| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Friday July 26, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Casten Leads 50 Lawmakers in Questioning Bank of America Financing of Gun Makers
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL06) led 50 lawmakers in a letter to Bank of America asking questions to seek clarification regarding their recent decision to rescind their ban on financing assaultstyle gun manufacturers.
"The strong positions by Bank of America in 2018 likely saved lives," the lawmakers wrote. "Your retreat in recent years strikes us as situational ethics. Perhaps you fear the polit
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Duckworth Urges Secretary Buttigieg to Examine Whether Delta Complied with Federal Law After Nationwide Meltdown
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation--expressed her deep concerns to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg after Delta Airlines took so much longer than other carriers to recover from the faulty CrowdStrike softwa
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ICYMI: LaHood's Bipartisan Legislation to Reform Child Welfare and Protect America's Children Passes Unanimously Out of the Ways & Means Committee
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee advanced Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood's (IL-16) Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 9076) unanimously out of the Committee. LaHood introduced the legislation with Rep. Danny Davis (IL-07) The bipartisan, commonsense package reauthorizes Title IV-B for the first time since 2021 and delivers the first significan
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Rep. Robin Kelly Joined Senator Hirono, Reps. Lee and Chu to Reintroduce Legislation to Create a More Equitable Health Care System
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2024, legislation that would address health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities as well as women, the LGBTQ+ community, rural populations, and socioeconomica
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Reps. Foster, Beatty, Sherman Introduce Legislation to Safeguard U.S. Financial System
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 25, 2024:
Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH), and Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) introduced the Enhancing Financial Stability Research and Oversight Act. The legislation would establish minimum budget and staffing levels for the Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), adjusted for inflation, to prevent misguided at
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin Celebrates Passage Of His Bill To Tackle Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes In Speech On Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated Senate passage of his bipartisan Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act), legislation that will hold accountable those responsible for the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexually-explici
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