WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) issued the following statement today regarding his vote against a Continuing Resolution to fund the government for 45 days without any spending reforms or border security measures: "The people of Southern Illinois sent me to Washington to restore fiscal sanity and secure our southern border. We had a golden opportunity to do both as we worked this week to avoid a go  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * "After months of working to avoid a government shutdown and prevent House Republicans from enacting extreme spending cuts to vital programs, I'm relieved to have joined House Democrats in passing a continuing resolution that accomplishes that goal and keeps the government funded at current levels for 45 days. "A shutdown would have had a disastrous impact on Illinois. Over 28,000 troops  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the House passed a 45-day continuing resolution to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown: "Today, I voted to keep the government open and avoid a harmful shutdown that would hurt our economy and force millions of government employees and service members to go without pay. "I am relieved Speaker McCart  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley(IL-05), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement after voting no on a Republican short-term spending bill that fails to fund the government for a full fiscal year or provide Ukraine with the funding they need: "This bill is a victory for Putin and Putin-sympathizers everywhere. We now have 45 days to correct   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 30, 2023: * * * Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement following the passage of a 45-day continuing resolution to keep the government open: "Today, Democrats led the way in averting a reckless, unnecessary government shutdown--while also preventing devastating Republican cuts to critical federal programs. Earlier this week Republicans voted for, but could not p  more