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Nov. 20, 2016
Chicago Tribune - Climate Change Real, Cost of Doing Nothing 'Enormous,' Foster Warns
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 19, 2016
Press Release: Foster Hosts Panel on Climate Change
Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 14, 2016
National Clinical Care Commission Act
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives - Call for Increased Funding for the National Institutes of Health for Fiscal Year 2017
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Harold Rogers - Prioritize Funding for National Institutes of Health
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 29, 2016
Press Release: Foster Praises Investment in Science and Public Health Crises in the Federal Budget
Rep. Bill Foster
Sept. 27, 2016
Dangerous, Chilling Effect of Republican Select Panel
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 21, 2016
Hearing of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Schakowski, Illegal Meeting on Contempt
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 21, 2016
Computer Science for All Moves One Step Closer to Reality
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Ranking Member Schakowsky Condemns Republican Threat of Contempt Against Small Biotech Company
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 17, 2016
Letter to State Attorney Generals - Follow Up Letter on Coordinated Efforts to Deprive Scientists of First Amendment Rights
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
June 14, 2016
Durbin Statement on Space Launch Agreement in Defense Authorization
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2016
Durbin, Bipartisan Senators, Medical and Veterans Groups Call on Senate: Don't Strangle Medical Research Funding in Red Tape
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 25, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Rep. Bill Foster
May 24, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Rep. Bill Foster
April 28, 2016
Foster & Lofgren lead more than 90 House Democrats Calling to End to Politically Motivated Attacks on Planned Parenthood
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
April 27, 2016
Lipinski and Moolenaar Announce New Congressional Chemistry Caucus
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 24, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Culberson, Chairman and The Honorable Mike Honda, Acting Ranking Member, Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Alzheimer's Programs
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 18, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Push for Increased Federal Funding in Science and Engineering
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and Mitch McConnel, Senate Majority Leader - Importance of Women's Access to Reproductive Heath Care in Light of Spreading Virus
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 3, 2016
Cancer Immunotherapy
Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 3, 2016
Climate Change--A Tipping Point
Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 2, 2016
Durbin - Alexander Amendment to Bipartisan Energy Bill Promotes Increased Funding for Scientific Research
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2016
Department of Energy Office of Science Funding
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2016
Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2016
Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 14, 2016
Durbin Calls for End to Ban On Centers for Disease Control Gun Violence Research
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2016
Durbin Applauds President's State of the Union Commitment to Breakthrough Research & Discovery
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2016
Letter to Thad Cochran, Senate Appropriations Chairman, Barbara Mikulski, Senate Appropriations Vice-Chairwoman, Roy Blunt, Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommitte Appropriations Chairman, and Patty Murray, Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee Appropriations Ranking Member - Funds for Research into the Causes and Prevention of Gun Violence
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2016
Durbin Announces Progress Towards Restoring U.S. Commitment to Scientific and Biomedical Research
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 30, 2015
Trade Act of 2015
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2015
The Budget
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2015
Climate Change and Adaptation
Rep. Mike Quigley
Oct. 9, 2015
Weather Forcasting
Rep. Bill Foster
Oct. 6, 2015
Letter to Dr. Eugene McCray, Director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and Douglas Brooks, Director at the Office of National AIDS Policy - Expand HIV Prevention Funding For Rural & Suburban Areas In Deep South States
Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 6, 2015
Senator Meets with Fermi Director to Discuss Support for National Labs
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2015
Letter to The Honorable Ernest Moniz, Secretary U.S. Department of Energy, The Honorable John Holdren, Director Office of Science and Technology Policy, The Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director Office of Management and Budget - Support the Department of Energy's Long Baseline Neutrino Facility in Budget
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 11, 2015
Recognizing the Quad County Urban League and the Students Participating in Tomorrow's Scientists, Technicians, and Managers and Project Ready
Rep. Bill Foster
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Rep. Bill Foster
May 18, 2015
Letter to Willie May, Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, and Ms. Sally Yates, Acting Deputy Attorney General - Flaws in the FBI's Forensic Hair Analysis
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 22, 2015
Foster Fights Efforts To Politicize Scientific Review
Rep. Bill Foster
April 21, 2015
Quigley Goes "Undercover" At The Adler Planetarium
Rep. Mike Quigley
April 21, 2015
Durbin Meets With Northwestern President To Discuss Funding For Biomedical, Scientific Breakthroughs
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 25, 2015
Congresswoman Duckworth Requests Funds for Orthopaedic Research to Assist Wounded Servicemembers and Veterans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 24, 2015
Letter to Chair Rodney Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Peter Visclosky of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Funds for Orthopaedic Research
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 20, 2015
Congresswoman Kelly Speaks at STEM Symposium at South Suburban College
Rep. Robin Kelly
March 18, 2015
Letter to Charlie Dent, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Regulated Agencies, Sanford Bishop, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction - Funding for the President's budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 18, 2015
Esty, Collins Lead Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Manufacturing Universities Act
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 20, 2016
Chicago Tribune - Climate Change Real, Cost of Doing Nothing 'Enormous,' Foster Warns
