WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SCHAUMBURG, IL Last week, in the wake of a disastrous derailment of 29 cars of the Canadian Pacific and the Kansas City Southern Railroads (CPKCS)(link is external) and resulting fires from their hazardous cargo, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote to the heads of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Administration to address the safety of those who live in the a  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ELGIN, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) awarded the City of Elgin $959,752 in federal community project funding he secured to help fund the city's efforts to replace lead service lines. The project, which will target low-to-moderate-income households during the first phase, is funded by congressional appropriations secured by Congressman Krishnamoorthi in March's bipartisan government  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: WOOD DALE, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the City of Wood Dale with a check commemorating the $959,752 in federal funding he secured to upgrade the city's water distribution system. The funding, which the Congressman secured in March as part of the bipartisan government funding bill, will go toward replacing outdated water mains and improving pump stations to provide bett  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $2,276,880 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put towards research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from cancer research to research related to deafness. "Investing in   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $7,040,000 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to support new community-based medical residency programs for doctors in underserved areas in Illinois. Under the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, physicians train primarily in outpatient community sites, such as  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- 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, today called on U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign after a jury of his peers found him guilty on all counts in a federal bribery case: "As Leader Schumer appropriately said, Senator Menendez should do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign." -30- *** Original t  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The letters to ICE and the Government Accountability Office continue Durbin's investigation into ICE detention facilities regarding access to counsel, medical neglect, and solitary confinement CHICAGO 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   more

WASHINGTON, July 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 $2,276,880 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put towards research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from cancer research to research related to deafness. "Serious fed  more

WASHINGTON, July 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 $7,040,000 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to support new community-based medical residency programs for doctors in underserved areas in Illinois. Under the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education program, physicians train primarily in outpatient community sites, such   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 18 -- The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy released the following testimony by Kirk Chartier, chief strategy officer at Enova International, from a July 12, 2024, field hearing entitled "Financial Institution-Fintech Partnerships: Leveraging Third-Party Relationships to Increase Access to Financial Services": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Barr and members of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Pol  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) 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 Advocacy Center. E  more