WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez(IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, took to the House Floor to uplift Illinois' implementation of the historic Pretrial Fairness Act, becoming the first state to fully abolish cash bail. "Yesterday, Illinois made history as the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail, a standard used to punish pove  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Representative Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act to improve college access, retention, and graduation rates for foster and homeless youth. A college degree dramatically increases employment and earnings. Although the vast majority of foster and homeless youth want   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee--joined several of her Senate Democratic colleagues and military leaders in calling out U.S. Senator Tuberville's (R-AL) reckless, political hold on more than 300 military promotions, which is hurting our military readiness and national security. In her remarks, Duckwort  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with over two dozen members of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association to discuss how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and other major federal legislation is helping bring a manufacturing boom to Illinois--creating good-paying local jobs, supercharging our science and tech sector   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $10 million in federal funding for the Illinois Department of Human Services' Illinois Pathways to Partnerships Project (IPPP). Through partnerships with state agencies and Centers for Independent Living, the project aims to support independent living and professional development for students with dis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced their legislation to establish the Prairie du Rocher French Colonial National Historic Park. This bill would recognize the cultural importance of the village, one of the oldest communities founded as a French settlement, as a nationally significant architectural village that embod  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su in a ceremony to induct the 81 El Monte garment workers into the DOL Hall of Honor. In the 1980s, these men and women were tricked into coming to the United States under false pretenses, only to have their passports and rights stripped from as they were forced into what amounted to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with David Uhlmann, Assistant Administrator forthe Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). During their meeting, Durbin and Assistant Administrator Uhlmann spoke on a range of issues impacting Illinoisans, including holding polluters accountable, regulation of harmful chemicals like   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding U.S. Steel's announcement to temporarily idle blast furnace 'B' at the Granite City Works plant: "Steel production is a key component of our nation's economic health. It is also a major source of employment throughout the country and in the State of Illinois, where the steel industry supports thousands of jo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to pass the supplemental funding package, which includes aid for Ukraine to combat Vladimir Putin's unprovoked war. Later this week, Ukraine President Zelensky will visit Congress and the United Nations General Assembly. Durbin began his speech by highlighting Putin's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- 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, joined U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), and colleagues in filing an amicus brief in Merck & Co. v. Becerra in the District Court for the District of Columbia urging the federal court to uphold the constitutionality of Congress allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for consumers.    more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today commended the Biden Administration for approving Governor JB Pritzker's request for Public Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the State of Illinois, to support 19 Central Illinois counties to recover from storm damage. From late June to early July, severe storms   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- 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 (D-IL) today commended the Biden Administration for approving Governor JB Pritzker's request for Public Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the State of Illinois, to support 19 Central Illinois counties to recover from storm damage. From late June to early July, severe storms passed through Cent  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023, and a letter: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that he joined 97 Members of the New Democrat Coalition on a letter sent to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on him to urgently advance bipartisan government funding bills -- similar to those advanced by the Senate and consistent with the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated this   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Darin LaHood (IL-16), a co-chair of the Digital Trade Caucus, and Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09) led their House Ways and Means Committee Colleagues in urging the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development to combat Canada's unilateral imposit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) to reintroduce the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights, in partnership with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United. Through a comprehensive framework, the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights addresses the challenges that restaurant workers face every day--the majority of whom are women, peop  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- As maternal mortality and morbidity continues to rise across the United States, disproportionately impacting Black women, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced her CARE For Moms Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The CARE For Moms Act builds upon key provisions from Rep. Kelly's MOMMAs Act, which hav  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Full Text of Bill (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in introducing the Part-Time Woker Bill of Rights Act, legislation to strengthen protections for part-time workers and allow them to better balance their work schedules with personal and family needs. The legislation will address one of the primary   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Erik Haas, Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) Worldwide Vice President of Litigation, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy." The hearing examined Chapter 11 bankr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 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 "Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy." This hearing will examine Chapter 11 bankruptcy law and the threat posed to consumers and  more