| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Thursday May 30, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Congresswoman Ramirez Champions $34.5M for Housing, Environmental, Infrastructure, and Workforce Priorities
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Chicago, IL--Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), local leaders, and regional organizations announced they are advocating to secure more than $34.5 million for the development of 15 community projects in IL-03. When granted in the FY25 appropriations, the dedicated funding would increase affordable housing units, expand safe green spaces for students and communities, strengthen climate change
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Duckworth, Sullivan Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation Reinforcing U.S. Support for Taiwan Following Successful Democratic Elections
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
In strong display of bipartisan U.S. support for Taiwan, Senate Delegation including Senators Butler and Coons will meet with newly-inaugurated President Lai Ching-te
[TAIPEI, TAIWAN] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois)--who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)--and U.S.
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House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bost Issues Statement on VA Foreclosure Moratorium Extension
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 29, 2024:
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Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that they will extend a foreclosure moratorium that targets veteran homeowners and their families through December:
"VA's Home Loan program is a vitally important benefit for veter
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Quigley, McCaul Recognize May as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) introduced a resolution seeking recognition of May 2024 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Each year, tens of thousands of Americans receive a primary brain tumor diagnosis which carries a five-year survival rate of only 36 percent for malignant tumors. Today, more than one million people in the United States are estimated to b
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin Responds to Justice Alito Refusal to Recuse Himself in 2020 Election Cases
WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito refused to recuse himself from cases concerning the 2020 election and the January 6th insurrection. The justice's refusal comes in response to a letter Durbin and U.S. Senator She
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Sullivan, Duckworth Lead Bipartisan Senate Delegation Reinforcing U.S. Support for Taiwan Following Successful Democratic Elections
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
[TAIPEI, TAIWAN] - U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and a retired colonel with 30 years of service in the Marine Corps Reserve, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois)--who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of both SASC and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)--are leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to
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