WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] -- U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), author of the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) Act, and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06) today announced that Metra is expected to receive $100,000,000 through the U.S. Department of Transportation's FY24 Rail Vehicle Replacement Program for Metra's Modern Railcars Project. This funding will support Metra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today called on Senate Republicans to get out of the way of Senate Democrats' efforts to protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today took to the Senate floor to deliver a speech emphasizing the necessity of delivering aid to Ukraine as it continues to fend off attacks from Vladimir Putin and following the tragic death of Russian opposition leader and anticorruption activist, Alexei Navalny. Durbin's speech comes after the Senate passed the national  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling on his Republican colleagues to stop delaying the reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan forAIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a Bush-era program that has saved more than 25 million lives worldwide in conjunction with its companion effort, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. In his speech, D  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today spoke by phone with the Commander of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost. TRANSCOM, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, is tasked with providing air, land, and sea transportation around the world for the Department of Defense (DOD). During their call  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General to include alleged DOJ attorney misconduct. Currently, the DOJ Inspector General (IG) has no authority to investigate professional misconduct by DOJ lawye  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced the Committee will hold a full committee hearing this work period to examine the devastating fallout since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, including Alabama's recent State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during the IVF process are "children" u  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced the Committee will hold a full committee hearing this work period to examine the devastating fallout since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, including Alabama's recent State Supreme Court ruling that f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During an official visit to Sweden and the Netherlands, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee as well as co-chair of the Senate's Environmental Justice Caucus--toured sites and met with leaders in the circular economy and energy sectors to learn more about the technologies and practices they are developing that could help tackle   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered a speech on the Senate floor previewing tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons." In his remarks, Durbin reaffirmed his commitment to holding the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) accountable for the operational an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered a speech on the Senate floor previewing tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons." In his remarks, Durbin reaffirmed his commitment to holding the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Today, Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced legislation to rename a section of the street near the Russian Ambassador to the United States' residence as "Alexei Navalny Way." Navalny was an opposition leader and anticorruption activist who led the political opposition against Russian President Vladimir Putin for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General to include alleged DOJ attorney misconduct. Currently, the DOJ Inspector General (IG) ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: PEORIA, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing $602,799 for the Regional Office of Education (ROE) #26 to expand distance learning opportunities to students in rural communities. "Creating opportunities for our neighbors who live in our rural communities remains a top priority for me," said Sorensen. "This investment from USDA is going to conne  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: PEORIA, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing $388,359 for the Tri-County Special Education Association to expand telehealth access to students in rural school districts across Central Illinois. "The Tri-County Special Education Association plays an important role in giving students who live in our rural neighborhoods the chance to succeed in   more