WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Reacts to NTSB Report on Horrific DCA Aircraft Collision March 12, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the CST Aviation Subcommittee--issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) unveiled a preliminary report on the horrific DCA aircraft collision that occurred o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement After Trump and Elon Musk Gutted Education Department at the Expense of Children and Middle-Class Americans March 12, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after Donald Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk took action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, laying off more than 1,300 employees after nearly 600 accepted offers to leave voluntarily:  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With FDA Commissioner Nominee March 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump's nominee to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). During their meeting, Durbin asked Dr. Makary about his views on regulating addictive and harmful e-cigarettes, which are used by two million children in the United States. For years, FDA has failed  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses In Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On The STOP CSAM Act March 11, 2025 Durbin and Hawley's STOP CSAM Act would crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material online WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled "Ending t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Sits Down With Illinois Corn Growers March 12, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today met with the Illinois Corn Growers to discuss Illinois agricultural priorities. During their meeting, Durbin and the members of the Illinois Corn Growers spoke about the price downturns in the farming sector and the multiple economic uncertaint more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Against Trump Administration's Failure To Recognize The Separation of Powers, Efforts To Undermine Judicial Independence March 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about Trump Administration officials engaging in troubling conduct that threatens judicial independence and our system of government. Durbin not more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks On President Trump's Nominee To Lead FDA March 12, 2025 Durbin: We cannot afford an FDA Commissioner who gets chewed up by Elon Musk's chainsaw or stands by as RFK Jr. pushes his deadly bias against vaccines WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today shared more about his meeting with President Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Marty Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Cutting The Department Of Education March 12, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced that it will fire more than 1,315 employees at the U.S. Department of Education: "Students, educators, and public servants are the victims of President Trump's latest attempt to gut the federal government. This more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Warren, Welch, Sanders Demand Answers From Telehealth Companies Regarding Their Financial Relationship With Pfizer, Eli Lilly Amid Concerns Of Inappropriate Prescribing March 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent letters to five telehealth companies that have held contracts with Pfizer and Eli Lilly, inquiring about their financial relationships and possible influence on prescriptions for medicati more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Dingell, Joyce, and Huizenga Urge Illinois to End Delays at Brandon Road Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), and Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Dave Joyce (R-OH-14) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI-04) the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Great Lakes Task Force released the following statement regarding the State of Illinois delaying work and development at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam for invasive carp prevention more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Prevent China From Controlling America's Food Supply Chain WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Moolenaar Cosponsor Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Combat the Scourge of Fentanyl WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Applauds the House Passage of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) - Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare - praised the passage of the bipartisan Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act, which passed out of the House of Representatives by a vote of 295 to 127. This legislation extends the statute of limitations for combatting and prosecuting  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly Defends Community Violence Intervention Programs, Funding Kelly held a press conference with CVI leaders, Reps. Frost, Horsford WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) spoke out today in defense of community violence intervention (CVI) programs, which are proven practices to reduce gun violence and build safer communities. She was joined by: Reps. Maxwell Frost (FL-10) and Steven Horsford (NV-04); Gregory Jackson, former Executive D more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Robin Kelly Votes No on Partisan Funding Bill WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed its partisan funding bill. "House Republicans just gave a blank check to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to take money away from the American people and spend as they will. The Republican funding bill spits on our Constitutional-given power of the purse and hands spending power over to the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Markey Introduce Legislation to Close Tax Loophole that Allows Dirty Tar Sands to Avoid Paying for Oil Spill Cleanup Full Text of Bill (PDF) WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced the Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act, legislation that would close the tar sands loophole in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which pays for immediate oil spill removal costs and dam more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood, Baldwin Introduce Legislation to Protect Women's Retirement Security WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2025 (WRPA), legislation to help close the retirement gap and improve women's financial security. "As women strive for economic equality in this country, we must make sure they can retire with dignity," said Underwood. "Th more PR