WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Zach Nunn (R-IA-03) penned an op-ed in the State Journal-Register about the need for Congress to get a strong, bipartisan Farm Bill over the finish line. The 2018 Farm Bill expires on September 30th. READ: Freshman lawmakers call on Congress to reauthorize bipartisan farm bill (https://www.sj-r.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/09  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: This week, during National Recovery Month, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Kim Schrier (WA-08) introduced legislation to prevent overdose deaths and improve access to lifesaving naloxone. The Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act would require Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE to cover the cost of naloxone when it's provided to p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined her freshman democratic colleagues in a letter urging Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy to pass bipartisan budget bills and avoid a government shutdown. The letter comes as Congress faces a September 30th government funding deadline. "Mr. Speaker, As Freshman Members of Congress, each of us is focused on delivering results for our communities a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) announced he has helped secure $15 million in federal funding for The Morton Arboretum in DuPage County. This funding is provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, which Congressman Casten worked to pass one year ago, and is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nationwide Urban and Community Forestry Program meant to expand access to trees and green spaces in comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after United Auto Workers (UAW) announced their strike against General Motors, Stellantis and Ford: "For decades, auto executive wages have skyrocketed while raking in billions in corporate profits, but the workers on the assembly line actually creating those profits have been asked to sacrifice their own pay while se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) today applauded the Air National Guard's decision in selecting Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing as one of four preferred locations for new C-130J aircraft to replace the aging C-130H models. This announcement ensures the mission o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA)--former Chair of the U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee--as well as U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA-02) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) reintroduced the Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023, comprehensive legislation that would expand fertility treatments and family-building servic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) efforts to address and prevent foodborne illness outbreaks. The Senators expressed the importance of ensuring the agency helps farmers, food manufacturers, importers, and others prevent contamina  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, 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 knowledge of the lead-sh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) yesterday introduced bipartisan legislation to address the pay gap between clinical and faculty nursing positions--which is the primary economic disincentive fueling the nursing shortage crisis across the country. The Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act is a bipartisan bill that would provide a federal wage differenti  more

AURORA, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that the City of Aurora will receive a funding award through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry Program totaling $1,000,000. Made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress last year, the funding is designed to provide direct federal support to local communities for u  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- 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.) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee's oversight hearing to assess the status and shortcomings of VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization Program: Good morning. The Committee will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses. I also ask unan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today publicly released requests the Senators made to two right-wing billionaires asking for more information regarding undisclosed payments or gifts of travel and lodging to Suprem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: 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 positions on our fede  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) applauded the Air National Guard's decision to select Peoria's 182nd Airlift Wing as one of four preferred locations for new C-130J aircraft to replace the aging C-130H aircraft. This announcement ensures that the 182nd Airlift Wing will continue to carry out missions i  more