WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 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 "The Right Side of History: Protecting Voting Rights in America." The hearing will feature testimony from two panels: a member panel featuring U.S. Senator Raphael W  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Last week, President Joe Biden signed into law a six-bill minibus package passed by Congress that funds parts of the federal government for the duration of Fiscal Year 2024, averting a partial government shutdown and providing $14,490,287 in federal funding that Congressman Krishnamoorthi secured for community projects in Illinois' Eighth Congressional District. The Community Project Funding (CPF) w  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that 12 of the Community Project Funding (CPF) requests he made on behalf of the 11th Congressional District of Illinois were included in the appropriations "minibus" that passed Congress late last week for a total of $10,918,287. The package has been signed into law by President Biden. Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Biden administration released their fiscal year (FY) 2025 and 2026 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): "The Biden administration's VA budget request is another step backwards, stitched together thro  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that two projects in Macoupin County will be receiving a combined $1,300,000 in federal funding. The funding was requested by Congresswoman Budzinski during the House of Representatives' Community Project Funding process and signed into law this weekend in a bipartisan government funding bill. In total, Congresswoman Budzinski secu  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that three projects in Sangamon County will be receiving a combined $3,107,182 in federal funding. The funding was requested by Congresswoman Budzinski during the House of Representatives' Community Project Funding process and signed into law this weekend in a bipartisan government funding bill. In total, Congresswoman Budzinski se  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that Richland Community College will be receiving $500,000 in federal funding. The funding will be used by Richland Community College to house students entering programs at the EV Workforce Academy, Academy and Nursing Program, allowing for the provision of new workforce training programs that will close the skills gap in Illinois.  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that six projects in the Metro East will be receiving a combined $9,409,097 in federal funding. The funding was requested by Congresswoman Budzinski during the House of Representatives' Community Project Funding process and signed into law this weekend in a bipartisan government funding bill. In total, Congresswoman Budzinski secur  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee passed the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act (H.R. 5012) led by U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (IL-02), Young Kim (CA-40), Kathy Castor (FL-14), and Dave Joyce (OH-14). This bipartisan bill aims to prevent stillbirth through improved data collection, research, education, and awareness by developing the f  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "The Right Side of History: Protecting Voting Rights in America." Durbin first questioned Sophia Lin Lakin, Director of the ACLU's Voting Rights Project, about voter ID requir  more