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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Sunday September 08, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Duckworth Touts Federal Funding She Secured for Current Chicago's Inclusive Water Education and Workforce Training Program
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: [CHICAGO, IL] U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with leadership from Current, highlighting the $225,000 she secured through a Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Request for the development of a pilot, entry-level job training program centered on wastewater-based epidemiology. Duckworth also met with plumbers and apprentices to learn more about their in-field experience. A phot  more

Durbin, Duckworth Announce Over $32 Million In Federal Funding For Pedestrian And Bicyclist Safety
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $32,165,705 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Safe Street and Roads for All grant program. This funding will go towards pedestrian, bike, and transit infrastructure and safety measures including bike lanes, speed reduction tactics, and intersection improvem  more