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Posts tagged Rodney Davis
Dems select Welch as new House speaker
‘It is time for new leadership in the House,’ says Madigan, ending 36-year run
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Ted CoxMichael Madigan, Emanuel Chris Welch, Illinois House Speaker, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, ComEd Bribery, Thomas Kilbride, Dick Durbin, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Kelly Cassidy, Stephanie Kifowit, Lance Yednock, Katie Stuart
Reform for Illinois cheers election process
But more reforms necessary, says ED Alisa Kaplan, and wider ballot access granted in pandemic may not stick
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Ted CoxReform for Illinois, Alisa Kaplan, 2020 Election, 2020 Illinois Election, COVID-19, Vote By Mail, Illinois Ballot Access, Kanye West, Illinois Sunshine, Illinois Campaign Financing, Better Government Association, BGA, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Thomas Kilbride, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Gerrymandering
Open road for Route 66 Commission
Centennial celebration set for 2026 as bill clears Congress, sent to Trump for signature
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Ted CoxRoute 66, Route 66 Centennial Commission, Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Rodney Davis, Grace Napolitano, Jim Inhofe, Bobby Troup, Nat "King" Cole, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Bob Waldmire, Cozy Dog, Fillmore, Pixar "Cars"
Underwood tops Oberweis
Congresswoman wins second term after state senator claimed victory
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Ted Cox2020 Election, Illinois Congressional Delegation, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Travis Akin, Rodney Davis, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, John Shimkus, Mary Miller, Erika Weaver
Londrigan, Davis clash over health care
Congressman claims bipartisanship while acting as co-chairman of state Trump campaign
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Ted CoxRodney Davis, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Donald Trump, CARES Act, Paycheck Protection Program, Nancy Pelosi, Trump Taxes, Michael Madigan, ComEd, ComEd Bribery, Exelon, Abortion Rights, Illinois Abortion Rights, Fair Tax Amendment, Future Energy Jobs Act
Route 66 Centennial Commission clears Senate
Duckworth, Durbin set course to celebrate America’s ‘Mother Road’
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Ted CoxRoute 66, Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, Route 66 Centennial Commission, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum, Bobby Troup, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Jim Inhofe, Cozy Dog, Bob Waldmire, Fillmore, Rodney Davis
Trump lets Blago walk
GOP congressmen ‘disappointed’ as president commutes 14-year sentence for disgraced former governor
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Rod Blagojevich, Rodney Davis, Dick Durbin, Illinois Corruption, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Patti Blagojevich, J.B. Pritzker, Mike Bost, Adam Kinzinger, Darin LaHood, John Shimkus
Who's vulnerable?
Impeachment passes House, with freshman Dems doing what they were elected to do: rein in Trump
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Impeachment, John Shimkus, Sean Casten, Peter Roskam, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight.com, Cheri Bustos, Jeanne Ives, Better Government Association, BGA, Lauren Underwood, Rodney Davis, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Mike Bost, Mitch McConnell
U.S. House passes bill to cut drug prices
Bill would cap Medicare costs, but moves to Senate’s ‘legislative graveyard’
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Ted CoxCheri Bustos, Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Drug Prices, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mitch McConnell, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, Elijah Cummings, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Robin Kelly, Sean Casten, AARP, Rodney Davis, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Betrayed farmers lobby EPA for ethanol
IFB VP decries ‘classic bait and switch,’ says, ‘The rules have changed and now rural America is losing’
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Ted CoxIllinois Farm Bureau, EPA, Ethanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol, Donald Trump, Renewable Fuel Standard, Brian Duncan, Sonny Perdue, USDA, Tammy Duckworth, Rodney Davis, Adam Nielsen
FEC chairwoman tells Rep. Davis to butt out
Weintraub defends Trump criticism on election fraud, foreign meddling: ‘I will not be silenced’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Rodney Davis, Ellen Weintraub, Federal Election Commission, Trump Impeachment, Trump Lies, Trump Ukraine, FEC, George Stephanopoulos, Nancy Pelosi
Farmers cheer Trump biofuel concessions
Corn, soybean farmers greet proposal as Rep. Davis presses for details
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Ted CoxIllinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Soybean Growers, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Illinois Biofuels, Illinois Ethanol, Ethanol Waivers, Donald Trump, EPA, USDA, Rodney Davis, Richard Guebert Jr., Doug Schroeder, Ted Mottaz
Perdue tries to calm farmers on trade
Ag secretary pushes Mexico-Canada deal, reasserts support for ethanol
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Sonny Perdue, USDA, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, Darin LaHood, John Shimkus, Melvin Price, Illinois Farm Bureau, USMCA, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Trade, Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Rep. Davis: Count all in 2020 Census
Taylorville Republican says U.S. Constitution demands full count regardless of citizenship
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Duckworth leads calls for release of 'complete' Mueller report
Reps. Garcia, Foster join attack on Atty. Gen. Barr’s ‘shameless spin’
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Ted CoxTammy Duckworth, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Bill Foster, Mike Quigley, Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, Darin LaHood, Robert Mueller, William Barr, Mueller Probe, Mueller Report, Donald Trump
Congressman Davis passes bill on Route 66 centennial
‘Most Famous Road in America’ to celebrate 100 years in 2026
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Ted CoxRodney Davis, Route 66, Bob Waldmire, Bobby Troup, Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival, Cozy Dog, Darin LaHood, Pink Elephant Antique Mall, Wildey Theater, Nancy Pelosi
Ill. reps. display surprising support for Trump
But that might be changing, as two of the president’s strongest backers lost in the midterms
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, Mike Quigley, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Adam Kinzinger, John Shimkus, Darin LaHood, Brad Schneider, Danny Davis, Bobby Rush, Robin Kelly, Luis Gutierrez, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, Jan Schakowsky, Cheri Bustos, FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver, Trump Support, Trump Congress
Go vote! It ain't illegal yet
Illinoisans to elect governor, legislators and help determine makeup of Congress
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Peter Roskam, Sean Casten, Rodney Davis, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Randy Hultgren, Lauren Underwood, Mike Bost, Brendan Kelly, Judicial Retention, Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening
Trump spreads lies on stump for Bost, Republicans
President, congressman lie about tax cuts and about opponent Brendan Kelly
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Mike Bost, Brendan Kelly, Randy Hultgren, Rodney Davis, Lauren Underwood, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Illinois Working Families, Health Care, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Tax Cuts, Trump Lies, Nancy Pelosi, Orrin Hatch, First Amendment, Sierra Club, Sierra Club Beyond Coal, CNN, Muslim Ban
Trump stumps at Southern Illinois Airport rally
President out to boost local congressman, but will Gov. Rauner seek his blessing too?
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