Healthcare
Senator Duckworth will fight to achieve high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans, and she is willing to work with anyone—regardless of political party—to expand access to health insurance, bring down costs and improve the quality of care for hardworking Illinois families. That means helping develop and advance proposals that protect patients from abusive practices, lower prescription drug costs and guarantee that our nation’s Veterans, children, families and most vulnerable citizens receive the high-quality care every American deserves.
Senator Duckworth will continue to fight on behalf of hardworking Illinoisans to make sure Congress is focused on improving and protecting the health and well-being of all Americans.
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October 23, 2026
Duckworth, Gillibrand, Schiff Press the FDA on Plan to Mitigate Estrogen Patch Shortage
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October 16, 2026
Duckworth Joins Colleagues to Demand Answers on Childhood Vaccines EO, Measles Deaths and Delayed Vaccine Access
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October 02, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $300,000 in Funding for Jersey Community Hospital District
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August 28, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Hold Roundtable with Illinois Health Care Provides on the Impacts of the Trump Administration’s Cuts
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August 05, 2026
Duckworth-Led Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Youth Suicide Passes Senate
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August 05, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Join Call to Stop Red Tape Requirements in Medicaid
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July 17, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Hold Listening Session on the Costs of Trump’s Big, Ugly Betrayal on Our Health Care System in the Year Since It Became Law
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June 24, 2026
Duckworth Underscores the Trump Administration’s Ongoing Attacks on Reproductive Freedom in Post-Roe America
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May 13, 2026
Duckworth Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help Prevent Correctional Officer Suicide
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April 29, 2026
Duckworth Secures VA Commitment to Improve Maternal Health Care for Veterans
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April 17, 2026
As Costs for Everyday Essentials Skyrocket Under Trump, Duckworth Highlights Importance of Community Resource Providers as a Lifeline for Struggling Families
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February 26, 2026
Duckworth Statement on Secretary Collins Abandoning his Ambush Rulemaking That Threatened to Prevent Veterans from Seeking or Accessing the Health Coverage They Earned
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February 24, 2026
Duckworth SOTU Guest Delivers Powerful, Emotional Testimony Detailing How His Health Insurance Bill Quadrupled After Trump Let ACA Tax Credits Expire
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February 24, 2026
Duckworth After VA’s Disability Compensation Rule Change: “It’s Clear the End Goal is to Privatize—and Eventually Dismantle—the VA”
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February 23, 2026
Duckworth Announces Jeremy Schumacher as Her State of the Union Guest
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February 21, 2026
As Costs for Everyday Essentials Skyrocket Under Trump, Duckworth Highlights Importance of Diaper Banks as a Lifeline for Struggling Families
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February 20, 2026
Duckworth Reacts to VA Retreating from Enforcing the Project 2025 Ambush Rulemaking That Threatens to Prevent Veterans from Seeking or Accessing the Health Coverage They Earned
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February 18, 2026
Duckworth Demands VA Rescind Rule Change Designed to Prevent Veterans from Seeking or Accessing the Health Coverage They Earned
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February 13, 2026
Duckworth, Murray, Hirono, Warren Lead Democratic Colleagues in Demanding VA Rescind Draconian Abortion Care Ban for Veterans
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February 12, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Trump Administration Terminating Federal Funding for Health Grants in Illinois
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February 11, 2026
U.S. Military Leaders Agree with Duckworth: Expanding TRICARE Coverage of IVF Would Benefit Servicemembers and Strengthen Military
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February 06, 2026
Amid Trump’s Attempts to Block Billions in Funding for Child Care, Duckworth Meets with Metro East Care Providers
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February 04, 2026
Duckworth Pushes Tesla and Waymo to Ensure Autonomous Vehicles Are Safe and Accessible for All Americans
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January 30, 2026
Duckworth, Walkinshaw Implore Trump Administration to Expand IVF Coverage for the Millions of Hardworking Americans Enrolled in FEHB Plans
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January 29, 2026
Duckworth Presses VA Secretary on Haphazard Restructuring Plan Amidst Trump-Induced Staffing Shortage at the VA
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January 18, 2026
As Trump Attempts to Block Billions in Funding for Child Care, Duckworth Meets with Illinois Care Providers
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December 29, 2025
Duckworth Highlights Key 2025 Efforts as 2025 Draws to a Close
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December 24, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Trump’s VA Abortion Ban That Denies Millions of Veterans the Care They’ve Earned
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December 11, 2025
Duckworth Slams Senate Republicans After They Pass Up Last Chance to Save the ACA Tax Credits That Millions Depend On
