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Davis Statement on Pentagon Reclaiming Overpayments to Service Members October 26, 2016 U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released the following statement after the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it would halt the collection of overp... More
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Davis to Host Service Academy Night October 14, 2016 U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced he will be hosting an Academy Night on October 20th in Urbana, IL to give junior high and high school ... More
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U of I Dean and Ag Professor Chosen for EPA Ag Science Committee October 7, 2016 U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Dr. George Czapar, Associate Dean and Director of University Extension and Associate Professor in... More
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House Passes Water Resources Reauthorization Bill September 29, 2016 U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the House passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, which includes Davis’ provisi... More
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Davis: Four Percent is Not Enough September 26, 2016 U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) last week called for more than four percent of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) budget to go toward pediatric can... More
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Davis Statement on Pentagon Reclaiming Overpayments to Service MembersU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released the following statement after the Department of Defense (DoD) announced it would halt the collection of overpayments mistakenly made to soldiers. Davis was among several members of Congress who put public pressure on the department to stop this practice immediately. “The decision to do this in the ... Davis to Host Service Academy NightU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced he will be hosting an Academy Night on October 20th in Urbana, IL to give junior high and high school students an opportunity to learn more about Federal Service Academies. The Academy Night will be held on Thursday, October 20th at 6:00pm at the Urbana Armory, 600 E. University Ave., Urbana... U of I Dean and Ag Professor Chosen for EPA Ag Science CommitteeU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Dr. George Czapar, Associate Dean and Director of University Extension and Associate Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, was chosen to serve on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Agricultural Science Committee... House Passes Water Resources Reauthorization BillU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the House passed H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, which includes Davis’ provision to study the benefits of removing the Army Corps of Engineers from managing the Inland Waterway Trust Fund. Authorized projects continue to wait years for implementation, including seven ... Davis: Four Percent is Not EnoughU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) last week called for more than four percent of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) budget to go toward pediatric cancer research. September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. CLICK HERE to learn more about Davis' fight against pediatric cancer. Text of Davis' prepared remarks: Mr. Speaker, I rise today ... Davis Votes to Prevent Future Cash Payments to IranU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) last night voted for H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, which would prohibit the administration from making future cash payments to Iran. “I never thought we would have to pass a bill to prohibit the president of the United States from giving cash payments to the world’s leader i... Decatur Family Recognized as ‘Angels in Adoption’ in Washington, DC– U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that Pastor Chadwick Anderson of Decatur’s Moundford Free Methodist Church and his wife Sarah Anderson were recognized as 'Angels in Adoption' this week in Washington, D.C. Davis nominated the Anderson family for the program in May after helping them put pressure on the Congolese governmen... Davis Statement on VA Naming Permanent Director of St. Louis VA Health SystemU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) released this statement after the VA announced it will name Keith Repko as the new director of the VA St. Louis Health Care System. Repko has been acting director since January 2016. “Hopefully this announcement will mean greater certainty and quality of care for veterans at the St. Louis VA,” said Davis. “... Reps. Davis and Yoho Bill to Improve VA Claims Process Headed to House Floor for VoteU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that his bill, introduced with U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.), to improve the Veterans Affairs (VA) claims process passed the House VA Committee and is expected to be voted on by the full House next week. Davis and Yoho introduced H.R. 5166, the WINGMAN Act in May to improve veterans’ access to... Davis Sends Letter to FDA After EpiPen Price IncreaseU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced that he sent a letter, along with several other members of Congress, to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after EpiPen prices increased more than 400 percent since 2004. The letter expresses concern about the dramatic cost increase for the EpiPen and encourages the FDA to spur competiti... |