WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), joined with the majority of his House colleagues in voting to pass H.R. 5375, the Strengthening the Quad Act, legislation which will reinforce the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and establish an Interparliamentary  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), 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 reduce long-term disabili more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [BENSENVILLE, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Metropolitan Family Services of DuPage Head Start providers and families to reiterate her support to early childhood education and hear from working families on the struggles they face in accessing childcare services. As Congress once again approaches a government funding deadline that could threaten these critical services at the beg more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: As the traditional May 1st "college decision day" approaches, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with more than 100 of their congressional colleagues, in writing to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to call on the Department to urgently addres more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- 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, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and 24 of their Senate colleagues in expressing urgent support for the Administration's ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Israeli hostages in tandem with the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a combined $44,250,000 million in federal funding for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Crawford County Airport and St. Louis Downtown Airport from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Airport Terminal Program (ATP). "Thanks to the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Illinois i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today applauded the Biden Administration's decision to authorize Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Palestinians present in the United States. This authorization offers temporary relief from removal for eighteen months from today for eligible foreign nationals already in the United States who are una more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: OTTAWA - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Starved Rock Breakwater Project, a habitat restoration effort led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to restore submerged aquatic vegetation in the Starved Rock Pool of the Illinois River. This is the third project within the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), which Durbin helped  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General's (IG) investigation into the non-medical deaths of those in Bureau of Prisons (BOP) care. At the request of Durbin, DOJ IG Michael Horowitz previously agreed to review the reports of abuse and the deaths  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- 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 Braun (R-IN) urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take swift action to update its enforcement tools to reflect the current social media platforms and tactics used to promote prescription drugs, and to prioritize the protection of children from harmful and inaccurate medical advice. With the dramatic rise in social media use-- more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: As the traditional May 1st "college decision day" approaches, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Patty Murray (D-WA), along with more than 100 of their congressional colleagues, in writing to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to call on the Department to urgently addr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced a combined $44,250,000 million in federal funding for Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Crawford County Airport, and St. Louis Downtown Airport from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Airport Terminal Program (ATP)--which Durbin pushed to add to the bill. "Upgrading O'Hare, Crawford, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that Matt Frantzen, President of UAW Local 1268 in Belvidere, will be his guest for this year's State of the Union Address. "I'm proud to have Matt Frantzen as my guest for President Biden's State of the Union Address," said Congressman Foster. "Matt's leadership of UAW Local 1268 over the past year was crucial to our efforts to save the Belvi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement on the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting that took place at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois: "Today is a somber one for the Aurora community as we honor the memory of the victims of the horrific shooting that took place five years ago. We stand united in our support for the families who are still mou more PR

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Illinois, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that the St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia Heights, Illinois will receive $450,000 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to fund the design of a new terminal building. The funding was announced through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Airport Terminals Program. "The St. Louis Downtown Air more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined fellow members of the New Democrat Coalition to unveil a new framework for bipartisan border security and immigration reform. The framework is intended to provide additional resources for border security, bolster the U.S. economy and workforce, improve pathways to legal status and help address the broken asylum system. Congresswoman Bud more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following joint statement after the announcement that the Biden Administration would heed their call to designate Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) for Palestinians: "The Biden Administration is taking a critically important step to ensure that Palestinians in the United States today are not forced to return to an act more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Full Text of Bill (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2024, which would protect consumers and prohibit corporate price gouging. The bill would authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to enforce a federal ban against grossly excessive more PR