U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today requested a meeting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator in light of FEMA’s denial of Illinois’ appeal for disaster assistance. Davis requested the meeting to discuss the way FEMA currently considers localized impact when making recommendations for a disaster declaration. “FEMA continues to say one thing and do another,” said Davis. “They say they take into consideration the localized impact of a disaster but it’s clear from this...
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Davis and Col. Mitchell tour Melvin Price Locks and Dam. U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), and Mike Bost (R-Ill.) members of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, today toured Melvin Price Locks and Dam, led by Col. Anthony P. Mitchell, 51st Commander St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in Alton to discuss the importance of water infrastructure in the Metro East area and the upcoming reauthorization of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)....
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) hosted his 3rd Annual ‘Investing in Women’ event at Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI) in Springfield this past Saturday. Nearly 100 women attended the event with keynote speakers Justice Lisa Holder White of Decatur and Kimberly Wade, founder of Project Team Jonny and the No Kid Should Have Cancer Foundation, of Jerseyville. Guests also attended breakout sessions led by State Reps. Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) and Sarah Wojcicki Jimenez (R-Leland Grov...
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Laura Lecybil, a senior at Springfield High School, was selected as the winner of this year’s 13th District Congressional Art Competition. Lecybil's submission, "Chance of Precipitation…Zero Percent,” was selected by Jenny Cowgill, Decatur Arts Council Education Coordinator, from among 30 entries submitted by area high school students. The artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. for one year. Lecybil will also be invi...
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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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A voluntary national standard for labeling food products containing genetically modified organisms is needed to avoid chaos that would result from letting states set requirements, an agricultural leader and a congressman said Thursday. A bill to do that has passed in the U.S. House of Representatives but a companion measure has stalled in the Senate. Meanwhile, a law on mandatory GMO labeling is set to take effect in Vermont on July 1. Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert said allowing...
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University of Illinois campus leaders are looking for new ways to keep students safe from sexual assault. Students say it's an issue that faces so many people and it's important to get everyone involved. Organizers of this event at the say it's all about awareness. They want to make sure students know issues are out there and how to get help if they need it. They got together at the Illini Union. People talked about ways they're already trying to deal with the situation and then brought up oppor...
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