Wednesday - October 23, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Congressman Krishnamoorthi, FTC Chair Lina Khan Discuss Issues Facing Illinoisans, Including How to Lower Costs of Groceries and Health Care
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: DES PLAINES, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) hosted a fireside chat with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to discuss high grocery prices caused by mergers, market consolidation in health care, housing costs, and other pressing issues facing Illinoisans and Americans. The conversation, hosted by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 881 in Des Plaines and modera  more

Congressman Krishnamoorthi, FTC Chair Lina Khan Discuss Issues Facing Illinoisians, Including How to Lower Costs of Groceries and Health Care
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: DES PLAINES, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) hosted a fireside chat with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to discuss high grocery prices caused by mergers, market consolidation in health care, housing costs, and other pressing issues facing Illinoisans and Americans. The conversation, hosted by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 881 in Des Plaines and modera  more

Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $2 Billion in Federal Funding to Improve Highway Infrastructure Across Illinois
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- 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 $2,327,751,005 in total formula funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to build and maintain roads, bridges and tunnels that will improve efficiency, reduce congestion, improve resiliency against climate change and modernize key infrastructure of the Illinois   more