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December 11, 2025
Duckworth Slams Senate Republicans After They Pass Up Last Chance to Save the ACA Tax Credits That Millions Depend On
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December 07, 2025
Duckworth Calls Out Trump and Speaker Johnson for Ripping IVF Coverage for Military Families Away After Bipartisan Majorities Passed Them
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December 06, 2025
Duckworth Hosts Town Hall in Carbondale
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December 01, 2025
Bipartisan Duckworth-Daines-Cruz-Hirono Bill to Better Protect Parents Traveling with Breast Milk Signed into Law
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November 19, 2025
Duckworth Calls Out Republicans for Refusing to Help Stop Health Insurance Bills from Skyrocketing for Millions of Families, Including Their Own Constituents
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November 14, 2025
Duckworth, Warren, Dingell, Simon Lead Democrats in Pressing Labor Secretary to Explain Elimination of Key Protections, Programs for Workers with Disabilities
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November 09, 2025
Duckworth Votes Against Funding Bill That Does Nothing to Prevent Health Care Costs Crisis
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November 06, 2025
Duckworth Marks 30th Anniversary of the AAPD by Recommitting to Make Our Nation Truly Accessible for All Americans
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November 06, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Senate Democrats in Slamming Trump Administration for Rising Health Care Costs, Affordability Crisis for American Families
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October 16, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Trump’s So-Called ‘Support’ for IVF
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October 14, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Illinois Delegation Members Pen Letter to Health Insurance Companies, Seeking Answers About Cost of Republicans’ Inaction on Extending ACA Tax Credits
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October 10, 2025
Duckworth-Murkowski Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Leave Benefits for Public Health Commissioned Officers Passes Senate
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October 03, 2025
Duckworth Calls Out Trump and Republicans for Shutting Down Government Instead of Protecting Southern Illinoisans from Skyrocketing Health Insurance Premiums
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September 30, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Harmful Trump-Republican Shutdown
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September 30, 2025
Duckworth, Hirono, Underwood Reignite Push to Expand Access to Contraceptive Care for Veterans
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September 30, 2025
Amid Looming Government Shutdown, Health Care Crisis and ICE Activity, Duckworth Hosts Telephone Town Hall
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September 19, 2025
Duckworth Votes to Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing, Calls Out GOP for Blocking Effort and Pushing Nation to Brink of Shutdown
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September 18, 2025
There’s a new push to save child care on college campuses
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September 09, 2025
Duckworth, Casten Reignite Push to Help Education Support Professionals Access FMLA Benefits
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August 21, 2025
Duckworth, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Reproductive Rights, Expose Violations Globally
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August 12, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Discuss Disastrous Impacts of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on Health Care in Central Illinois
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August 01, 2025
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Labor, Health and Human Services & Defense Funding Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured by Duckworth, Durbin
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August 01, 2025
Duckworth, Murray, Booker, Schumer Reignite Push to Help Veterans Struggling with Infertility Grow Their Families
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July 31, 2025
Duckworth-Murkowski Bipartisan Bill Passes Committee to Provide Public Health Commissioned Officers With Essential Leave Benefits Enjoyed by All Other Uniformed Services
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July 25, 2025
Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Commemorating 35th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act, Condemning Trump’s Medicaid Cuts
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July 14, 2025
Duckworth Secures IVF Coverage Expansion for Servicemembers and Military Families in Committee-Passed NDAA
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July 11, 2025
Duckworth Secures Several Key Priorities in Committee-Passed NDAA To Expand IVF Coverage, Strengthen Oversight of Domestic Military Deployments, Boost American Manufacturing and More
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July 10, 2025
Duckworth, Kim, Sewell Renew Push to Improve Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families
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July 01, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Senate Republicans Jamming Through Their ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
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June 27, 2025
OPINION: Senate Republicans are hiding shameful downgrades to veterans’ SNAP benefits
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June 27, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin: Republicans’ So-called ‘big Beautiful Bill’ Could Shutter 93 Nursing Homes in Illinois Alone
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June 26, 2025
