WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * U.S. Congressman Sean Casten has released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7217, legislation to provide supplemental appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel. "The United States has a duty to provide aid to our allies in their times of need. That includes Israel, and I stand ready to support serious efforts to assist Israel in its absolute right to defend itself more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined with members of the bipartisan Great Lake Task Force in introducing the Great Lakes Restoration Act of 2024, legislation that would extend critical protections for the Great Lakes and the surrounding region through 2031, with annual funding levels increasing from $475 million in 2026 to $500 million from 2027 to 2031. The Great Lakes Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and more than half of their Democratic Senate colleagues in filing an amendment to the bipartisan National Security Supplemental and Border Security compromise that would maintain the congressional notification requirement for all U.S. assistance to foreign militaries. Specifically, the amendment would strike  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee--met with the Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard (ILNG) Major General Richard Neely to discuss the ways we can build on our progress to support the Illinois National Guard as our nation continues to face multiple threats and global security challenges overseas. Photos of the Senator's meeting can be foun more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly to discuss the Illinois State Police's work and how federal efforts can help support the agency. Duckworth and Kelly discussed the importance of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funding, the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. A photo from today's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator and member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) hosted Qatari Ambassador to the United States Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani for a meeting in her Capitol Hill office, where she raised the importance of reaching a deal to secure the safe return of the more than 100 hostages still being held by Hamas, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), both members of the Great Lakes Task Force, joined U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) and additional Great Lakes lawmakers in introducing the bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024, which extends the critical program for another five years through 2031, and increases annual fund more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke with the leaders and members of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) and the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities (FIICU), which represents 58 Illinois private, nonprofit colleges across the state. During the meetings, Duckworth and Durbin advocated for doubling t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the names of 43 individuals whom he has nominated to attend four of the nation's service academies for the upcoming school year. "Each year, I have the privilege to nominate some of Illinois' best and brightest young leaders to our nation's esteemed service academies," said Durbin. "I know that they will make their families--and our nation--proud as they c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan Kelly and Illinois Drug Enforcement Officers Association (IDEOA) board members. Durbin and the group discussed the importance of continued federal funding for initiatives related to the intersection of drugs, guns, and human trafficking, including funding for more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report on the Bureau of Prison's (BOP) use of solitary confinement, also known as restrictive housing, in federal facilities, which Durbin requested: "Solitary confinement must be a last resort, limited to the briefest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today spoke with the leaders and members of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) and the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities (FIICU), which represents 58 Illinois private, nonprofit colleges across the state. During the meetings, Durbin and Duckworth advocated for doubling more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability unanimously voted to adopt Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's amendment to H.R. 6283, the Delinking Revenue From Unfair Gouging ("DRUG") Act, to increase transparency and accountability of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) by requiring the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to report information and services provided  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined colleagues in the New Democrat Coalition in a statement calling on House GOP leadership to bring the recently released bipartisan national security funding bill to a vote. The legislation would provide resources to secure the border and address the broken asylum process, support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and deliver humanitarian more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led six of her colleagues on the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Climate Jobs Task Force in a letter calling on the Department of Energy's (DOE) 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB) to develop a report including robust recommendations to strengthen and diversify the clean-energy workforce. Joining Congresswoman more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Young Kim (R-CA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Maternity Care Caucus, applauded new CMS efforts to improve maternal health and birth outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants through the new Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model. This 10-year payment and care-delivery model will support participating state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) in developing and im more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report on the Bureau of Prison's (BOP) use of solitary confinement, also known as restrictive housing, in federal facilities, which Durbin requested: "Solitary co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning his Republican colleagues for their failure to help secure the border and provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and Taiwan to meet urgent national security and h more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today released the following statement after enough Republicans voted against a procedural motion on the bipartisan national security supplemental and border security deal: "I'm profoundly disappointed. We have a more PR