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O'Hare, Midway awarded $6.6 million in federal funds for upgrades
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) said on Monday that the Department of Transportation has awarded $6.6 million in funding for ugrades to Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport.
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Durbin, others seek federal crackdown on tax dodging by inverted firms
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) in a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew late last week, urging him to publish an annual list of inverted companies and use executive authority to crack down on tax-avoidance schemes.
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Chicago Transit Authority awarded $1.25 million federal grant to improve rail lines
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said on Thursday in a statement that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will receive $1.25 million in funding through the Federal Transit Authority's (FTA) Transit-Oriented Development Pilot Planning Program.
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Several Illinois counties affected by summer storms eligible for federal aid
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) said this week that President Obama issued a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for Grundy and Iroquois counties, as well as these neighboring counties: La Salle, Kendall, Will, Kankakee, Livingston, Ford, and Vermilion.
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Illinois justice-system programs awarded over $3.8 million in federal grants
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded more than $3.8 million in grants to support the establishment or enhancement of several justice-system programs in Illinois.
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FDA response comes after call for powdered caffeine ban by Durbin, fellow senators
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday issued warning letters to five powdered caffeine distributors, requiring them to revise their labels to clarify serving sizes, potency and risks associated with the use of powdered caffeine. The FDA response comes after urgings from members of the U.S. Senate, including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who called for a ban on the sale of powered caffeine.
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Sen. Durbin, Rep. Schakowsky announce Levee 37 project
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and other local officials have announced that Levee 37 will provide protection for more than 600 existing homes and dozens of business in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights, with an estimated average annual savings of more than $3 million.
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Sen. Durbin urges Kraft Heinz Co. not to displace workers
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Wednesday urged the CEO of the Kraft Heinz Co. to reconsider the decision to eliminate 700 jobs in Illinois.
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Sen. Durbin urges CF Industries to stay stateside
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday urged CF Industries President and CEO Tony Will to keep the company's corporate tax headquarters in the U.S. instead of overseas, in a process called inversion.
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Senators Durbin, Kirk back Illinois push for federal funding to aid biofuel efforts
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) wrote to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Thursday to express their support for Illinois’ application for additional federal funding to advance the deployment of biofuel infrastructure across the state.
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Durbin: Federal nonviolent-drug-crime sentencing needs reform
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) stressed the need on Monday to reform federal mandatory minimum sentencing laws for nonviolent drug offenses. Durbin also discussed the Smarter Sentencing Act, a bipartisan bill he introduced earlier this year, which would modernize federal drug sentencing laws by giving federal judges more discretion in sentencing defendants convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
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Durbin co-sponsors Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act late last week. The legislation seeks to enhance programs that assist states and local communities in suicide prevention, help children recover from traumatic events, provide mental-health awareness for teachers and other individuals, and assess barriers to integrating behavioral health and primary care.
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Durbin says newly passed transportation bill brings certainty to businesses and government
DRIVE Act reauthorizes surface transportation programs for six years.
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Sen. Durbin supports bill to give veteran small businesses access to federal surplus program
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and David Vitter (R-LA) on Wednesday expressed support for passage of the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act through the Small Business Committee.
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Durbin targets for-profit colleges that exploit federal aid programs
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Rohit Chopra, former student-loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and current senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, met on Tuesday to discuss enhancing oversight of for-profit colleges.
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Sen. Durbin announces grant to Addison Fire Protection District
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on Friday announced that the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a $218,182 Assistance to Firefighters Grant to the Addison Fire Protection District.
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Senator Durbin announces FEMA grants for Illinois first responders
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Wednesday announced that communities across Illinois have received grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) totaling roughly $3.1 million.
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Durbin voices support for crackdown on gun trafficking
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday expressed his support for legislation aimed at cracking down on the daily flow of illegal guns on American streets.
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Sen. Durbin meets with Illinois Corn Growers and Illinois Soybean Association
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) recently met with Illinois Corn Growers and the Illinois Soybean Association to discuss the impact of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) delay in setting production levels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2014, additional opportunities for Illinois farmers associated with opening trade with Cuba and other agricultural matters.
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Durbin meets with llinois Farm Bureau
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Tuesday met with the Illinois Farm Bureau to discuss its continued support and investment in Illinois’ agricultural communities.