WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to make it easier for parents to safely embark on air travel with breast milk and breastfeeding supplies successfully passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST). The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act, co-led by U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Mazie K. Hir  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The nominees considered include U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Hawley and Ms. April Perry to district court judgeships in Illinois, at the recommendation of Senators Durbin and Duckworth Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Ryan Young Park, nominated to be U  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The American Cures Act would offer consistent, guaranteed funding to research institutions that helped defeat polio, create the COVID-19 vaccine, map the human genome, improve cancer treatment, and more Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the American Cures Act, legislation that restores the United States' commitment to breakthrough scientific and biomedical research. The American  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The REMEDY Act would lower prescription drug prices and promote competition by removing barriers to FDA approval for lower-cost generic drugs Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today introduced a bipartisan bill to tackle certain efforts by the pharmaceutical industry to extend monopolies on lifesaving drugs. The Reforming Evergreening and Manipulation t  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- 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 $2,624,906 in federal funding going to 21 Illinois coalitions through the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Program. This funding will be used by communities to achieve and sustain a reduction in local youth substance use, tackling issues ranging from tobacco preven  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) spoke from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to honor Juliana Turchetti, an aerial firefighter from Springfield who lost her life fighting the Horse Gulch wildfire in Montana. Budzinski's remarks can be found below: "It's with a heavy heart that I rise today to honor the life of a local hero - Juliana Turchetti - who lost her life fighting   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on July 31, 2024: * * * This week, Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) introduced the Defining Male and Female Act, which will constitutionally codify the definition of gender as male and female. Representative Miller released the following statement: "Since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office, they have obliterated Title IX, allowing confused and predatory men into women's sports and restrooms. "The Definin  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Jen Kaggins (R-VA-02) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced bipartisan legislation to help older veterans avoid injuries from costly, dangerous falls. The SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and create a falls preve  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Mike Bost (R-IL-12), Alex Mooney (R-WV-02) and Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) introduced the Monitoring, Investigating, Navigating and Explaining Subsidence (MINES) Act to improve transparency into the federal government's efforts to prevent coal mine collapses. The bipartisan legislation would require the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Sur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Mike Carey (R-OH-15) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) - a federal program that helped low-income households afford access to high-speed internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, ran out of funding in May - ending as  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Ryan Young Park, nominated to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; Byron B. Conway, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Ea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- 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, today questioned witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law hearing entitled "Birth Behind Bars." Today's hearing examined the medical, physical, and emotional abuse experienced by pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals. Today's hea  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ROCK ISLAND, IL Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement in response to news that John Deere will lay off workers in the Quad Cities area. "The decision to lay off employees from John Deere is a punch in the gut to my friends and neighbors here in the Quad Cities," said Sorensen. "My heart goes out to everyone impacted by these layoffs, from UAW members to those salaried a  more