WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representatives Brad Schneider (IL-10), Ann Wagner (MO-02), David Trone (MD-06) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) launched the bipartisan Gaza Working Group, which will focus on reengaging Abraham Accords countries to plan for the "day after" in Gaza once Hamas is defeated. The working group is part of the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus, a group that was launched by Schneider, Wagner, Tr  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In advance of this evening's U.S. Department of the Interior community meeting in Springfield, Duckworth--author of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act--reiterated her longtime support and work in designating the sites of the 1908 Race Riot as a national monument. Tonight's community meeting is an opportunity for the Biden Administration to hear directly about the community's vision to c  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ROSEMONT, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented the Village of Rosemont with $959,752 in federal community project funding he secured to upgrade the village's sanitary sewer system. The funding, secured as part of the bipartisan government spending bill passed by Congress in March, will be used to enhance the Granville lift station. By upgrading the sanity sewer lift, the village will  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [DES PLAINES, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with members and leadership of the Illinois Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to discuss current issues and challenges facing their local municipalities as well as ongoing projects in the region to replace lead service lines. Photos of the meeting can be found on Senator Duckworth's website. "As we work to rid our state and nation of dangerous l  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that eligible veterans, active-duty servicemembers, and surviving spouses who use the VA-guaranteed home loan benefit can pay for certain real estate buyer-broker fees when purcha  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the creation of a federal multi-agency task force to combat the illegal distribution and sale of unauthorized e-cigarettes. The announcement comes two months after Congressman Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (R-UT) led 10 other members of the Bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End the Youth   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on June 10, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's community meeting on the future of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot site. This evening, the Department of the Interior held a community meeting at Union Baptist Church in Springfield, IL, allowing the Biden-Harris administration to hear directly about the community's vis  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, celebrated the upcoming 12th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and called on Congress to finally pass the Dream Act to give Dreamers a pathway to citizenship. More than 20 years ag  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 10, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established a federal multi-agency task force to combat the illegal distribution and sale of e-cigarettes. The task   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today introduced a bill to shore up funding for the Crime Victims Fund (CVF), which supports state victim compensation and assistance programs. The proposal would divert surplus funds collected through the False Claims  more