| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Wednesday July 17, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Joins Fox River Valley Public Library to Commemorate the Million Dollars in Federal Funding He Secured to Upgrade the East Dundee Branch
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
EAST DUNDEE, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Fox River Valley Public Library System with one million dollars in federal funding he secured through bipartisan legislation to help upgrade its facilities at the East Dundee Public Library building. The renovation will bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) while also making general
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Presents Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways with $500,000 Check Commemorating the Funding He Secured to Improve Central Road in Hoffman Estates and South Barrington
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) awarded $500,000 in federal community project funding to the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DOTH) to make improvements to a 1.3-mile stretch of Central Road between Barrington Road and Huntington Boulevard in Hoffman Estates and South Barrington. The funding, secured by the Congressman through bipartisan legisla
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Tours Custom Aluminum Products, Speaks to Workers on the Importance of Countering Anti-Competitive Practices from Foreign Countries
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
GENOA, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) toured and spoke with leaders and workers of the Custom Aluminum Products facility in Genoa while expressing his support for a pending trade case set to impact workers and businesses throughout Illinois and the country. As Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Part
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LaHood Statement on Assassination Attempt on President Trump
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release:
PEORIA Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement on the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump and political violence: "I condemn the assassination attempt on President Trump at his rally yesterday in Pennsylvania in the strongest possible terms and we are grateful that President Trump is doing well. My prayers remain with those at the rally who were injured in th
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Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Expand Trauma-Informed Training to Support Victims of Sexual Assault
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced the "Compassionate Assault Response and Empathy (CARE) Act." This legislation would expand trauma-informed training for law enforcement personnel related to sexual assault cases.
The CARE Act has been endorsed by the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Chicago Children's A
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Durbin Launches Inquiry Into Medical, Mental Health Care In ICE Detention Facilities
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024:
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today launched an inquiry into medical and mental health care for people in custody in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, requesting information from ICE as well as requesting an audit of ICE's mental health care ser
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