QUINCY, Illinois, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today hosted a rural health care roundtable discussion with leaders of local Quincy-area medical institutions to discuss the challenges that patients and providers in rural communities face. Durbin spoke about his new "Roadmap to Grow Illinois' Rural Health Workforce," a partnership with hospitals, community health centers, medical and n  more

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with McDonough District Hospital's leadership team to discuss the challenges that patients and providers in rural communities face. During the visit, Durbin discussed his Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, legislation he introduced with Senator James Lankford (R-OK), that would support financially vulnerable rural hospitals fac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and other FBI officials to discuss a range of matters. Among other topics, Durbin and Wray discussed the reauthorization and reform of Section 702, children's online safety, the fentanyl crisis and onl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Justice Elena Kagan's public comments on Supreme Court ethics reform at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Portland, Oregon: "Justice Kagan's response to the Supreme Court's ethics crisis provides a sharp contrast to the 'back off  more

FREEPORT, Illinois, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Freeport Mayor Jodi Miller, and other local officials toured the newly constructed Freeport Well House and viewed the Adams Avenue Reconstruction project to highlight efforts to improve local infrastructure and expand clean drinking water access. "In Washington, I worked across the aisle to secure the inclusion of nearly $1 million in the House Interior Appropriat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2023 (WRPA), legislation to help close the retirement gap and improve women's financial security. "As women strive for economic equality in this country, we need to make sure they can retire with dignity," said Underwood. "That includes ensuring that a woman's spouse cannot empty  more