WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Mark Takano (CA-39), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Becca Balint (VT-AL) released a statement on their recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories and outlining changes for future U.S. policy: "What happened in Israel on October 7th was horrifying. On our recent trip to Israel, we saw f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Chicago, IL - Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) convened Black small business owners in IL-03 to hear directly from them their success stories, the challenges minority business owners confront, and how her office can best provide transformative assistance. During the meet and greet at CheSa's Bistro + Bar in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Congresswoman Ramirez's team provided informa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Despite many Senate Republicans recently claiming to support in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in the days since Alabama's Supreme Court issued a ruling that severely restricted access to IVF in that state, Senate Republicans today blocked U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth's (D-IL) legislation that would protect access to IVF and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) nationwide. Leading a group of Senate De  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with members of the Illinois Municipal Electric/Utilities Association (IMEA/IMUA) to discuss public utilities in Illinois and grid security. During their conversation, the Senators and IMEA/IMUA members spoke about the unprecedented shortage of distribution transformers, which are an essential component of elec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), to discuss its scrutinization of credit card and airlines' reward programs. During their meeting, Durbin followed up on the information he requested in an October letter urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) and CFPB to investigate the unfair and deceptive practices   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with members of the Illinois Municipal Electric/Utilities Association (IMEA/IMUA) to discuss public utilities in Illinois and grid security. During their conversation, the Senators and IMEA/IMUA members spoke about the unprecedented shortage of distribution transformers, which are an essential component of electri  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Reverand Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Laphonza Butler (D-CA), today reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement A  more