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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday June 15, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Casten Statement on Voting Against the NDAA
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Sean Casten (IL06) released the following statement after voting against the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2025: "The security and defense of the United States should not be partisan. American service members and their families sacrifice so we can enjoy our freedoms. Congress has an obligation to ensure they are supported and have   more

Casten, Warren, Lawmakers Urge Financial Regulators to Stop Obstruction of Efforts to Tackle Climate-Related Financial Risks
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Sean Casten (DIL06) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (DMass.) led a letter to the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), urging regulators to stop their obstruction of global financial regulators' work to tackle climaterelated financial risks. The lawmakers also called out the weaknesses revealed b  more

House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bost Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing to Discuss Services for Veterans Living With Spinal Cord Injury
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee's oversight hearing to explore methods to improve the delivery of care and services to the catastrophically disabled veteran community living with spinal cord injurie  more

US Rep. Robin Kelly on Supreme Court mifepristone decision: 'This fight is far from over'
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) applauded the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA to protect mifepristone, a drug used in most medication abortions. "Today's decision is a victory for reproductive rights but make no mistake - this fight is far from over," said Congresswoman Kelly. "The fact that mifepristone, a drug that's been approved for over 20 years,  more