WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today introduced legislation to improve emergency communication technology that could help save lives. The ITS Codification Act would codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which currently serves as the research and engineering laboratory at t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- 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) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) in leading 13 colleagues in calling on Secretary Antony Blinken and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to expand assistance for relatives of U.S. citizens stranded in Gaza. The Senators expressed concerns about the current limited eligibility criteria for State Department assistance, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- 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 sent a letter to U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Chiquita Brooks-LaSure expressing their support for Illinois' application for a Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver. If accepted, the waiver would accelerate efforts in Illinois to use the Medicaid program to address the opioid epidemic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Caucus, celebrated Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution to designate February 2024 as American Heart Month. The resolution reaffirms the government's commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease by supporting research; improving access to affordable, quality care to more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- 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) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) in leading 13 colleagues in calling on Secretary Antony Blinken and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to expand assistance for relatives of U.S. citizens stranded in Gaza. The Senators expressed concerns about the current limited eligibility criteria forState Department assistance, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- 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 sent a letter to U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director Chiquita Brooks-LaSure expressing their support for Illinois' application for a Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver. If accepted, the waiver would accelerate efforts in Illinois to use the Medicaid program to address the opioid epidemic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- 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 U.S. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) announced two new cosponsors to their Credit Card Competition Act: U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Jack Reed (D-RI). The bipartisan pair joins U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and J.D. Vance (R-OH ) in support of the Durbin-Marshall legislation that would enhance competitio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following remarks, as prepared, to open the Committee's oversight hearing as part of the ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Resolution Management, Diversity, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement after he voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for willfully and systemically refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and breach of the public trust: "As a former federal prosecutor, I spent time prosecuting immigration cases and returning illegal immigrants who violated the law back to  more PR

DECATUR, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced the new location of her Decatur office. The new office is located at 101 South Main Street, Suite 800, Decatur, IL 62523. Since joining Congress, Budzinski has opened offices in Belleville, Champaign, Decatur and Springfield to ensure local residents have access to constituent services. "Providing excellent constituent servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) participated in a House Committee on Agriculture hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to highlight the value of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) conservation programs to Illinois farmers. The IRA represents the single largest investment in climate and clean energy solutions in American history, providing $19.5 billion over five years more PR

LINCOLNSHIRE, Illinois, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Schneider encourages Tenth District students to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition. The theme for this year's contest is "Celebrating the American Cultural Mosaic." Area high school students are invited to submit a piece of art they have created within the past year, which will be judged by a panel of local educators and artists. Students are encourage more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mike Quigley, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and co-chair of the Ukraine Caucus, Congressman Bill Keating, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, and Congressman Jim McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, introduced the Ukraine War Risk Insurance Act of 2024. Since Russ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswomen Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Caucus on Black Women and Girls, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the bipartisan Protect Black Women and Girls Act. This bill would establish an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls in education, economic development, healthcare,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) introduced the Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone (PACE) Act to update federal childcare incentives and improve access to affordable and high-quality childcare for American families. The PACE Act would modernize the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and enhance Dependent Care Flexible Spend Accounts (FSAs) to make t more PR