WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)--a fellow member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--in introducing the Sanctions Targeting Aggressors of Neighboring Democracies (STAND) with Taiwan Act of 2024, which would impose devastating, comprehensive economic, energy, financial and other sanctions on the People's Republic of China (PRC)   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: 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 hearing included two powerful witness testimonials.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024. The bill expands the Child Tax Credit (CTC), restores certain business tax breaks that help small businesses, and increases subsidies for affordable housing and disaster assistance. Earlier this year, this legislation passed t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- 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 $1,303,609 in federal funding going to three organizations in Illinois as a result of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) AmeriCorps State and National Public Health grant competition. Using funds provided by the American Rescue Plan and CARES Act, these programs will support Illinois' public health workforce by addr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee, today issued the following joint statement in response to the Biden-Harris Administration's announcement that Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Vla  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Young Kim (CA-40), co-chairs of the Maternity Care Caucus, celebrate National Breastfeeding Week from Aug. 1-7. National Breastfeeding Week is an opportunity to raise awareness and support for lactation practices and policies. "Everyone has different breastfeeding journeys, and they all deserve the best care and resources to thrive," said Rep. Kelly. "When a mother returns to w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will now provide the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Red Line Extension (RLE) Project with $746 million in the first year--an additional $396 million--as opposed to the $350 million originally planned. These increased first-year funds   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced seven judicial nominations to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary. The nominations advanced include two circuit court nominees and five district court nominees. "Since Democrats took back the White House and the Senate majority in January 2021, we have been committed to advancing highly qualified   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced seven judicial nominations to the full Senate, continuing the Committee's work to bring balance to the federal judiciary. The nominations advanced include two circuit court nominees and five district court nominees. "Since Democrats took back the White House and the Senate majority in January  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act, which would authorize 63 new permanent district court judgeships and three new temporary district court judgeships. The bill now heads to the Hous  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswomen Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Joyce Beatty (OH-03) led a letter signed by 30 members of Congress encouraging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide additional support for seniors managing hypertension. Rep. Kelly is the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust Chair, and Rep. Beatty is the co-chair of the Congressional Heart & Stroke Coalition. Hypertension is the   more