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April 16, 2015
Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 13, 2015
Duckworth Diary: March 13, 2015
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Tobacco Deeming Regulations to Protect Children Against Harmful E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Letter to Tim Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Senators Urge Update to Pathogen Standards for Beef and Prok
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015
Durbin, Blumenthal, Reed, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2015
Safe Food Act of 2015
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2015
Durbin, Delauro: Obama Budget Takes Step Toward Single Food Safety Agency
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2015
Durbin, Delauro Introduce Legislation Establishing A Single Food Agency
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 14, 2015
Lawmakers Say Child's Death Brings Urgency To Liquid-Nicotine Regulation
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015
Markey, Durbin, Blumenthal Call for Increased Disclosure, Transparency in New Comprehensive Report on Energy Drink Consumption
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015
Durbin, Markey, Blumenthal Call For Increased Disclosure, Transparency In New Comprehensive Report On Energy Drink Consumption
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2014
Durbin Calls on FDA to Act as Teen E-Cigarette Use Surpasses Traditional Tobacco Products
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2014
Durbin Provision to Reduce Risks of Tobacco Related Illness Among Servicemembers Included in Defense Authorization Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Release of GAO Food Safety Report
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Questioning Poultry Slaughter Rule
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 9, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Senators Call on FDA to Protect Consumers by Adopting Stronger Warning Labels for E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2014
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director the Office of Budget and Management - Support of Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 18, 2014
Hunger Action Month
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader of the House, and Candice Miller, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Banning Polystyrene from House Cafeterias
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 8, 2014
Letter to Michael Froman, Ambassador Office of the US Trade Representative - Restore the Flow of U.S. Agriculture Exports to China
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 5, 2014
E-Newsletter: Back to School and Improved Care
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 3, 2014
Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - Call to Strengthen Oversight of Food Marketing to Children
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2014
Congressional Authors of E-Cigarette Marketing Report Call New CDC Data 'the Sound of an Alarm'
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 21, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Action on Poverty
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 4, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2014
Members of Congress: More and More Children Bring Exposed to E-Cigarette Marketing Are Picking Up the Habit
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2014
Durbin, Pallone Meet With MLB and MLB Player's Association To Discuss Spit Tobacco
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2014
Associated Press - Military's Tobacco Discount: Up in Smoke
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2014
Food Insecurity
Rep. Mike Quigley
July 10, 2014
Lawmakers Want Safety Caps on Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2014
Family Smoking Prevention
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 23, 2014
Durbin: The Fight Against Big Tobacco Isn't Over Yet
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Aggressive E-Cigarette Marketing and Potential Consequences for Youth
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014
Durbin Chairs Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on DOD Budget Issues
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2014
The Hill - Ecigs Scorched on Capital Hill
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 10, 2014
Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - E-Cigarettes on Airplanes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014
Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014
Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2014
Letter to Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Michael Froman, US Trade Representative - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 8, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette's Harmful Chemical Releases
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 24, 2014
Durbin Responds to FDA Tobacco Regulations
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2014
Durbin, Waxman, Harkin, Rockefeller, and Members of Congress: Report Shows E-Cigarette Marketing Campaigns Lighting Up Among Young Users
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - False Advertising by E-Cigarette Makers
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 7, 2014
Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of Federal Trade Commission - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2014
Durbin Calls for Regulation of E-Cigarettes Following CDC Report on Liquid Nicotine Poisonings
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 27, 2014
Durbin Commends House Members for Joining Effort to Protect Children from E-Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2014
Letter to Gregory Wasson, CEO Walgreens, John Standley, CEO Rite Aid Corporation, and Steven Anderson, CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores - Urge Drug Stores to Remove Tobacco Products From Stores
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2014
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act -- Motion to Proceed
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
April 16, 2015
Letter to Mitch Zeller, Director of the Food and Drug Administration - Marketing of "Snus" Products
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 13, 2015
Duckworth Diary: March 13, 2015
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
March 10, 2015
Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Finalize Tobacco Deeming Regulations to Protect Children Against Harmful E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Letter to Tim Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Senators Urge Update to Pathogen Standards for Beef and Prok
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2015
Durbin, Blumenthal, Reed, Brown Introduce Legislation To Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 5, 2015
Safe Food Act of 2015
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2015
Durbin, Delauro: Obama Budget Takes Step Toward Single Food Safety Agency
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 28, 2015
Durbin, Delauro Introduce Legislation Establishing A Single Food Agency
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 14, 2015
Lawmakers Say Child's Death Brings Urgency To Liquid-Nicotine Regulation
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015
Markey, Durbin, Blumenthal Call for Increased Disclosure, Transparency in New Comprehensive Report on Energy Drink Consumption
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 9, 2015
Durbin, Markey, Blumenthal Call For Increased Disclosure, Transparency In New Comprehensive Report On Energy Drink Consumption
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2014
Durbin Calls on FDA to Act as Teen E-Cigarette Use Surpasses Traditional Tobacco Products
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 3, 2014
Durbin Provision to Reduce Risks of Tobacco Related Illness Among Servicemembers Included in Defense Authorization Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 20, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Release of GAO Food Safety Report
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2014
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture - Questioning Poultry Slaughter Rule
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 9, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Senators Call on FDA to Protect Consumers by Adopting Stronger Warning Labels for E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2014
Letter to Shaun Donovan, Director the Office of Budget and Management - Support of Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 18, 2014
Hunger Action Month
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader of the House, and Candice Miller, Chairman of the Committee on House Administration - Banning Polystyrene from House Cafeterias
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 8, 2014
Letter to Michael Froman, Ambassador Office of the US Trade Representative - Restore the Flow of U.S. Agriculture Exports to China
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 5, 2014
E-Newsletter: Back to School and Improved Care
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 3, 2014
Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - Call to Strengthen Oversight of Food Marketing to Children
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 28, 2014
Congressional Authors of E-Cigarette Marketing Report Call New CDC Data 'the Sound of an Alarm'
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 21, 2014
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Executive Action on Poverty
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 4, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 1, 2014
Members of Congress: More and More Children Bring Exposed to E-Cigarette Marketing Are Picking Up the Habit
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2014
Durbin, Pallone Meet With MLB and MLB Player's Association To Discuss Spit Tobacco
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 15, 2014
Associated Press - Military's Tobacco Discount: Up in Smoke
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2014
Food Insecurity
Rep.Mike Quigley
July 10, 2014
Lawmakers Want Safety Caps on Liquid Nicotine for E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 26, 2014
Family Smoking Prevention
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 23, 2014
Durbin: The Fight Against Big Tobacco Isn't Over Yet
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - Aggressive E-Cigarette Marketing and Potential Consequences for Youth
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2014
Durbin Chairs Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on DOD Budget Issues
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2014
The Hill - Ecigs Scorched on Capital Hill
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 10, 2014
Letter to Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation - E-Cigarettes on Airplanes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014
Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 27, 2014
Senators Welcome New Timeline for Food Safety Standards
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 9, 2014
Letter to Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Michael Froman, US Trade Representative - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 8, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration - E-Cigarette's Harmful Chemical Releases
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 24, 2014
Durbin Responds to FDA Tobacco Regulations
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 14, 2014
Durbin, Waxman, Harkin, Rockefeller, and Members of Congress: Report Shows E-Cigarette Marketing Campaigns Lighting Up Among Young Users
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 7, 2014
Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration - False Advertising by E-Cigarette Makers
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 7, 2014
Letter to Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of Federal Trade Commission - Protect Consumers from False Advertising Claims by E-Cigarette Makers
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2014
Durbin Calls for Regulation of E-Cigarettes Following CDC Report on Liquid Nicotine Poisonings
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 27, 2014
Durbin Commends House Members for Joining Effort to Protect Children from E-Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2014
Letter to Gregory Wasson, CEO Walgreens, John Standley, CEO Rite Aid Corporation, and Steven Anderson, CEO National Association of Chain Drug Stores - Urge Drug Stores to Remove Tobacco Products From Stores
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 8, 2014
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act -- Motion to Proceed
Sen.Dick Durbin
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