WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The Right to IVF Act represents the Senate Democrats' commitment to make it easier for all Americans to access and afford IVF treatment needed to build their families As Republicans and the anti-abortion movement continue their state-by-state attacks on reproductive freedom in post-Roe America, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senator and Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Patt  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) in introducing a resolution to designate June 07, 2024, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2024 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month." Each year, more than 43,000 people in the United States are killed and 76,000 are injured by gun violence, de  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, re-introduced the Transparency in Government Act to increase access, accountability, and transparency in every branch of the federal government. The legislation would expand financial disclosure requirements for both lawmakers and lobbyists; modernize how the public accesses federal spending info  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that school districts in Springfield, Urbana and Edwardsville will be receiving a combined $11,395,000 in funding for 40 clean school buses. The funding comes through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition which aims to protect the health of students and the environment while reducing veh  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on the state of the country's foster care system, on June 3, 2024: * * * This is a time to reflect on families who are impacted by child welfare. We must remind ourselves that it is our responsibility to help strengthen families and communities to safely reduce the need for foster care. On June 11th, the Promoting Permanency through Kinship Families Act will be introduced. I am happy to support this initia  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) in introducing a resolution to designate June 07, 2024, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2024 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month." Each year, more than 43,000 people in the United   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is requesting funding for 15 local projects that will benefit Illinois families as Congress works to fund the government. "We have such a special way of life here in Central and Northwestern Illinois," said Sorensen. "And if we want to make our region sustainable for future generations, we need to make investments now that will support our region's growth. These fifteen l  more