WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: As Humanitarian Crisis Mounts in Gaza, six senior House Democrats - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01) sent a letter urging President Biden to make clear that continued efforts by the Israeli government to restrict humani  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) voted to pass a bipartisan defense spending bill that includes historic wins to support the Rock Island Arsenal and strengthens national security. The package Sorensen helped pass also includes a 5.2 percent pay raise for service members - the largest in over two decades. "Our neighbors and their families who put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe deser  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: As settler violence against Palestinians increases in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to increase efforts to halt state-sanctioned demolitions of Palestinian homes. "The return to the longstanding US position on West Bank settlements as inconsistent to international law is a pivotal benchmark as  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) voted to pass a bipartisan defense spending bill that includes wins he secured for the 182nd Airlift Wing at the Peoria Air National Guard base. The package also includes a 5.2 percent pay raise for service members - the largest in over two decades. "Our neighbors and their families who put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe deserve a well-earned pay r  more