Wednesday - October 23, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Joins SEIU Care Worker and Child Care Advocates for the SEIU 'Walk a Day' Program, Pledges to Support Child Care Workers on Critical Issues: Increasing Pay and Protections for Workers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ADDISON, IL Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined local child care provider and Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) member Maria Esther Hurtado at her home in Addison to participate in SEIU's 'Walk a Day' experience. Shadowing Hurtado during her typical daily activities with the children she cares for, the congressman spoke on the urgent need to increase child worker pay to e  more

Duckworth, Durbin Applaud Finalization of New Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, Announcement of Over $75 Million in New Funding to Help Remove Lead Pipes in Illinois
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--co-founder of the U.S. Senate Lead Task Force and the U.S. Senate Environmental Justice Caucus--and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today lauded the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to finalize the Biden Administration's proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), which would lower the lead action level to better protect human health and   more