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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Tuesday June 18, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Presents Palatine Police Department with $50,000 in Federal Funding He Secured for New Electric Motorcycles
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: PALATINE, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Palatine Police Department (PPD) with $50,000 in federal community project funding he secured for the department to purchase new electric motorcycles. The new vehicles will allow officers to travel to previously inaccessible areas of the village, such as trails, paved paths, and certain apartment complexes. The funding, secure  more

Duckworth-Led Provision to Improve Access to High-Quality Medical Care for Servicemembers and Military Families Included in Committee-Passed NDAA
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--secured an important provision in the SASC-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) aimed at improving medical readiness within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and ensuring our nation's servicemembers a  more

Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $15 Million In Health Care Related Grants For Illinois
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- 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 announced $15,121,547 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put toward research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from cancer research to increasing the number of nursing faculty na  more

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Durbin, Sen. Graham, House Leaders Applaud Bipartisan Bill to Support Missing and Exploited Children Becoming Law
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, applaud the signing of their Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023 into law by President Biden. The bill renews funding for the Missing Children's Assistance Act (M  more

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin Presses Google Parent Company on Its Role in Enabling Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today pressed Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, on its role in enabling the explosion in nonconsensual, sexually-explicit deepfakes online. Durbin begins by outlining how Google products fuel the spread of this material, wr  more

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Graham, Sen. Durbin, House Leaders Applaud Bipartisan Bill to Support Missing, Exploited Children Becoming Law
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today applauded the signing of Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023 into law by President Biden. The bill renews funding for the Missing  more