WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) applauded House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passage today of legislation bolstering federal water infrastructure projects. The Water Resources Development Act, which includes several key maritime priorities championed by Bost, is expected to receive a vote on the House floor in the coming weeks. "As Southern Illinois' voice on the Transpo  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to Illinois school counselors to urge them to assist students and their families in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act, the U.S. Department of Education rolled out a new FAFSA form in January 2024. However, st  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The Project Partnership Agreement is necessary to ensure that the Brandon Road Interbasin Project does not lose valuable federal funding for its construction [CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a response letter to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker regarding the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, in which they encouraged the Governor   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today announced that Edwardsville, Illinois will receive $21,241,730 in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funding for the Goshen Road and Liberty Trail Multimodal Transp  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - On the ninth anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodeges ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on President Biden's pardon for military service members who were convicted under a now-repealed military law because of their sexual orientation: "On the anniversary   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that Illinois will receive $42,454,810 in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funding for five Illinois-based transportation projects, ranging from planning freight rail connection to constructing electric   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sent a letter to Illinois school counselors to urge them to assist students and their families in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). After Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act, the U.S. Department of Education rolled out a new FAFSA form in January 2024. However, studen  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The Project Partnership Agreement is necessary to ensure that the Brandon Road Interbasin Project does not lose valuable federal funding for its construction CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today sent a response letter to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker regarding the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, in which they encouraged the Governor to s  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today announced that Edwardsville, Illinois will receive $21,241,730 in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funding for the Goshen Road and Liberty Trail Multimodal Transport  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), lead sponsors of the Credit Card Competition Act, today released the following statement after U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie rejected the Visa and Mastercard settlement with U.S. merchants to temporarily lower credit interchange rates and cap those rates into  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced that the City of Edwardsville will receive a $21,241,730 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Goshen Road and Liberty Trail Multimodal Transportation Improvement Project. The Goshen Road corridor connects commerce, schools, residential areas, a medical campus and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) applauded the U.S. Surgeon General's announcement to declare gun violence as a national public health emergency. Today, Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory, "Firearm Violence: A Public Health Crisis in America," that details the health consequences of gun violence. Rep. Kelly has long led efforts in Congress to treat gun violence as a public health emergency, including  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congressmen Sean Casten (IL06) and Randy Feenstra (IA04) led a bipartisan group of members from the Illinois and Iowa Congressional delegations in a letter of support for the SOO Green HVDC Link, a proposed underground highvoltage transmission line to connect MISO (MidContinent Independent System Operator) and PJM (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland), the two largest electricity markets in the co  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by the Chicago Jobs Council CEO Lisa Bly Jones from a June 12, 2024, hearing entitled "The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Supporting Efforts to Meet the Needs of Youth, Workers, and Employers": * * * Introduction Chairman Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the importance of upgrading our publi  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Department to issue a policy directive ensuring that vulnerable children seeking protection through the Central  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 26, 2024: * * * On the ninth anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodeges ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on President Biden's pardon for military service members who were convicted under a now-repealed military law beca  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on a new U.S. Surgeon General Advisory calling the American people's attention to firearm violence as an urgent public health issue that demands response: "The Surgeon General's advisory sounds the alarm on gun viol  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- 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, along with U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a bipartisan letter to Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice's (DOJ  more