Recently-Retired Veterans Crisis Line Responder Tells Duckworth How Veterans’ Services Were Hurt by Trump Administration’s Mass Layoffs
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June 25, 2025
Duckworth Hosts Telephone Town Hall, Highlighting Negative Impacts of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on Illinois
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June 25, 2025
Tammy Duckworth Shreds Trump and Allies Over Medicaid Cuts: 'The Party of We're All Going to Die'
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June 25, 2025
Duckworth Joins Hirono, Wyden, Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Trump’s Rescission of EMTALA Abortion Care Guidance, Urging HHS to Reverse Decision
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June 24, 2025
On the 3rd Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide
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June 21, 2025
In Chicago, Duckworth and Stratton Join Illinois Health Care Advocates and Medicaid Recipients to Condemn GOP Efforts to Gut Medicaid
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June 19, 2025
In Peoria, Duckworth Joins Illinois Health Care Advocates and Medicaid Recipients to Condemn GOP Efforts to Gut Medicaid
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June 19, 2025
Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth says the GOP’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will negatively affect the healthcare
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June 19, 2025
Duckworth warns Medicaid cuts will impact 60,000 people in Peoria County
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June 19, 2025
Duckworth, Warren Press RFK Jr. on “Dangerous War on Vaccines,” Reckless Decision to Slash HHS Vaccine Funding
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June 13, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Luján, Warnock and Blunt Rochester in Slamming Secretary Kennedy’s Decision to Gut Nation’s Vaccine Advisory Committee and Replace Them with Vaccine Skeptics
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June 11, 2025
Duckworth, Murray, Booker, Schumer Renew Push to Protect IVF Amid Ongoing GOP Attacks Against Reproductive Freedom
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June 11, 2025
Democrats Are Daring Trump to Back Their IVF Bill as He Weighs Recommendations on Access
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June 04, 2025
Duckworth, Warren, Blunt Rochester Condemn RFK for Making it Harder for Pregnant Women and Children to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines, Putting Their Health at Risk
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May 23, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans
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May 20, 2025
Duckworth, Cramer, Welch Renew Bipartisan Push to Help Families Experiencing Diaper Need
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May 20, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Demand Answers on Access to Care for Illinoisans After Prime Healthcare Reduces Services Following Acquisitions of Eight Hospitals
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May 15, 2025
Chinese faucets recalled over potential chemical hazards
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May 15, 2025
Duckworth on Trump Seeking to Deploy National Guard for Immigration Enforcement on US Soil: “This is What Dictators Do to Destroy Democracies”
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May 13, 2025
Duckworth, Murray, Blumenthal Introduce Resolution to Celebrate VA Researchers and to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Veteran-Focused Research at VA
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May 08, 2025
Duckworth, Wyden, Murray and Booker Lead Colleagues in Demanding Answers About Firings of Congressionally-Mandated CDC IVF Team
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May 08, 2025
Duckworth on GOP’s Attempts to Gut Medicaid: They Don’t Care About Making America Healthy—They Care About Tipping It Even More in Favor of the Wealthy
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April 29, 2025
Duckworth Slams VA Official for Refusing to Commit to Rehiring Veterans Crisis Line Workers Fired by Elon Musk’s DOGE
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April 29, 2025
Duckworth: Trump making Americans weaker, sicker, less secure
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April 17, 2025
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth hammers President Donald Trump over veterans’ care in 'The Daily Show' interview
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April 11, 2025
Duckworth, Murkowski, Houlahan, Bacon Renew Bipartisan, Bicameral Push to Give Public Health Crisis Responders Essential Leave Benefits Enjoyed by All Other Uniformed Services
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April 11, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Lead Illinois Democratic Delegation in Message to Secretary Kennedy: The Dismantling of HS Does Nothing to 'Make America Healthy Again'
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April 09, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues in Demanding HHS Restore Title X Family Planning Funding Immediately to Protect Health Care Services for Millions
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March 10, 2025
Duckworth Joins Hirono, Peters, Pressley in Introducing Resolution to Recognize Abortion Providers
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March 05, 2025
Duckworth Reacts to Trump’s Plan to Fire More Than 80,000 VA Employees Which Would Further Jeopardize Veterans’ Access to Care
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March 05, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Meet with Illinois State Association of Counties
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March 04, 2025
Duckworth Reacts to Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
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February 28, 2025
Duckworth, Connolly Renew Push to Expand Access to IVF, Other Assisted Reproductive Technology
