WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: [SCHILLER PARK, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today visited U.S. Ambulances for Ukraine and its nonprofit partner, UA Resistance Foundation, both of which are dedicated to delivering ambulances, fire engines, medical supplies and firefighting equipment to Ukraine, and helped volunteers prepare the next shipment of eight donated emergency vehicles to help the Ukrainian people  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) voted today to provide working families and consumers with critical tax relief at a time of continued economic challenges. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act enhances the Child Tax Credit, expands American innovation and competitiveness, and cuts through red tape for small businesses. "At a time when many Southern Illinoisans are fighting to make  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees--issued the following statement after learning that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died while imprisoned by Vladimir Putin: "Alexei Navalny stood for freedom, democracy and human dignity in the face of Vladimir Putin's tyranny, corrupt more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee whistleblowers, as well as former Loyal Source--the agency's medical care contractor--staff whistleblowers, alleging years of deficient medical care at CBP facilities and CBP's fail more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Following the tragic and inexcusable death of Alexei Navalny, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today announced that they will introduce legislation to rename a section of the street near the Russian Ambassador to the United States' residence as "Alexei Navalny Way." Mr. Navalny was an opposition leader and anticorruption activist who led the politi more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $1,944,811 has been awarded to Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and the University of Chicago through the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) Strategies to Support Chi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act, legislation that addresses suicide among children and young adults by providing evidence-based training to current and future health care professionals. Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for young peop more PR