EMANUEL JOINS GOV. BLAGOJEVICH IN ANNOUNCING 30,000 NEW FLU SHOTS FOR ILLINOIS' MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS CHICAGO, IL—Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-Illinois) today announced that his administration has negotiated a tentative agreement -- subject to approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- to immediately purchase at least 30,000 doses of flu vaccine from Europe for Illinoisans at critical risk.  The flu vaccine was made available to Illinois through wholesalers in the United Kingdom that the state has been in contact with through the Governor's I-Save Rx program, which offers Illinois and Wisconsin residents access to affordable, safe prescription drugs from pharmacies in the United Kingdom and Canada.  Illinois has negotiated an agreement to purchase the vaccine for $7 a dose, about 30 percent less than what it currently charged in the United States for the same vaccine.
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Congressman Emanuel, Cosponsors of Flu Protection Act Ask House Leadership to Act on Legislation During November Session WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and nineteen bipartisan cosponsors of the Flu Protection Act (H.R. 3758) today sent a letter to Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asking them to bring the Flu Protection Act to the floor during the November session of Congress.
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Emanuel Awards Hypocrisy Moment of the Week to the Republican Congress CHICAGO, IL—U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) awarded his Hypocrisy Moment of the Week to the Republican Congress for passing a jobs bill that’s unlikely to create jobs.
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