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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2024-02-14 ( 6 items )  
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Call on FAA to Swiftly Consider Proposal By Community Leaders To Reduce Aircraft Noise From Chicago O'Hare (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, alongside Congressman Mike Quigley, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker urging the FAA swiftly consider the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission's (ONCC) proposal to update the current Fly Quiet Program guidelines. In coordination w more PR

Duckworth Meets with Dutch Ambassador to the United States (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees--met with Dutch Ambassador to the United States Birgitta Tazelaar last week to discuss their shared priorities in strengthening the NATO alliance as well as the long-standing economic partnership among our two nations, specifically in Illinois where nearly 30,000 jobs are supported by Netherla more PR

Duckworth Reacts to Senate Passing National Security Supplemental (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- 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 passed legislation to bolster U.S. national security and provide additional support for our partners and allies by a bipartisan vote of 70-29: "After months of delays demanding policy changes they apparently didn't even  more PR

Durbin Applauds Senate Passage of the National Security Supplemental (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement on Senate passage of the national security supplemental, which provides aid for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and Taiwan: "Today, we proved to the world that the United States Senate can come together in a bipartisan way to deliver critical security and humanitarian aid. And we sent an import more PR

Durbin Calls on CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, United Airlines to Testify Before the Judiciary Committee Regarding Credit Card Competition (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- 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 sent letters to the CEOs of Visa, Mastercard, United Airlines, and American Airlines inviting them to testify at a public hearing regarding competition in the credit card market. Durbin said, "Visa and Mastercard have aggressively opposed efforts to bring competition to the credit card market in order to prote more PR

LaHood Announces 2024 U.S. Service Academy Nominations (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: PEORIA - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) today announced that he nominated 19 remarkable young men and women from central and northern Illinois to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. This is the first step to future evaluation and consideration for a potential appointment to one of our service academies. LaHood released the following statement co more PR