WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) departed for Normandy, France Wednesday afternoon with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The House members will take part in observances of the anniversary alongside veterans and their families, active servicemembers, government and military officials and foreign dignitaries. "As a Marine and chairman of the House Veterans'  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) applauded House passage today of legislation fully funding veterans' programs and military construction for the next fiscal year. The bill included several key priorities Bost secured to improve the delivery of care and services at the Department of Veterans Affairs. "I am proud to have helped pass legislation that fully funds veterans' programs, protects v  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Ahead of the Senate vote today on the Right to Contraception Act, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--who is a co-lead of the legislation alongside U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI)--called out extreme MAGA Republicans' anti-choice efforts that are putting birth control--including plan B, IUDs and other forms of contraception--under threat. In her remarks, the Senator underscored the  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $11.145 million in federal funding to the Crab Orchard Greenway Multimodal Network at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. The grant, funded through the Fiscal Year 2023 National Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program, will go toward   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA)-Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee's Subcommittee on Primary Health & Retirement Security-and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the Right to Contraception Act. The bill would guarantee the right for people to obtain and use contraceptives an  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Kevin Gafford Ritz, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Brian Edward Murphy, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Rebecca L. Pennell, to be United States District Judge   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Adam Abelson, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland; Joseph Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Meredith Vacca, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Western Distric  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The two discussed their efforts to prevent Big Pharma from exploiting patent policy to inflate its profit margins at the expense of delivering affordable and accessible medications to Americans. Pharmaceutical companies often improperly list patents the Food   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8580, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, legislation to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Fiscal Year 2025, which included key priorities Cha  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on June 4, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, a member of the Democrats for Border Security Task Force, issued the following statement in response to President Biden's executive order: "I'm glad to see President Biden taking action to help restore order at the border," said Congresswoman Budzinski. "While this is an important move, it doesn't excuse Congress from taking critical steps to enha  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) led 67 of her House Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would reverse the Biden administration's Title IX rule, which allows men to enter women and girls' private spaces. Representative Miller released the following statement: "Joe Biden is undermining years of progress women have made in securing their rights under Title IX. For m  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the State Budget into law that forces Illinois families to pay more in taxes to foot the bill for the cost of living for illegal aliens. Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) released the following statement: "Governor Pritzker just signed a budget that raises taxes in order to give illegal immigrants $400 million of "free" healthcare and $182 million in  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) introduced the Retreaded Truck Tire Jobs, Supply Chain Security and Sustainability Act, legislation that would help create good-paying jobs, bolster our domestic supply chain, and promote economic growth by providing a tax credit to consumers who purchase U.S. retreaded tires. Retreading is a manufacturing process that replaces the tread on worn t  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the Supreme Court's ethical crisis and cautioned that we cannot afford further erosion of public confidence in our courts. Durbin's speech follows Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's refusal to recuse himself   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Embry J. Kidd, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Joseph Francis Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle Di  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Adam Abelson, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland; Joseph Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Meredith Vacca,  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The two discussed their efforts to prevent Big Pharma from exploiting patent policy to inflate its profit margins at the expense of delivering affordable and accessible medications to Americans. Pharmaceutica  more