| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Friday August 25, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2.1 Million in Federal Grant Funding for Fair Housing Efforts in Chicago-Area
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced a total of $2,125,000 in federal funding for Illinois housing non-profits from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding comes from the Fiscal Year (FY23) Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) Second- and Third-Year Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) g
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Durbin, Garcia Visit Franklin Park to Announce $8 Million for Rail Safety
FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-4) joined Village of Franklin Park Mayor Barrett Pedersen today to announce $8 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program to complete project development and final design for a grade separation of Canadian Pac
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On the Ground: House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bost Team Meets With VA Loma Linda Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after his oversight staff met with numerous whistleblowers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loma Linda Healthcare System in California.
This trip comes as Chairman Bost and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) continue to ask VA Secretary Denis McDonough wh
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Durbin, Members of Congress File Amicus Brief Opposing Legal Challenge To Federal Law Prohibiting Domestic Violence Offenders From Possessing Firearms
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 24 -- 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, joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), and 17 other senators and 151 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in opposition to the constitutional challenge to the federal law prohibiting individuals under domesti
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Underwood Hosts Summit With Emergency Responders in Illinois' 14th District
JOLIET, Illinois, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) held a Fire Chief Summit in Oglesby with emergency responders across Illinois' 14th District for a conversation about their needs and to share information on tools and key federal programs to support their departments.
The summit included workshops with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture to
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