URBANA, Illinois, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 28 2023: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) announced the introduction of her newest bipartisan bill, the America Grows Act, which would increase our nation's investments in agricultural research. She made the announcement during a roundtable at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with the Farm Journal Foundation which focused on the importance of agricultural innovation.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip, Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, celebrated the Biden administration announcement of the first ten drugs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that $863,000 she secured through a Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Request will be sent by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Cook County Health for its Caring for High-Risk Infants project. The funding Duckworth secured will help ensure families with newborns in John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital's Neona  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today participated in a roundtable discussion with leaders from Southern Illinois Healthcare, Shawnee Health, the nursing program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the Egyptian Health Department to discuss his "Roadmap to Grow Illinois' Rural Health Workforce". This partnership organized by Durbin with hospitals, community health centers, medical   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (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) grants. Continuing t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) led every member of the Illinois Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Biden urging the White House to grant Governor J.B. Pritzker's request for federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Illinois, to help 27 Central Illinois  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) released the following statement regarding the decision by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to permanently convert United States Penitentiary (USP) Thomson into a low-security prison while ensuring that all current Thomson em  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that they will begin accepting applications from those interested in serving as a Federal District Court Judge in the Central District of Illinois. The Senators will be assisted by a screening committee whose task is to review and vet District C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that they will begin accepting applications from those interested in serving as a Federal District Court Judge in the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. The Senators will be assisted by a screening committee whose task is to review   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today led every member of the Illinois Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Biden urging the White House to grant Governor J.B. Pritzker's request forfederal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Il  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) today released the following statement regarding the decision by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to permanently convert United States Penitentiary (USP) Thomson into a low-security prison while ensuring that all current Th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: Yesterday, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) visited Chicago, IL, and participated in three events hosted by Congressmen Danny Davis (IL-7), Bill Foster (IL-11), and Chuy Garica (IL-4). The House Members met with local leaders and residents to highlight how Democrats are growing the economy for everyday Americans through President Biden's Investin  more