WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Carole Robertson Center for Learning in Chicago will receive $11,516,272 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant funding to support the center's Head Start programming, which offers services for children under the age of five in receiving wrap-around suppor  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $8,602,005 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put toward research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from neurological disorders to cancer research  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Aligned with Durbin's efforts to curb credit card swipe fees, the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act will prohibit credit card companies from charging merchants interchange fees on sales tax, excise tax, and gratuities on electronic transactions SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the Illinois state legislature's passage of a state budget that included the Interchang  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: DECATUR - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe to discuss the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024, which was recently signed into law by President Biden. The legislation, among other things, provides increased investment for Essential Air Service (EAS) program airports, like Decatur Airport. The EAS program was established to ensure that smaller co  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - 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 Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Judiciary  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that the Carole Robertson Center for Learning in Chicago will receive $11,516,272 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant funding to support the center's Head Start programming, which offers services for children under the age of five in receiving wrap-around support in   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $8,602,005 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put toward research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from neurological disorders to cancer research. Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced that 28 Illinois school districts will receive significant rebates, a combined total of more than $48 million, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program (CSBP) rebate competition. The program, a $5 billion effort established under the Infrastructure Inves  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC) announced that they would be suspending three police officers following allegations of unacceptable behavior, sexual harassment, and misconduct that has created a toxic work environment within t  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a strong display of bipartisanship, Senate Delegation including Senators Butler and Coons visits Singapore to underscore the importance of and commitment to U.S.-Indo-Pacific relationships [SINGAPORE] - After completing their successful official visit to 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 Servic  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: [SINGAPORE] - After completing their successful official visit to 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  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records: "I have always said, no one is above the law, not even a former president. "Today, the justice system finally caught up with Donald Trump. "Let us remember that Donald Trump is also under indictment for several other crimes,  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as they unveiled a new funding matrix that aims to bring transparency to the federal, state and local funding investments and opportunities available to address the flooding and sewage crisis in Cahokia Heights. At the request of Congresswoman Budzinski, EPA worked closely with more than 35 s  more