WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL06) introduced the Exported Carbon Emissions Report Act, legislation to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regularly publish a summary for each of the previous ten years of total emissions of carbon dioxide and methane related to United States fossil fuel exports. "When we talk about the carbon footprint of the United States, we rarely have   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) today reintroduced a bill to help increase access to on-campus child care for the more than 4 million parenting students currently enrolled in postsecondary education programs. Despite the growing number of parenting students in postsecondary education, access to affordable on-campus child care services has dwindled   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $37,031,074 in federal funding for infrastructure improvements at airports across Illinois. This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration will go toward reinforcing the structural integrity of taxiways, expanding existing terminal buildings to accommodate  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Durbin: The SAVE Act would make it more difficult for American citizens to register to vote & would inevitably lead to eligible registered voters being purged from the voter rolls Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today called out U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) for playing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Durbin: "We will continue elevating jurists who are qualified, principled, and committed--above all--faithfully following the Constitution." In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated one of the most important accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration: the confirmation of highly-qualified, independent, an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In speech on the Senate floor, Durbin also highlights his bill to halt U.S. investment in Venezuela's energy sector until legitimate election results are respected Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke on the Senate floor condemning Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for falsely claiming that the nation's election was called in his favor, despite refusing to release actual ballot data   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with former Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson-Bush to discuss her nomination to serve as Chair of the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB). During their conversation, Durbin and Halvorson-Bush spoke about her extensive experience in government and her vision for the RRB. "I recommended former Illinois Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson-Bush to serve as Chair of t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Lt. Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus to discuss his nomination to serve as the next National Guard Bureau Chief. During their conversation, Durbin urged Lt. Gen. Nordhaus to work alongside him, if confirmed, to secure a flying mission for Springfield's 183rd Wing, as well as consider Scott Air Force Base's 126th Air Refueling Wing for the latest tranche of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: With the rise in social media, new bipartisan legislation would address false & misleading prescription drug promotions from influencers & telehealth companies Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) today introduced the Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drug Ads Online Act, bipartisan legislation that would protect public health and close regulatory loopholes by h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of seven Senate Democrats in pressing the ten largest Bitcoin ATM (BTM) operators to curb fraud against elderly Americans. Reporting in the Illinois Times and New York Times outlines egregious examples of criminals contacting elderly Americans and using threats and other forms of intimidation to coerce them i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: At today's House Ways and Means Committee Markup on tax legislation, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) voted to advance two bills, the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act and the Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024, to support gig economy workers and invest in school choice programs. The bills will reverse a harmful budget gimmick in Democrats' American Rescue Plan that targeted gig economy workers and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen announced that two national police organizations, the National Fraternal Order of Police(link is external) and the National Association of Police Organizations(link is external), endorsed his bipartisan Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act, which he introduced earlier this year. This legislation will provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with the funding, staff, and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) announced today a $2.7 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair lasting damage caused by May 2019 flooding. The sites include Carlyle Lake, the Kaskaskia Project Area, and locations in Central Illinois and Southeast Missouri. "These flood recovery funds are critical for restorin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In recent days Extreme MAGA Republicans have unleashed a series of vicious and racist attacks against immigrant communities, specifically Haitian communities in Springfield, OH. This is the macro-narrative that has been promoted by former President Trump for nearly a decade, he has said in 2015: "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate J.D. Vance's hold has lasted more than a year for his own U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio nominee, Rebecca Lutzko Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today on the Senate floor requested unanimous consent (UC) to confirm four U.S. Attorney nominations being held by U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)--Matthew Gannon, nominated to serve as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated one of the most important accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration: the confirmation of highly-qualified, independent, and evenhanded judges to the federal bench. To date, the Senate has confirmed 208 judges to lifetime  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 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, led a group of seven Senate Democrats in pressing the ten largest Bitcoin ATM (BTM) operators to curb fraud against elderly Americans. Reporting in the Illinois Times and New York Times outlines egregious examples of criminals contacting elderly Americans and using threats  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the bipartisan Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-02) were joined by Senate Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) in recognizing President Biden's leadership on Ukraine's defense and calling on him  more