| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Thursday February 29, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Backs Legislation to Impose Term Limits on Supreme Court Justices, Restore Credibility and Balance to Court
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024:
Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Reps. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dan Goldman (D-NY), and Barbara Lee (D-CA) in cosponsoring the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act. This legislation would implement term limits of 18 years for each Supreme Court Justic
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Duckworth Meets with AFGE Local 4070 President to Discuss Staffing at Thomson Prison
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with AFGE Local 4070 President Jonathan Zumkehr to discuss staffing, hiring and retention efforts at Federal Correctional Institution Thomson. FCI Thomson is a low-security federal prison located in Thomson, Illinois.
"It is critical that FCI Thomson has the resources it needs to fulfill its mission, and that includes being able to support a strong and stabl
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- 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 an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons." The hearing will examine myriad issues related to the operation and management of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that contributed to deaths in custody, su
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Durbin Discusses Rock Island Arsenal with U.S. Army Chief of Staff
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 met with U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Randy George to discuss military readiness. Durbin and General George also spoke about modernization of the organic industrial base and advanced capabilities at Rock Island Arsenal. In addition, Durbin raised fielding of MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M unmann
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024:
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 "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons." The hearing will examine myriad issues related to the operation and management of th
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Deaths of Incarcerated Individuals in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters and Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Examining and Preventing Deaths of Incarcerated Individual
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