WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement, after reports that former President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson will reveal a bill tomorrow at Mar-a-Lago aimed at preventing undocumented immigrants from voting in federal elections. "Here comes another ignorant, dangerous, tired attempt to add to the BIG LIE and undermine Americans' faith in our democracy. All non  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability unanimously passed Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace's (R-SC) Allowing Contractors to Choose Employees for Select Skills (ACCESS) Act. This bipartisan legislation would eliminate arbitrary education and experience requirements that exclude skilled workers from participating in government contracts, opening t  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- 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 met with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram. During their meeting, they discussed the need to address the unacceptable, growing rate of drug overdose deaths across the United States, driven primarily by fentanyl and illicit drug distribution on social media platforms. "DEA is tasked w  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Gary Peters?(D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced legislation to address historic levels of fraud within federal funds that were passed to help Americans through the COVID-19 pandemi  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act to expand broadband access for low-income families in HUD-assisted housing. This bill would allow families living in HUD-assisted housing, whose children qualify for free or reduced lunch, to use federal assistance on broadband internet access. Currently, families who live in HUD-assisted hous  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee's oversight hearing to assess the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) budget request for fiscal years 2025 and 2026: Good morning. The Committee will come to order.   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Darin LaHood's (IL-16) bill, H.R. 6233, the Community Reclamation Partnerships Act. H.R. 6233 would expand protections under existing law to third-party groups who participate in the cleaning and re-purposing of inactive coal mines, abandoned before modern regulations. Throughout the United States, there is over $12 billion worth   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) helped to pass bipartisan reforms to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) that will help promote economic security and grow the middle class. The Stronger Workforce for America Act includes measures Budzinski pushed for to improve assistance to workers facing layoffs. "When workers at Akorn Pharmaceuticals and U.S. Ste  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning Republican leadership's inaction on crucial bipartisan border security measures and immigration reforms. Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), Pat Ryan (NY-18), Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) co-signed the res  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL) applauded the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' final rule expanding required background checks before firearm sales. Therule expands the definition of "engaged in the business" of dealing firearms to anyone who sells firearms to earn a profit, requiring them to register as an FFL and perform background checks. By doing so, this rule will cl  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and co-chair of the bipartisan Maternity Care Caucus, issued the following statement to mark the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week: "It is a terrible truth that Black women are still three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers in the United States. Even if a Black woman is well-off, wel  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (R-UT) led 10 other members of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic in a letter to the Department of Justice urging greater enforcement in prosecuting illegal flavored vaping products not authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while requesting an update on the scale of enforcem  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SEEC Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Sean Casten and Mike Levin Celebrate Historic Action for Clean Energy Development on Public Lands -- Today, the Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force, Reps. Sean Casten (IL-06) and Mike Levin (CA-49), released the following statement in response to the finalization of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced six nominations to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary. The nominations advanced include four judicial nominees and two U.S. Marshal nominees. "We've reported over 200 lifetime judicial nominations to the full Senate, and we're quickl  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced six nominations to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary. The nominations advanced include four judicial nominees and two U.S. Marshal nominees. "We've reported over 200 lifetime judicial nominations to the full Senate, and we're quickly approaching 200 judicial confirmations under President Biden  more