WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SCHAUMBURG, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the recent violence in Bangladesh, including the targeting of Hindus(link is external): "As Bangladesh prepares to swear in its interim government, I urge all government officials, the new administration and police chief, and the people of Bangladesh to do all they can to end the violence that has emer  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Last year, CMS heeded the Senators' bipartisan request and covered seated elevation systems--but not standing systems--for Medicare beneficiaries for the first time ever Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bob Casey (D-PA) today called on U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help Americans with disabilities more easily get around and have better access to the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) led their colleagues in pushing the Social Security Administration (SSA) to address the barriers those with Long COVID face when applying for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration. "According to recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18.4 percentThis link opens in new window o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to Stephen Gardner, CEO of Amtrak, to express his frustration at the suspension of one of two Amtrak roundtrips between Quincy, Illinois, and Chicago as a result of equipment shortages. In his letter, Durbin called on Amtrak to resolve the suspension, which could last up to August 27, as quickly as possible. The affected stops alon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced $15.9 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) coming to Illinois through the Inflation Reduction Act to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products. These awards from the Inflation Reduction Act--  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led six bipartisan Members of Congress in a call for more transparency from U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding proposed changes at postal processing, distribution and delivery facilities in Champaign, Springfield and nationwide. In a letter to the USPS Board of Governors, the lawmakers noted the lack of adequate   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Calumet City, Ill. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) presented Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District with $1,725,000 in federal funding to purchase five new electric school buses. Rep. Kelly toured a model of the bus from Illinois manufacturer Lion Electric, along with Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones, Hoover-Schrum Memorial Superintendent Dr. Dwayne Evans, US EPA Region Chief of Staff Alfred Saucedo, and L  more