than 18,000 applicants as some of the brightest and most skilled minds in the count...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) honors the life of Frank Mitchell on the House floor. Mitchell, who in 1965 served as the first African American pagein the U.S. House of Representatives since Reconstruction, passed away at the end of December. Davis' written remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Frank Mitchell, a native of Springfield, Illinois and the first black page in the House of Representatives since Reconstruction. As a student at Feitshans High School, Frank was asked to intervi...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced his bipartisan amendment to study the disproportionate discrimination of older women in the workforce has passed the House as part of H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. The amendment then requires government agencies to make recommendations for best practices to combat age discrimination of women in the workforce. Davis is one of 11 Republican cosponsors of H.R. 1230, which he voted in favor of today on the House floor....
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) announced today that the City of Jerseyville in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) was awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding comes from the Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program. The AID Demonstration program provides funding for innovative construction techniques. The funds will be used for the City of Jerseyville's Hollow Avenue Comp...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), John Shimkus (R-Ill.), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) today released this joint statement calling on the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged rape and cover up in Champaign, IL. “These revelations are extremely troubling and a thorough independent investigation needs to happen immediately. We are very concerned that the Champaign County State’s At...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) today released this statement on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which President Trump is expected to sign at a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base later today. The NDAA overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate earlier this week. Davis applauded the adequate funding for our military, pay raise for our troops, repeal of the 'widow's tax,' and the inclusion of his bill, the Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act, which Davis introduced following the death of...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released this statement after the House passed the USMCA by a vote of 385-41. “I have been fighting for passage of this agreement from day one and I'm glad we finally got a vote in the House," said Davis. "But it’s disappointing that Speaker Pelosi has waited until after impeachment because now farmers will have to wait even longer for the Senate to be able to consider their top priority. This is not how our government should work. We should be able to set politic...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released this statement after he voted against both articles of impeachment: “This is the second most consequential vote we have to take in this House. The first is to send our men and women in uniform to war and the second is to vote to impeach and remove a President of the United States. This is the first partisan impeachment in our nation’s history and I am fearful it sets a dangerous precedent. I will not vote to remove a duly elected president of either party...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $1,500,000 grant to the Housing Authority of Champaign County to establish a new YouthBuild program, in Champaign, Illinois. Details on YouthBuild YouthBuild is an education and training program with a strong pre-apprenticeship component that helps at-risk youth complete high school or state equivalency degree programs, earn industry-recognized credentials for in-demand occupations, and undergo traini...
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