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February 21, 2025
Senate Republicans Block Duckworth-Booker Amendment to Help Make IVF More Affordable for Middle-Class Families
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February 20, 2025
Scoop: Senate Dems squeeze GOP on Trump's IVF promise
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February 18, 2025
Democrat Dismisses Trump's IVF Executive Order As 'Lip Service'
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February 18, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Trump’s Overly Vague, Toothless IVF Executive Order
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February 13, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Entire Democratic Caucus To Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Pushing Illegal, Indiscriminate Funding Cuts To NIH, Derailing Lifesaving Medical Research
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February 13, 2025
Duckworth, Warren Press Trump Health Nominee Dr. Oz on Dangerous Anti-Abortion Views
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February 13, 2025
Duckworth Votes Against Confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Serve as HHS Secretary
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February 12, 2025
Duckworth Holds Senate Floor to Protest HHS Nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Underscores How RFK’s Extreme Views Would Endanger the Health of Millions of Middle-Class Americans
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February 12, 2025
Duckworth, Blackburn Renew Bipartisan Push to Help Cosmetologists Recognize and Respond to Domestic Violence
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January 28, 2025
Duckworth Slams Trump’s Dangerous Pause on Federal Grants That Will Hurt Veterans, Underscores Importance of Maintaining VA as Medical Center Home for Veterans Seeking Care
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January 27, 2025
Duckworth, Daines, Cruz, Hirono Renew Bipartisan Push to Better Protect Parents Traveling with Breast Milk
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January 27, 2025
Senators are trying — again — to make air travel easier for breastfeeding parents
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December 30, 2024
Duckworth Highlights 2024 Accomplishments in Year-End Round Up
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December 23, 2024
Duckworth Secures Key NDAA Provisions to Strengthen Rock Island Arsenal, Support Families and Farmers in Illinois and Beyond
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December 19, 2024
Duckworth, Booker Urge CMS to Issue Guidance on Expanding Fertility Treatment Coverage
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December 18, 2024
Duckworth Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan NDAA That Provides Pay Raise to Our Troops, Bolsters Readiness and Supports Servicemembers and Their Families at Home and Abroad
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December 16, 2024
Duckworth Visits JALC Nursing Program Expansion Made Possible by $1+ Million Federal Investment She Secured
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December 16, 2024
Duckworth visits JALC Nursing Program expansion
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December 13, 2024
Duckworth Highlights Need to Protect IVF Access, Pass Her Right to IVF Act During Carterville Roundtable
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December 04, 2024
Duckworth calls for Trump’s help in expanding IVF access for troops
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December 04, 2024
Tammy Duckworth urges Trump to endorse expansion of IVF coverage for military
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November 20, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $2.1 Million in Federal Funding for Health Research in Illinois
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November 15, 2024
Duckworth, Sewell, Kim Introduce Legislation to Improve Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families
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October 25, 2024
Duckworth, Jacobs Seek to Protect IVF Coverage in Final NDAA
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October 22, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Join Congressional Democrats in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Ninth Circuit Court to Affirm that EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care, Including Abortion Care, Preempting Idaho's Dacronian Abortion Ban
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October 17, 2024
Duckworth, Foster Reinforce Support for IVF Providers and Families
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October 03, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $36 Million to Help Address Opioid Crisis in Illinois
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September 30, 2024
Duckworth Joins Wyden and Hassan in Introducing Legislation to Help Stop Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural and Underserved Communities
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September 26, 2024
Duckworth Joins Tillis and Blumenthal in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Help Eliminate Barriers to Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims
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September 25, 2024
Duckworth Applauds Biden-Harris Administration’s Expansion of IVF Coverage for Federal Employees
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September 25, 2024
Duckworth, Merkley Push to Ensure Health Insurers Cover and Provide Lactation Care for Pregnant and Nursing Parents
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September 24, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $11 Million in Federal Funding for Health Care Research in Illinois
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September 20, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Join Murray, Senate Democrats in Introducing Resolution to Recognize Patients’ Rights to Emergency Health Care
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September 17, 2024
