WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Following the release of data by the U.S. Census Bureau indicating a rise in child poverty, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has issued the following statement calling on Congress to reinstate the Child Tax Credit: "When I fought to include the expanded Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan in 2021, I did so with a singular goal in mind: to reduce child poverty in the Unite  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after Texas federal Judge Andrew Hanen's declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal, striking down a Biden effort to codify the policy into a federal regulation: "As the wife of a DACA recipient, this decision to decl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), led nine members of the Illinois Congressional delegation in requesting information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the General Services Administration (GSA) regarding their knowle  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, DC] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), along with U.S. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06), Stephanie Bice (R-OK-05) and Maria Salazar (R-FL-27), introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation to increase federal support for--and expand access to--donated breast milk for parents and their medically-vulnerable infants at nonprofit milk banks nationwide  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in sending a letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos urging him to open an appeals process for the change in maximum jump distance, which is the distance of undeveloped land between two cities that allows the mu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- 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, met with Ted Decker, Chair, President, & CEO of The Home Depot, to discuss the impact of credit card swipe fees. Earlier this year, Durbin and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) introduced their Credit Card Competition Act, bipartisan legislation that would enhance competition and choice in the credit card net  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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, today questioned Colette Peters, Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons." Today's oversight hearing was the third BOP oversight hearing in as many years under Chair Durbin's leadership of the Committee. Durbin began by as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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 and lead author of the Dream Act, released the following statement regarding Judge Andrew Hanen, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas, again declaring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal. Judge Hanen's decision struck down a Biden Administration effort to codify t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged the Senate to bring his Credit Card Competition Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) to the Senate floor for a vote. The bill would enhance competition and choice in the credit card network market, which is currently domi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), former Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At-Large), today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2023. This legislation would end th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- 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, met with union leaders from the National Council of Prison Locals (CPL), including Brandy White, who was elected CPL's National President in August and is the first woman to hold this position. The meeting follows today's annual Bureau of Prisons (BOP) oversight hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Among othe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- 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 union leaders from the National Council of Prison Locals (CPL), including Brandy White, who was elected CPL's National President in August and is the first woman to hold this position. The meeting follows today's annual Bureau of Prisons (BOP) oversight hearing i  more

ST. CHARLES, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has informed him that it launched an investigation "into the wastewater treatment processes and equipment at the Smithfield Foods facility" in St. Charles, following his August 18th letter to the EPA requesting it to "take steps to remediate the situation, including an immediate ins  more

LEMONT, Illinois, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement after the Department of Energy announced that Argonne National Laboratory, located in Illinois' 11th Congressional District, was awarded $3,484,765 in clean energy research funding. The funding, which was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support targeted research and development to enhance the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Reps. Bill Foster (D-IL), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Wiley Nickel (D-NC), and Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) introduced the bipartisan Keep STEM Talent Act to make certain advanced Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degree holders eligible for permanent resident status. This would allow these graduates to remain in the United States following their graduation and would remove b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following statement: * * * Tonight, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the United Auto Workers (UAW) initiated a strike following stalled negotiations with the Big Three auto manufacturers: "Strong unions built the American middle class and have been vital to the economic security of hardworking families in my district, including in Belvidere, where the community grew over the past several decade  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) applauded the United States Air Force's selection of Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing as a preferred location to receive C-130J Super Hercules upgrades to replace their aging C-130Hs. LaHood has been a longtime advocate for this upgrade, a process which began eight years ago. "The 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria is one of the nation's premier C130 units and a vit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Congressmen Sean Casten (IL-06) and Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, released the following statement regarding the Education and Workforce Committee markup on anti-ESG legislation: "We are once again disappointed, but not surprised, by House Republicans' ongoing attacks on investor freedom and the free market. Today's Educ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: This week, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Earl "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and John Rose (R-TN) introduced the Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBMs) Act, legislation which will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to align with Medicare plans for prescription drugs and will allow seniors better access and improved options. Many senior  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY) introduced the Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment Act. This bipartisan legislation would realign the National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) program from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The bill is cosponsored by Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of April Perry to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois: "We are pleased that the Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomina  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons." Today's oversight hearing is the third BOP oversight hearing in as many years under Chair Durbin's leadership of the C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, released the following statement regarding Judge Andrew Hanen, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas, again declaring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal. Judge Hane  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged the Senate to bring his Credit Card Competition Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) to the Senate floor for a vote. The bill would enhance competition and cho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), former Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At-Large), today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Prohibiting Punishment o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- 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, along with U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Peter Welch (D-VT) and four members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter to Visa and Mastercard insisting on an immediate reversal of their recent plans to increase credit card swipe fees on merchants and c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced twelve judicial and executive nominations to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work filling judicial and executive vacancies with highly qualified, diverse candidates who help ensure the fair and impartial administration of the American justice system. "We voted to advance nine highly qualified, diverse nominees for lifetime p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Subscribe WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives expressing support for United Auto Workers (UAW) members as they negotiate their contract with major automotive industry companies. "The current negotiations have implications not just for workers, but for the future of the auto industry and our economic competitiveness," said Sor  more

JOLIET, Illinois, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the Will County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (WCSAPC) will receive a total of $625,000 over the next five years from the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program to help prevent and reduce youth substance abuse in Will County. Underwood helped secure the grant for WCSAPC through a letter of support and her   more