WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- 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. 7 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement: "It has been nearly four decades since the last time we substantively changed our immigration laws. We know that comprehensive reform is needed to fix our broken immigration system. Unfortunately, the deal that has been negotiated in the current proposed supplemental bill falls far short of the mark. Our communities need and deserve s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees--issued the following statement after the Senate voted to proceed on the package to bolster U.S. national security that will provide additional support for our partners and allies: "With our nation confronting increasingly complex and escalating threats to global securi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation--announced several of her key priorities were included in the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 that passed through the CST committee today. As one of the authors of the legislation, Duckworth successfu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- 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 delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Amir Ali, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Judge Melissa DuBose, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Rhode Island; Judge Sunil Harjani, nominated to be U.S. District more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secretary Omer Osman to discuss improving infrastructure in the state. During their meeting, Durbin and Secretary Osman spoke about the Chicago Hub Improvement Program (CHIP), Amtrak's portfolio of projects to improve Midwest rail via Chicago Union Station (CUS), for which Durbin has repeatedly urged more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- 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, joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Kennedy (R-LA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC), also members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to reintroduce the bipartisan Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods Act (VICTIM Act), a bill to help improve the clearance rate for murders and violent gun  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- 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 led 17 Senate Democrats in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to act swiftly to finally close the detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In their letter, the Senators wrote that as a symbol of lawlessness and human rights abuses, the detention facility continues to harm U.S. natio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Amir Ali, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia; Judge Sunil Harjani, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; and Jasmine Yoon, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Vir more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- 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 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 humanitarian needs. Durbin began his speech by highlighting t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- 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, released the following statement regarding Special Counsel Robert Hur's report following his investigation into the reported discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. and the Bidens' personal residence in Wilmington, Delaware: "I appreciate the thorough investigation conducted by  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- 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 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 problem facing our nation at the border. Republicans challenged more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-IN) today introduced their Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act, legislation that extends funding forpublic health efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve childhood survival rates, prevent premature death and disability, and increase quality of life for the two-and-a-half million Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after earning an "A" on the 2024 End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund legislative scorecard, which grades Members of Congress on their support for voting rights and anti-corruption measures Congress has considered in the past year and a half: "I am proud to receive an 'A' on the End Citizens United // Le more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced two pieces of legislation to help expand access to treatment for substance use disorders: the Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act and the bipartisan Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion (CARE) Act. The Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate and re more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, sent a letter to the chief judge of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals regarding discriminatory standing orders issued by three judges on the U.S. District Court  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Following Sunday's general election in El Salvador, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) with Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-30) released the following statement: "As members of Congress who are committed to democracy and human rights, we strongly more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement calling on Congressional leaders to take action before the Affordable Connectivity Program runs out of funding. This week, the program stopped accepting new applicants ahead of the looming funding deadline in April. "Access to high-speed internet isn't a luxury, it's a necessity," said Congresswoman Budzins more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member on the Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside John Kennedy (R-La.), ranking member on the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights sent a letter to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit regarding facially discriminatory standing orders issued by three judges in the Southern District of Illinois. In the letter more PR