| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Thursday August 03, 2023 ( 13 items ) |
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Casten, Trahan, Schiff Demand Answers From "X" on Social Media Watchdog Intimidation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023, and a letter:
Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Adam Schiff (CA-28) sent a letter to X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, leaders Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino demanding answers on the company's efforts to threaten and intimidate independent research organizations that study harms on social media. The letter cites an X Corp. lawsuit against the Center for
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Congresswoman Ramirez Statement on Federal Indictment of Donald Trump Related to January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol and 2020 Election Results
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2023:
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Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement regarding former president Donald J. Trump's four-count federal indictment for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and conspiring in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol:
"It's well-established that Donald Trump actively spearheaded the effort to undermine the American peopl
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Duckworth Joins Kaine & Colleagues on Bicameral Call for Funding to Prevent Child Care Fiscal Cliff
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023, and a letter:
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and a bicameral group of colleagues this week in calling on President Joe Biden to support needed funding to prevent a national wave of child care closures. Their letter underscored that while Congress secured historic funding in the American Rescue Plan to st
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Durbin Responds to Justice Alito Comments on Supreme Court Ethics Reform
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Justice Samuel Alito's public criticism of Supreme Court ethics reform legislation in a recent Wall Street Journal interview:
"Thus far, the Supreme Court has resisted efforts by the Senate Judiciary Committee to engage on ethics reform beginning with Chief Justice Robe
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Durbin Statement on Trump Indictment By the Justice Department in January 6 Case
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2023:
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Department of Justice for his alleged efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and foment the ensuing insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021:
"No man,
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Durbin Visits Head Start Center to Discuss Federal Funding for Early Childhood Learning and Development
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today visited Mitzi Freidheim Englewood Child and Family Center in Englewood to discuss federal funding he secured for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Illinois, which provide free, high-quality child care for children from low-income families ages birth to five and wrap around services for these children and their families.
The Mitzi Fr
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Durbin, Budzinski, Secretary Buttigieg Announce $22.6 Million for Village of Savoy's Curtis Road Grade Separation And Complete Streets Project
SAVOY, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today joined local officials to announce that the Village of Savoy will receive more than $22.6 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAIS
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Durbin, Budzinski, Secretary Buttigieg Visit Metrolink Rail Facility to Highlight $196 Million In Federal Funding From FTA's Rail Vehicle Replacement Program
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today visited one of MetroLink's rail facilities, the transit system serving St. Louis and Metro East, to highlight the $196 million in federal funding they recently received through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Rail
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Durbin, Duckworth, Bush, Budzinski Applaud More Than $28 Million From Emergency Relief Fund for MetroLink
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Representatives Cori Bush (D-MO-01) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), today joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to announce $28 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) federal funding for MetroLink, the transit system servicing St. Louis and the M
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Schakowsky, Colleagues Seek Answers From Amazon on Use of Patient Data
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 2, 2023:
U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and the Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led her Democratic colleagues on the subcommittee in sending a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raising concerns about data privacy shortfalls and HIPAA violations related to the use and transfer of he
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Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Spending Bills With Illinois Priorities Secured by Durbin, Duckworth
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced four Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills last week for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies; Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Homeland Security;
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Durbin Issues Statement on Trump Indictment by Justice Department in January 6 Case
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2023:
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Department of Justice for his alleged efforts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and foment the ensuing insurrection at th
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Durbin Responds to Justice Alito Comments on Supreme Court Ethics Reform
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2023:
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Justice Samuel Alito's public criticism of Supreme Court ethics reform legislation in a recent Wall Street Journal interview:
"Thus far, the Supreme Court has resisted efforts by the Senate Judiciary Committee to
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