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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Wednesday September 04, 2024 ( 4 items )  

CASTEN, DURBIN, DUCKWORTH, MAYOR JOHNSON, MEMBERS OF ILLINOIS DELEGATION ANNOUNCE $15 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN CHICAGO
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * CHICAGO U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (DIL6), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (DIL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (DIL), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (DIL9), Danny Davis (DIL1), Robin Kelley (DIL2), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (DIL4), and Delia Ramirez (DIL3) today announced $15,000,000 in federal funding coming to Chicago through the U.S. Department of Transportatio  more

Durbin, Duckworth, Mayor Johnson, Members Of Illinois Delegation Announce $15 Million In Federal Funding For EV Charging Infrastructure In Chicago
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9), Danny Davis (D-IL-1), Robin Kelley (D-IL-2), Sean Casten (D-IL-6), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-4), and Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) today announced $15,000,000 in federal funding coming to Chicago through the U.S. Department of Transportatio  more

Durbin, Pallone, Merkley Lead Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court To Support FDA's Public Health Authority And Actions To Regulate E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During its upcoming term, the Supreme Court will hear FDA's appeal of a Fifth Circuit decision that struck down the agency's denials of applications from an e-cigarette manufacturer Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee; U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (  more

Rep. Jackson Calls for Prayers for Families of Labor Day Train Shooting Victims
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * U.S. Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson (D-1st District of Illinois) issued the following statement this morning in response to the fatal shooting of four passengers earlier today on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line train outside Forest Park. "I extend condolences and prayers to the families who are in pain and mourning because of this senseless act of violence," Congressman Jackson  more