WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL06) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to revise the proposed rule for an investment tax credit (ITC) to ensure Americans can benefit from the energy and cost savings provided by geothermal heat pump (GHP) technology. "The NPRM [Notice of Proposed Rulemaking] prevents multiple taxpayers that own different components of a GHP   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL06) and Joyce Beatty (OH03) introduced the Financial Empowerment and Protection Act, legislation aimed at removing barriers to the financial insights often necessary for people to safely leave abusive relationships. "Far too often, we hear stories of victims of abuse who feel trapped in their situation due to limited or no insight into their household finan  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In Letters to Pfizer and Eli Lilly, Durbin, Sanders, Welch, and Warren request details about whether the companies' new advertising & telehealth schemes create conflicts of interest that steer patients toward particular medications CHICAGO U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to the CEOs of Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly demanding answers about the pharmaceutical companies' recent mov  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: On Monday, Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL-16) led a Ways and Means Committee American Workforce Tax Team Roundtable on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) in Peoria, Illinois with the Critical Labor Coalition. The roundtable is a part of an effort by Ways and Means Committee Republicans to get outside of D.C. and study key provisions from the 2017 Trump tax cuts, also known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: LINCOLNSHIRE, IL Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), with Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-08) and Julia Brownley (CA-26), introduced today the Expanding Clean Fuel Production Act which would extend for ten years the Section 45Z clean fuel production credit. The Inflation Reduction Act created the clean fuel production credit (CFPC) for transportation fuel with zero or low greenhouse gas emissions, including sus  more