WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) today announced the Congressional App Challenge is now open for middle and high school students throughout the 13th Congressional District. This initiative is to encourage student engagement in coding and other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) related fields. "I know how crucial these skills are and want to encourage students to engage in th  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: This week, Representatives Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) introduced the American Cybersecurity Literacy Act. This bipartisan legislation would require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign to increase knowledge and awareness of cybersecurity risk  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) today launched the annual Tenth District Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge encourages students to code their own app for any digital device by using their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills. The deadline to register and submit an app is November 1, 2021. "In less than a generation, apps have come to to  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Yesterday Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas), along with Reps. Danny Davis (D-Illinois), Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Jackie Walorski (R-Indiana), Ann Wagner (R-Missouri), William Timmons (R-South Carolina), Ralph Norman (R-South Carolina), Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin), Bill Pascrell (D-New Jersey), Don Beyer (D-Virginia), John Larson (D-Connecticut), Jimmy Panetta (D-California) and Steven Horsford (D-Nevada),   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today re-introduced several bills to protect and support Veterans and servicemembers who have proven they are willing to lay down their lives defending our nation. Duckworth's proposals--the Veterans Visa and Protection Act, HOPE Act and I-VETS Act--would prohibit the deportation of Veterans who are not violent offenders, give legal   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke by phone with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about his public health priorities, including ways to reduce community violence and address children's exposure to trauma, funding to improve maternal health, restricting tobacco companies from marketing e-cigarettes to children, and imp  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-4), and Lori Trahan (D-MA-3), introduced the bicameral Mentoring to Succeed Act to provide a strong, sustainable support system through mentorship to ensure that children who experience barriers like poverty, inadequate schooling, disabili  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and US. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today introduced the Drug-price Transparency for Competition (DTC) Act, a bill that would require price disclosures on advertisements for prescription drugs, in order to empower patients and reduce spending on medications. Last week, the Government Accountability Office (  more