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 and Foreign Relations Committees--met with Derek Chollet, the nominee for Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, to discuss his nomination and their shared priorities for defense strategy at home and abroad. During their meeting, Duckworth highlighted her continued efforts to stren  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement in response to U.S. Steel's announcement to temporarily idle blast furnace 'B' at the Granite City Works Plant: "I am deeply disappointed by U.S. Steel's awful decision to 'temporarily' idle blast furnace B at Granite City Works, and I am troubled by what seems like the company's disingenuous reasoning for d  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) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced $375,000 for the City of Chicago through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) "Building Capacity to Reduce the Burden of Menthol and Other Flavored Commercial Tobacco Products in Communities that Experience Health Disparities Program." This funding will help advanc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor on the historic undertaking of passing 12 appropriations bills through the Senate as Congress has relied on funding the government through omnibus spending bills for more than five years.  "What you've just witnessed here is, we hope, a new day in the United States Se  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, 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 bankruptcy law and the threat posed to consumers and others by lega  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, 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 others by legal maneuvers like the "Texas Two-Step." Key Quot  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with members of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) to discuss workforce challenges facing manufacturers across the country. Illinois manufacturers employ more than 600,000 workers, but face tremendous difficulties finding skilled workers due in part to a skills gap between worker supply and industry demand and an aging workforce, which   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- 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 announced $375,000 for the City of Chicago through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) "Building Capacity to Reduce the Burden of Menthol and Other Flavored Commercial Tobacco Products in Communities that Experience Health Disparities Program." This funding will help advance health equity thro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) today introduced the CARE for Moms Act as maternal mortality and morbidity continues to rise across the United States, disproportionately impacting Black women. The CARE for Moms Act builds upon key provisions from Durbin and Kelly's MOMMA Act, parts of which were passed in bipartisan initiatives including the M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, issued the following news release: Rep. Derrick Van Orden, (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee's Oversight Hearing to assess the impact of bureaucratic red tape on veterans' access to their GI Bill benefits: Goo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) issued the following statement applauding the announcement that Rising Pharmaceuticals will be opening a commercial manufacturing facility in Decatur, Illinois. The plant will manufacture and package injectables and ophthalmic products in the former Akorn Pharmaceuticals facility. "Six months ago, Akorn Pharmaceuticals left working families h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) issued the following statement on news that U.S. Steel will be idling the B furnace at Granite City Works resulting in temporary layoffs for hundreds of employees. "U.S. Steel's decision to idle operations in Granite City and lay off workers is an outrage. And their effort to blame this announcement on the United Auto Workers strike is a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)joined 97 of her colleagues in the New Democrat Coalition in a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling for urgent action on 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 May. In the letter, the New Dems urged the S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- 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 Nanette Barragan (CA-44) reintroduced the Future Generations Protection Act of 2023. This bill would help ensure a rapid shift away from fossil fuel to clean renewable energy. "The 21st century demands drastic actions to mitigate climate change and pollution. I am proud to introduce the Future Generations Protec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Abraham Accords Caucus Co-Chairs Brad Schneider (IL-10), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), David Trone (MD-06), and Ann Wagner (MO-02) introduced a resolution commemorating the third anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords. H.Res. 701 highlights the progress made since the signing of the Accords and encourages further deepening and broadening of the Accords and expansion to new countries. To   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- 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, and U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Peter Welch (D-VT), along with the Merchants Payments Coalition and small business owners from across the country, held a press conference calling on Congress to pass their Credit Card Competition Act, bipartisan legislatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today on the Senate floor requested unanimous consent (UC) to confirm the four U.S. Attorney nominations being held by U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)--Todd Gee, nominated to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi; Tara K. McGra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator JD Vance (R-OH) stood firm on his pledge to hold nominees to the Biden administration's Department of Justice (DOJ). Senator Vance originally announced his hold policy in June in response to the Biden DOJ's unprecedented political prosecution of President Donald J. Trump.In an objection to the latest effort by Senate Democrats to confirm a DOJ nominee by unanimous consent, Senator Vanc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released his Plan to Cut Costs for Working Families to reduce prices for everyday goods and grow the middle class. "My Plan to Cut Costs for Working Families addresses the urgent needs of the middle class across Central and Northwestern Illinois," said Sorensen. "From increasing good-paying, sustainable jobs to lowering the costs of groceries, prescrip  more