Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) issued the following statement today on President Obama’s failure to provide an exception for religiously affiliated institutions to the new requirement that employers provide insurance coverage for birth control and abortion-inducing drugs. The rule is part of the 2010 health care law, which Rep. Lipinski voted against.

Today, Friday, February 3, Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-3) voted to pass the long-term Federal Aviation Administration re-authorization that he helped write to create jobs, save money, and reduce air traffic delays. The bill includes language authored by Rep. Lipinski to expedite the roll-out of the NextGen satellite navigation system, which will reduce delays by an estimated 35 percent, save $23 billion, and prevent pollution and noise, both locally and across the nation. It also includes legislation Rep. Lipinski wrote to develop alternative forms of fuel for aircraft to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and to promote recycling at airports, which are huge generators of waste.

Today, Friday, February 3, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to approve Congressman Dan Lipinski’s amendment to the surface transportation re-authorization bill to prohibit spending federal transportation funding to put up signs advertising how projects were paid for.

On the heels of the major crisis at the Cook County Morgue, Commissioner Jeff Tobolski (D-McCook) is introducing an ordinance amendment to make the Medical Examiner’s Office responsible for notifying a decedent’s next of kin.