WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on May 30, 2024: * * * U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today released the following statement regarding the jury's guilty verdict in former president Donald Trump's New York trial: "New York's six-week sham trial against President Trump has eroded the public's trust in our legal system in a way that will take years to overcome," said Bost. "The trial, along with all the character attacks, campaign interfere  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Chicago, IL -- This week, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) announced the 2024 Congressional Art Competition winners for Illinois Third Congressional District. The winning artwork is titled "My Gift to AI" by student artist Emma Jack of Wheaton North High School. The piece reflects on the role of AI in our rapidly changing society and how human artistic ability distinguishes itself from AI-generated cont  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement: "From former president to convicted felon. For years, Donald Trump has behaved as though he was above the law, abusing his power and undermining our democracy. But today, a jury of 12 Americans delivered a verdict that sums up what we already knew: Former President Donald Trump's behavior is criminal and he is not above the law  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), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the conviction of former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records: "No one is above the law--not even a former president. Consistent with the rule of law, a jury of his peers found the former president guilty on all counts  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 20 Democratic Senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and pric  more