WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) issued the following statement after voting last evening to cut security assistance to Ukraine in the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations bill: "At a time when we're fighting to restore fiscal sanity here at home, we can't continue sending hundreds of millions of dollars to Ukraine with little accountability for how the money's spent. The needs   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, DC --Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), joined by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (IL-D), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), and a broad coalition of immigrant advocates and business and faith leaders, called on President Joe Biden to provide expedited work permits and parole in place for long-term undocumented immigrants across the nation.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Protecting Immigrants from Legal Exploitation Act. The legislation would create penalties for those who provide fraudulent immigration legal services; allow immigrants who are victims of fraud to have their cases reconsidered under certain circumstances; and create grant programs to educate immigrants on how to avoid legal service fraud   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: This week, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following remarks, as prepared, prior to passage of S. 2795, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, which passed the House  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) introduced legislation to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Bloomington, Illinois as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic." The legislation, supported by numerous veterans advocacy groups in Illinois, honors Corporal Andrew Jackson Smith, of Clinton, Illinois. Corporal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that the cities of Springfield, Champaign, Belleville, Decatur, Alton and Edwardsville will receive a combined $322,977 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. "Every single day, our first responders put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe. It's critical that we make sure they ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13)introduced legislation to reform the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program to help more veterans pursue degrees in science, health care and technology. A study conducted by the Wounded Warrior Project recently found employment and financial wellness to be significant challenges facing women veterans in the United States. Congresswoman Budzinski's Veterans in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following Q&A on Sept. 28, 2023: Federal Government Shutdown: Frequently Asked Questions Funding for the federal government expires on September 30. I am working to keep critical services up and running for families in our community, but House Republicans are charging forward with shutting down the government. An extreme MAGA shutdown will have serious impacts across the nation, hurting working families, damaging our economy,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Senate to take action on bipartisan bills that would protect child safety online, including his bipartisan STOP CSAM Act. Durbin's bipartisan STOP CSAM Act - which advanced unanimously out of the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, today participated in the statutorily-required refugee consultation between the Biden Administration and House and Senate Judi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced four 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 just advanced four highly qualified nominees to l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 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 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. McGrath, n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 28, 2023, on modernizing child welfare to protect vulnerable children: * * * "I want to thank everyone for joining us for today's hearing on Modernizing Child Welfare to Protect Vulnerable Children. "My name is Darin LaHood and I represent Illinois' 16th District, covering much of the central and northwestern  more