WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and her State of the Union guest, Illinois reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist Dr. Amanda Adeleye, joined Senate Democrats and their invited guests to continue to shine a light on the horrific and cascading consequences of Republicans' anti-choice crusade--including the latest threat to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in Alabama  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, took to the Senate floor to defend Adeel Mangi, nominee to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, amid baseless, Islamophobic attacks by Senate Republicans throughout his nomination process. Durbin began by highlighting the unprecedented nature of the attacks on Mr. Mangi,   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with his guest for President Biden's State of the Union address, Dr. Zaher Sahloul, President of MedGlobal, a nonprofit that provides critical medical services in areas of crisis. Through MedGlobal, Dr. Sahloul has been coordinating humanitarian and medical relief services for innocent people in Gaza caught in the crossfire spurred by t  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Google announced its endorsement of the STOP CSAM Act and other bills aimed to protect children online: "For too long, Big Tech used every trick in the book to halt legislation holding social media companies accountable, while still trying to win the PR game. I'  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address: "With President Biden at the helm, we have seen tremendous progress in our country. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is building new infrastructure and pushing our transportation industry forward. Belvidere, Illinois, has its Stellantis operation up a  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address: "Last night, President Biden made a strong case for continuing the American success story that has happened under his leadership. "Over 15 million jobs have been created, 16 million small businesses have started up, unemployment remains near record lows, and inflation  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Last night, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made a unanimous consent request to call for the Senate to immediately pass legislation to combat the sexual exploitation of children online and hold Big Tech accountable. Graham was joined on the floor in support of this effort by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Jos  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's State of the Union address: "Since taking office three years ago, President Biden has put our country on a path of decline. The President's open border policies are an unmitigated disaster and have created humanitarian and national security crises that are now reaching communities throughout Illinois. Working familie  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on March 8, 2024: * * * Tonight, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union address: "In his first term in office, President Biden has made real progress for working families. He signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that has invested millions of dollars into Central and Southern Illinois communities. He signed the Inflation Reduction   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union Address: "President Biden took a well-deserved victory lap, touting implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act and Science Act, PACT Act, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and much more. President Biden's leadership is essential   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Agricultural Food Chemical Reassessment Act, which requires the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reassess seven chemicals used in meat, dairy, and egg pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, took to the Senate floor to defend Adeel Mangi, nominee to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, amid baseless, Islamophobic attacks by Senate Republicans throughout his nomination process. Durbin began by highlighting the unprecedented natu  more