WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Getting Renewable and Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Appraisals Act, legislation to encourage energy-efficient and clean energy features to be considered as part of the residential home buying and appraisal process. The GREEN Appraisals Act helps home appraisals accurately reflect the value of renewable and energy-  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced legislation to limit the levels of harmful heavy metals allowed in commercial food for infants and toddlers. Heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, or other contaminants, if regularly consumed by babies through their food, can impact a child's lifelong health and development. The Baby Food Safety Act of 2024 would allow the  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Last night, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) was honored by the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress for her continued commitment to working across the aisle to achieve the best results possible for her constituents and for all Americans, despite political affiliation. Duckworth received the Statesmanship Award alongside Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), with whom she has partnered with on numerou  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Tech Hub leadership to reiterate her support for the program, one of Illinois's two designees by the U.S. Economic Development Administration as a Tech Hub. The iFAB consortium recently applied for EDA's Tech Hub Phase II funding, which could bring in up to $70 million in federal support and unlock   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today took to the Senate floor to deliver a speech honoring Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition figure who has survived two poisoning attempts by the Kremlin, for earning a Pulitzer Prize for his writings aspiring for a democratic Russia and criticizing Vladimir Putin's disastrous war in Ukraine. In his remarks, Durbin  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released the following statement after the Biden Administration published its Section 301 four-year review and announcement of new tariffs on China: "The Trump Administration's approach to China was effective in bringing them to the table to achieve the Phase One a  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement in response to a letter from U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy which states that the United States Postal Service (USPS) will "pause any implementation of moves" for Mail Processing Centers "at least until after January 1, 2025:" "The Peoria Processing and Distribution Center provides essential services for res  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) questioned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra about the Biden administration's commitment to withhold funds from religious hospitals that refuse to provide sex-change operations on young children. Representative Miller released the following statement: "Secretary Becerra is complicit in Joe Biden's efforts to force doct  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representatives Kelly (IL-02), Kim (CA-40), Meuser (PA-09), and Schrier (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act to support rural health care facilities providing critical obstetric care. The Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act will support rural hospitals and doctors prepare to handle the obstetric emergencies by: Directing the Health Resources and Services Administration's Alliance for   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement in response to a letter from U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy which states that the United States Postal Service (USPS) will "pause any implementation of moves" for mail processing centers "at least until after January 1, 2025." "The Milan Processing and Distribution Center provides essential services for communities in Northwestern Ill  more