WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Reps. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dan Goldman (D-NY), and Barbara Lee (D-CA) in cosponsoring the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act. This legislation would implement term limits of 18 years for each Supreme Court Justic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with AFGE Local 4070 President Jonathan Zumkehr to discuss staffing, hiring and retention efforts at Federal Correctional Institution Thomson. FCI Thomson is a low-security federal prison located in Thomson, Illinois. "It is critical that FCI Thomson has the resources it needs to fulfill its mission, and that includes being able to support a strong and stabl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons." The hearing will examine myriad issues related to the operation and management of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that contributed to deaths in custody, su more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today met with U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Randy George to discuss military readiness. Durbin and General George also spoke about modernization of the organic industrial base and advanced capabilities at Rock Island Arsenal. In addition, Durbin raised fielding of MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M unmann more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons." The hearing will examine myriad issues related to the operation and management of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters and Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individual more PR