WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [WASHGINTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement condemning Senate Republicans for blocking the Senate from even beginning debate on the bipartisan border security legislation that they helped negotiate yet again: "After loudly complaining about the urgent need to 'fix our border' for years, it's disappointing to see my Republican colleagues--at Donald Trump'  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)--introduced legislation to improve medical readiness within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and ensure our nation's servicemembers and their families have access to quality patient care throughout the Indo-Pacific region--wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Durbin also questioned NIH Director on status of ALS and cancer research Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today participated in a subcommittee hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)." During th  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that the cities of Springfield and Decatur will be receiving a combined $6,652,300 in brownfield cleanup funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These funds will go directly toward efforts to clean up and revitalize contaminated sites. "All too often, abandoned sites contaminated with pollutants and toxic materials ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on May 24, 2024: * * * Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed the five-year Farm Bill. Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) voted YES on the bill and released the following statement: "Over the past year, the House Agriculture Committee diligently laid the groundwork for a robust Farm Bill that supports producers by ensuring a strong agriculture safety net. Today, the committee passed a five-year Farm Bill t  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ROCKFORD, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to announce $3,362,027 for Rockford-based Crusader Community Health to provide high-quality health services to families in Northern Illinois. "I'm excited about tax dollars coming back to make health care more affordable, more accessible, and more reliable in my hometown of Rockford," said Sorense  more