Duckworth Excoriates Senate GOP After They Again Block Her Bill to Protect IVF and Lower Costs for Families, Despite Republicans’ Claims of IVF Support
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September 17, 2024
Duckworth, Schumer, Murray, Booker & Senate Democrats Urge Senate Republicans to Pass Duckworth’s Right to IVF Act, Make It Easier to Access IVF Nationwide
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September 16, 2024
Duckworth Reacts to Preventable Death in Georgia that Resulted from Republicans’ Extreme Abortion Bans
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September 12, 2024
Duckworth, Clark Reintroduce Bill to Expand Child Care on College Campuses, Help Parenting Students Graduate
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September 05, 2024
Duckworth Visits The Chicago Abortion Fund, Underscores Importance of Restoring Reproductive Freedom for All
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August 16, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Applaud Lowered Prices of 10 Medicare-Covered Prescription Drugs
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August 15, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $32.6 Million in Federal Funding for Cancer Research at University of Illinois
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August 07, 2024
Duckworth, Blackburn, Casey Urge CMS to Cover Standing Elevation Systems in Power Wheelchairs to Help Improve Health and Mobility for Medicare Beneficiaries
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August 02, 2024
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Spending Bills with Illinois Priorities Secured by Duckworth, Durbin
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September 26, 2023
Duckworth Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Landmark Rehabilitation Act
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September 21, 2023
Duckworth, Cramer Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Families Experiencing Diaper Need
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September 19, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $375,000 To Address Disparities In Chicago Communities Caused By Menthol And Tobacco Usage
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September 15, 2023
Duckworth, Murray, Larsen, Jacobs Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Fertility Treatments, Help Veterans Start Families
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September 14, 2023
Duckworth, Rubio, Houlahan, Bice and Salazar Launch Bipartisan Push to Expand Access to Donated Breast Milk
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August 29, 2023
Duckworth Announces More Than $800,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending to Support At-Risk Newborns in Cook County
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August 02, 2023
Duckworth Joins Kaine & Colleagues on Bicameral Call for Funding to Prevent Child Care Fiscal Cliff
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July 27, 2023
Duckworth Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan NDAA that Includes Her Provisions to Expand Reproductive Care for Uniformed Servicemembers, Improve Logistics to Bolster Readiness, Support our Total Force and More
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July 26, 2023
Duckworth, Murray Introduce Bicameral Bill to Help Women with Disabilities Access Reproductive Healthcare
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July 26, 2023
Duckworth Meets with Access Living, Other Disability Advocates on ADA Anniversary
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July 18, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.5 Million for Health Care Research in Illinois
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April 27, 2023
Duckworth Joins Panel to Discuss Importance of Employers Supporting and Improving Women’s Full Access to Healthcare
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April 27, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Help Reintroduce Legislation to Ensure Doctors Can Provide Legal Abortion Care, Protect Providers from Out of State Extremists
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April 25, 2023
Duckworth, Connolly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to IVF, Other Assisted Reproductive Technology
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April 24, 2023
Duckworth Touts Federal Funding for Stroger Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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April 21, 2023
Duckworth Reacts to Supreme Court Decision to Preserve Access to Mifepristone
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April 19, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Join Leader Schumer, Colleagues in Opposing Republican Attempt to Take Away Reproductive Freedom From Our Veterans
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April 18, 2023
Duckworth, Dubrin Join Democrats to File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Prevent Dangerous Ruling from Restricting Access to Mifepristone Nationwide & Upending FDA Approval Process
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April 07, 2023
Duckworth Reaction to Court Decision Blocking Access to Federally Approved Medication that Millions of Americans Rely On
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March 29, 2023
Duckworth, Murray, Hirono Reintroduce EACH Act to Help Guarantee Abortion Coverage For Millions of Americans
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March 28, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Join Shaheen, Senate Colleagues in Letter to Pentagon Underscoring National Security Imperative to Provide Abortion Leave for Servicemembers
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March 27, 2023
Duckworth Urges FTC to Investigate Pharmaceutical Sourcing Giant for Potential Anticompetitive, Unfair and Deceptive Distribution of Federally-Approved Medication
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March 16, 2023
Duckworth Honors Disability Rights Hero Judy Heumann on Senate Floor