| Congressional Badges Of Bravery |
May 22, 2013 |
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Claire McCaskill, D-MO
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"I commend the heroic service and incredible sacrifice of all these marshals, four of whom are from my home State of Missouri: Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Patrick James and Deputy U.S. Marshals Theodore Abegg, Travis Franke, and Nicholas Garrett. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremy Wyatt and fallen Deputy U.S. Marshal John Perry hail from Illinois. Last week, my colleague Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois joined me at an awards ceremony in St. Louis to honor these distinguished U.S. marshals."
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| Congressional Progressive Caucus |
May 22, 2013 |
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Matt Cartwright, D-PA
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"Responsible colleges and universities are already doing this, and this is already the law in the State of Illinois. This is already happening. But it’s the noncompliant, it’s the colleges that maybe aren’t going the extra mile to inform the students of what kind of fees and costs and tuition that they’re facing during the whole course of their university or college career, it’s the colleges and universities who are not revealing this that this bill is addressing."
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| Agriculture Reform, Food, And Jobs Act Of 2013 |
May 22, 2013 |
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Richard Durbin, D-IL
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"Some may come to the floor and say that following last year’s drought, we shouldn’t change crop insurance at all. Last year was the worst drought in over a decade. Eighty percent of agricultural production felt it and my State of Illinois certainly did. The USDA declared 2,245 counties in 39 States disaster areas. Crop insurance worked for those covered and has allowed those producers to plant again this year without missing a beat. Our change in the law would not change that circumstance at all."
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| Worker Protection |
May 16, 2013 |
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Sherrod Brown, D-OH
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"Today, Leader Reid, Senator Harkin of Iowa, Durbin of Illinois, Levin of Michigan, Leahy of Vermont, Murray of Washington State, Rockefeller of West Virginia, and I sent a letter to some of our leading American retailers. We are urging retailers such as Walmart to sign onto a legally binding global accord to help ensure worker safety in Bangladesh. We are asking a number of the largest retailers in America to sign onto this legally binding global accord to help ensure worker safety in Bangladesh."
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