WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SCHAUMBURG, IL Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to urge him to engage directly with the interim government of Bangladesh to end the recent outbreaks of violence, including the targeting of Hindus, and to bring those responsible to justice. The text of Congressman Krishnamoorthi's letter follows below and a copy of the letter is available here.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [CHICAGO, IL] Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (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 A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Dan Kildee (MI-08) and U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Preserving Rural Housing Investments Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code to clarify that Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs), such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are able to participate in partnerships that are crucial for low-income ho  more