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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday August 31, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Rep. Bost Visits USPS Distribution Center in St. Louis to Discuss Delivery Delays
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 30 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2024: U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today met with senior leadership at the U.S. Postal Service Distribution Center in St. Louis to discuss delivery delays and emergency closures that have slowed or disrupted mail delivery to residents across Southern Illinois. "Since January of last year, my office has received over 250 complaints about postal service issues from almost every sing  more

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin Calls Out Hypocrisy Of Vance Inflammatory Comments About City Of Chicago
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- 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 called out the hypocrisy of Senator J.D. Vance's (R-OH) inflammatory comments about the City of Chicago while he simultaneously blocks the confirmation of federal prosecutors, including the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. For months, Durbin repeatedl  more

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin Issues Statement on Damning Report Finding Continued Widespread FBI Mishandling of Child Sexual Abuse Investigations Following Larry Nassar Case
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a damning report on its audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) compliance with policies in child sexual abuse investigation  more