WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced that a spending package has been signed into law on Saturday that includes his legislation to protect veterans from losing their Second Amendment rights without due process. Bost's law restricts the Department of Veterans Affairs' from automatically submitting veterans' names for background checks when they need help managing their finances. "This new l  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following statement on March 13, 2024: * * * This week, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Sunil Harjani as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) issued the following statement: "I am delighted that the Senate voted to confirm Judge Sunil Harjani to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06), along with co-sponsors Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) introduced the Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act to create a program for methane emissions detection and mitigation research, as well as development and demonstration for technologies  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act: "Foreign interference and disinformation campaigns remain two of the gravest threats to American democracy. Ensuring our adversaries abroad don't have unfettered access to Americans' data is critical to preve  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with members of the Illinois Corn Growers Association's Board of Directors to underscore her support for ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel production as well as increased agricultural exports. Photos of the meeting can be found on the Senator's website. "America has always depended on our nation's farmers to grow the food and fuel we n  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years--today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement expanding coverage of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for more Veterans by removing the marriage requirement and ban on d  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--along with U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)--introduced a resolution to recognize the 112th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America and celebrate its historic legacy of empowering girls and building powerful female leaders across the country. "I still use the leadership skills that I developed in the Girl Scouts as a young woman every day,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today attended the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Day on the Hill to discuss his Credit Card Competition Act, bipartisan legislation he introduced that if enacted, will help convenience stores and small businesses across the United States. The bill he introduced with U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) would enhance comp  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today met with Commander of Air Mobility Command (AMC) General Mike Minihan to discuss U.S. Air Force operations related to airlift, air refueling, and air mobility support. During their meeting, Durbin and General Minihan spoke about AMC's role in providing humanitarian support to  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined his Democratic colleagues in speaking in support of the Veterans Families Health Services Act, which Durbin cosponsored, ahead of U.S. Senator Patty Murray's (D-WA) request to pass the bill by unanimous consent. Despite the importance of providing accessible health care to female veterans and claims that Republicans support IVF, U.  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, met with the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) who shared priorities of Illinois' agricultural sector for the upcoming year. During their meeting, ICGA spoke about the importance of crop insurance, increased trade dollars, and the farm conservation incentives provided by the Inflation  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: 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 requirements, and how these laws disproportionally impa  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Following the seemingly targeted attack against Alexei Navalny's former Chief of Staff, Leonid Volkov, in Lithuania, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement: "Lithuania has been a resolute and important safe haven fordemocratic leaders facing repression in their home countries, including those from Belarus and Russia. While  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) introduced a bicameral resolution with John Garamendi (CA-08), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) condemning the Russian Federation's suspension of its participation in the New START Treaty and supporting the value of international arms control agreements. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are leading a companion resolution in the Se  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the final of three annual joint House and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs veteran service organization (VSO) hearings to discuss the organizations' legislative priorities, concerns, and initiati  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: At the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's (HPSCI) annual open hearing on global threats, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) highlighted reforms authored by Intelligence Committee Republicans to curb abuses and the importance of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's (FISA) Section 702 to protecting Americans from terrorists and other foreign adversaries. LaHood, who is   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, on March 13, 2024: * * * "The October 7th terrorist attack was the greatest assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. For the hostages still being held by Hamas and their families, the nightmare is not over. Israel is an important ally to the United States as the only democracy in the region and I support their efforts to dismantle Hamas and bring the hostag  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Following yesterday's House Ways and Means committee hearing on increasing access to care at home in rural and underserved communities, Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced the Bipartisan Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act to enhance the affordability of primary care and telehealth for patients with High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs). "Improving Americans' health   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Judge Sunil Harjani to serve as a Federal District Court Judge in the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division: "We are pleased that the Senate has confirmed Judge Suni  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) in helping launch House Democrats' Border Security Task Force. The task force, comprised of 24 House Democrats, will work on bipartisan, sensible reforms to secure the Southern border, address the immigration backlog, combat the flow of dangerous narcotics such as fentanyl, and provide the Depar  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) secured over $2.8 million in tax dollars for three transformative local projects in Northern Illinois. "Northern Illinois is a special place, and it is my job to make sure my neighbors can live and grow a family in communities that are sustainable for future generations. One of the ways I can make sure that happens is by bringing tax dollars back home to support middle-  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) secured over $123 million in tax dollars for historic projects in Western Illinois. "Western Illinois is a special place, and it is my job to make sure my neighbors can live and grow a family in communities that are sustainable for future generations. One of the ways I can make sure that happens is by bringing tax dollars back home to support middle-class families," sai  more