WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Budzinski Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telemedicine, Behavioral Health Treatment in Rural Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), and Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) introduced the bipartisan Rural Wellness Act to expand access to quality health care in rural commu  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Reintroduces Bill to Require Chief Risk Officer at Big Banks Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Chief Risk Officer Enforcement and Accountability Act, legislation to require large banks to employ a Chief Risk Officer and increase notification requirements and public transparency when the position becomes vacant. "We have seen time and again - like at Sili  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Chairman Bost's Statement on VA Reduction In Force Memo Leak Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after an internal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) memorandum leaked, detailing discussions surrounding potential reductions in force (RIF) at VA: "No one can argue w  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Chairman Luttrell Holds Hearing on Potential Bills to Support Veterans Filing VA Disability Compensation Claims Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs delivered the following ope  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Democrats Demand Answers from Trump and VA Secretary Collins on Indiscriminate Firing of Veterans and VA Employees, Including Veterans Crisis Line Staff March 06, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC)--led her fellow Democratic colleagues in demanding answers from Pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Discusses U.S.-Israel Relations, Antisemitism With JACPAC March 06, 2025 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with members of the Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs (JACPAC). JACPAC is a national organization dedicated to supporting issues reflective of Jewish values, including promoting stro  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Hosts Call With Rural Illinois Hospitals On Harms From Republicans' Proposed Cuts To Medicaid March 05, 2025 Republicans have called for $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care for 3.4 million Illinoisans, including 1.5 million children WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today convened a call with the leadership of nine rural hospitals base  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Combating The Rise Of Antisemitism In America March 05, 2025 Due to the Trump Administration's actions, the Office for Civil Rights has been unable to adequately address cases of discrimination WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Shares Story Of Illinois Researcher At USDA Fired During DOGE's Short-Sighted Purge Of Critical Government Employees March 06, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin shared the story of Jeannie Klein-Gordon, an agricultural researcher that was fired from her position at the Peoria Ag Lab WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Against Trump Administration Efforts To Intimidate Judges & Undermine The Rule Of Law March 05, 2025 Senate Republican objects to Durbin's UC request to pass a resolution that simply affirms the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary C  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Votes Against Todd Blanche To Be Deputy Attorney General March 05, 2025 Durbin: We need a Deputy Attorney General who will bring independent thinking and a commitment to the rule of law back to the Justice Department. Mr. Blanche is not that person. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted against the n  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats File Misconduct Complaint Against Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin With D.C. Bar March 06, 2025 Requesting a disciplinary investigation into Martin, SJC Dems cite multiple abuses of power by Martin WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led all Senate Judiciary Democrats in filing a pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Shaheen Host Lithuanian Minister Of Defense To Discuss Increased Russian Aggression Toward The Baltic Region March 06, 2025 The meeting comes after President Trump's shameful outburst toward Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office last Friday WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, and U.S. Senator Jeanne Sh  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger Talks the Future of NIL Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, questioned witnesses during yesterday's Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing titled "Moving the Goalposts: How NIL is Reshaping College Athletics." The witnesses included: * Coach Shane Beamer, Head Football Coach, University of South Carolina * Mr. Josh W  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Kamlager-Dove, Casar, Congressional Caucus on Global Migration, and House Democrats Demand USAID Reinstitution to Reduce Irregular Migration WASHINGTON - Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Global Migration, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), led 37 members of the Democratic caucus to deman  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi And Other Congressional Democratic National Security Leaders: President Trump Is Undermining American Security WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Reject Durbin's Resolution To Condemn Russia's Abduction Of Ukrainian Children March 06, 2025 Since Russia's full-scale war started in 2022, the Russian government has abducted, forcibly transferred, or facilitated the illegal deportation of at least 20,000 Ukrainian children WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-  more