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 19, 2016
Press Release: Foster Hosts Panel on Climate Change
Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 14, 2016
National Clinical Care Commission Act
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives - Call for Increased Funding for the National Institutes of Health for Fiscal Year 2017
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Harold Rogers - Prioritize Funding for National Institutes of Health
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 29, 2016
Press Release: Foster Praises Investment in Science and Public Health Crises in the Federal Budget
Rep.Bill Foster
Sept. 27, 2016
Dangerous, Chilling Effect of Republican Select Panel
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 21, 2016
Hearing of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Schakowski, Illegal Meeting on Contempt
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 21, 2016
Computer Science for All Moves One Step Closer to Reality
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Sept. 20, 2016
Ranking Member Schakowsky Condemns Republican Threat of Contempt Against Small Biotech Company
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 17, 2016
Letter to State Attorney Generals - Follow Up Letter on Coordinated Efforts to Deprive Scientists of First Amendment Rights
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
June 14, 2016
Durbin Statement on Space Launch Agreement in Defense Authorization
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2016
Durbin, Bipartisan Senators, Medical and Veterans Groups Call on Senate: Don't Strangle Medical Research Funding in Red Tape
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 25, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Rep.Bill Foster
May 24, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
Rep.Bill Foster
April 28, 2016
Foster & Lofgren lead more than 90 House Democrats Calling to End to Politically Motivated Attacks on Planned Parenthood
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
April 27, 2016
Lipinski and Moolenaar Announce New Congressional Chemistry Caucus
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 24, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John Culberson, Chairman and The Honorable Mike Honda, Acting Ranking Member, Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee - Alzheimer's Programs
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 18, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee; the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Push for Increased Federal Funding in Science and Engineering
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 12, 2016
Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and Mitch McConnel, Senate Majority Leader - Importance of Women's Access to Reproductive Heath Care in Light of Spreading Virus
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 3, 2016
Cancer Immunotherapy
Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 3, 2016
Climate Change--A Tipping Point
Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 2, 2016
Durbin - Alexander Amendment to Bipartisan Energy Bill Promotes Increased Funding for Scientific Research
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2016
Department of Energy Office of Science Funding
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2016
Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2016
Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 14, 2016
Durbin Calls for End to Ban On Centers for Disease Control Gun Violence Research
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2016
Durbin Applauds President's State of the Union Commitment to Breakthrough Research & Discovery
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2016
Letter to Thad Cochran, Senate Appropriations Chairman, Barbara Mikulski, Senate Appropriations Vice-Chairwoman, Roy Blunt, Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommitte Appropriations Chairman, and Patty Murray, Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee Appropriations Ranking Member - Funds for Research into the Causes and Prevention of Gun Violence
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2016
Durbin Announces Progress Towards Restoring U.S. Commitment to Scientific and Biomedical Research
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Oct. 30, 2015
Trade Act of 2015
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 28, 2015
The Budget
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2015
Climate Change and Adaptation
Rep.Mike Quigley
Oct. 9, 2015
Weather Forcasting
Rep.Bill Foster
Oct. 6, 2015
Letter to Dr. Eugene McCray, Director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and Douglas Brooks, Director at the Office of National AIDS Policy - Expand HIV Prevention Funding For Rural & Suburban Areas In Deep South States
Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Oct. 6, 2015
Senator Meets with Fermi Director to Discuss Support for National Labs
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2015
Letter to The Honorable Ernest Moniz, Secretary U.S. Department of Energy, The Honorable John Holdren, Director Office of Science and Technology Policy, The Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director Office of Management and Budget - Support the Department of Energy's Long Baseline Neutrino Facility in Budget
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 11, 2015
Recognizing the Quad County Urban League and the Students Participating in Tomorrow's Scientists, Technicians, and Managers and Project Ready
Rep.Bill Foster
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Rep.Bill Foster
May 18, 2015
Letter to Willie May, Undersecretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, and Ms. Sally Yates, Acting Deputy Attorney General - Flaws in the FBI's Forensic Hair Analysis
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 22, 2015
Foster Fights Efforts To Politicize Scientific Review
Rep.Bill Foster
April 21, 2015
Quigley Goes "Undercover" At The Adler Planetarium
Rep.Mike Quigley
April 21, 2015
Durbin Meets With Northwestern President To Discuss Funding For Biomedical, Scientific Breakthroughs
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 25, 2015
Congresswoman Duckworth Requests Funds for Orthopaedic Research to Assist Wounded Servicemembers and Veterans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 24, 2015
Letter to Chair Rodney Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Peter Visclosky of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Funds for Orthopaedic Research
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 20, 2015
Congresswoman Kelly Speaks at STEM Symposium at South Suburban College
Rep.Robin Kelly
March 18, 2015
Letter to Charlie Dent, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Regulated Agencies, Sanford Bishop, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction - Funding for the President's budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 18, 2015
Esty, Collins Lead Bipartisan Coalition in Introducing Manufacturing Universities Act
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
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