| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Tuesday August 13, 2024 ( 5 items ) |
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Casten, Waters, Whitehouse Call on State Insurance Commissioners to Share Updates on Efforts to Address Urgent Climate-Related Insurance Risks
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Today, Congressman Sean Casten (DIL), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (DCA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (DRI), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget, sent a letter to Andrew Mais, President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). In the letter, the lawmakers urge NAIC to provide an update on the implementation
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Durbin, Klobuchar, Welch, Lead Colleagues In Urging Justice Department To Protect Election Workers Ahead Of 2024 Election
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Senators: "[W]e urge the Department to continue to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of threats against election workers, including by allocating sufficient resources to meet these threats head on"
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in sending a le
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Rep. Jackson on Anniversary of Michael Brown Death
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2024:
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Ten years ago on August 9, 2014, Michael was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. He was just 18 years old.
Michael's death fueled the national debate about policing and race. As my father, the Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. stated, Michael Brown's story is a tragic example of a pattern of behavior relative to blacks and the police.
More work needs to be done. Tr
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Schakowsky, Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Lead 120+ Democrats in Urging Maximus to Sign Neutrality Agreement with Workers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, and Co-Chairs of the Labor Caucus Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) led over 120 Democratic Members of Congress in a letter urging Maximus to respect the voices of their employees by pledging not to interfer
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin, Sens. Klobuchar, Welch Lead Colleagues In Urging Justice Department To Protect Election Workers Ahead of 2024 Election
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- 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, and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) led a group of 19 Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco urging the Department of Justice to take further action to counter threats ta
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