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Congressional Dems tout clean energy
Report says doing nothing on climate change over next 50 years would cost 227,000 lives in Illinois alone
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Clean Energy, Sean Casten, Jan Schakowsky, Paris Climate Agreement, Howard Learner, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Bill Foster, Robin Kelly, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Mitch McConnell
12M idled workers lost health insurance: study
Rep. Underwood leads Illinois congressional delegation in calling for insurers to reinvest pandemic profits
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Economic Policy Institute, Health Insurance, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, U.S. Unemployment, COVID Unemployment, Single Payer, Dick Durbin, Jan Schakowsky, Lauren Underwood, Humana, Cigna, Cheri Bustos, Robin Kelly, Danny Davis, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia
Climate change is an air-pollution issue
Better air quality could save 4.5M U.S. lives over next 50 years, congressional committee finds
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Air Pollution, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Drew Shindell, Robin Kelly, Sean Casten, Michael Greenstone, Fine Particulate Matter, Affordable Clean Energy Plan, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Environmental Justice
Congressional Dems seek to add food stamps to farmers' markets
Reps. Kelly, Garcia, Rush back Sens. Duckworth, Durbin
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Ted CoxFood Stamps, SNAP Benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Robin Kelly, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Bobby Rush, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, USDA, Illinois Environmental Council, Farmers Market Coalition
Beware GOP mailers masquerading as Census
Dems denounce ‘shady tactics’ backing Trump, charge they threaten to undermine accurate Census count
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Ted Cox2020 U.S. Census, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Michael Madigan, Al Riley, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Robin Kelly, Climate Change, J.B. Pritzker, Rebuild Illinois, U.S. Infrastructure, Illinois Infrastructure
League of Women Voters marks century at its birthplace
Group endorses ERA drive, delivers belated celebration of Ida B. Wells
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Ted CoxLeague of Women Voters of Illinois, League of Women Voters, Ida B. Wells, Kwame Raoul, Bill Foster, Toni Preckwinkle, Robin Kelly, Sean Casten, Allyson Haut, Carrie Chapman Catt, Equal Rights Amendment, Juliana Stratton, Tammy Duckworth, 2020 U.S. Census, Michelle Duster
U.S. House approves new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact
Schakowsky touts drug concessions, Garcia casts only Ill. vote against
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Ted CoxUSMCA, NAFTA, Jan Schakowsky, Cheri Bustos, Richard Guebert Jr., Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Illinois Farm Bureau, Trump Trade War, Robin Kelly, Adam Kinzinger
U.S. House passes bill to cut drug prices
Bill would cap Medicare costs, but moves to Senate’s ‘legislative graveyard’
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Ted CoxCheri Bustos, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Drug Prices, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mitch McConnell, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, Elijah Cummings, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Robin Kelly, Sean Casten, AARP, Rodney Davis, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Gun violence is a public-health issue
Congressional subcommittee meets on Chicago’s South Side, hears calls to research root causes of gun crimes
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Ted CoxGun Control, Chicago Gun Violence, Gun Violence, Bobby Rush, Kenndy-King College, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Anna Eshoo, Selwyn Rogers Jr., Danny Davis, NRA, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Niva Lubin-Johnson, Robin Kelly, Ronald Stewart, Jan Schakowsky, G.K. Butterfield, Spencer Leak Sr., Norman Kerr, Brenda Mitchell, Yvette Clarke, Gabby Giffords, Steve Scalise, Donald Trump, Adam Kinzinger
Congressional Dems lead House votes on gun control
Background checks, extended reviews clear House, largely on party lines
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'End shutdown, furlough Trump': New video!
Members of Congress lead rally with government workers idled or going without pay during shutdown
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Jan Schakowsky, Danny Davis, Sean Casten, Robin Kelly, Bill Foster, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Don Villar, Chicago Federation of Labor, Michael Mikulka, EPA, USDA, Florence Cannon, Pete Rosa, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, Lauren Underwood
Ill. reps. display surprising support for Trump
But that might be changing, as two of the president’s strongest backers lost in the midterms
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, Mike Quigley, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Adam Kinzinger, John Shimkus, Darin LaHood, Brad Schneider, Danny Davis, Bobby Rush, Robin Kelly, Luis Gutierrez, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, Jan Schakowsky, Cheri Bustos, FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver, Trump Support, Trump Congress
