WASHINGTON, April 2 -- 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 April 1, 2025: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition of Members Reintroduce the Taiwan Allies Fund Act to Support Taiwan's International Space, Counter CCP Economic Coercion WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Budzinski Calls Out House Veterans Affairs Committee for Hosting Sales Pitch with VA in Crisis WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) participated in a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing where medical technology executives pitched their products to be bought by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In her remarks, Budzinski questioned why the c  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Budzinski, Nunn, Courtney and Smith Introduce Bill to Improve Young Farmers' Access to Land WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA-03), Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the New Producer Economic Security Act -- bipartisan legislation to help bring the next generation into family farmi  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Chairman Bost Leads Hearing on Pushing Healthcare Innovation Forward at VA to Better Serve Veterans Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the full committee hearing to examine how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can leverage  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Kelly Introduce Legislation to Increase Youth Employment Opportunities March 31, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) reintroduced two bills to expand and increase access to employment opportunities for underserved youth. The Helping to Encourage Real  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Leads Letter To AG Bondi On Appointment Of Kash Patel As ATF Acting Director March 31, 2025 Durbin, Senators to AG Bondi: "Mr. Patel is, quite simply, not the right person to lead the ATF." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 15 Senate Democrats in a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi in  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Argonne National Lab Director As Trump Administration Threatens Future Of Scientific Research April 01, 2025 The Trump Administration has pushed for cuts to the Department of Energy's Office of Science, jeopardizing the research conducted at Argonne National Lab WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Dr. Paul Kearns, Director of Argonne   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Slams Republican Plans To Cut Medicaid In Order To Provide Tax Cuts To Billionaires March 31, 2025 Durbin: "If Republicans push forward with their cruel and unpopular funding plan, working families will lose and billionaires will win" WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) slammed Congressional Republicans for their plan to slash  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks In Support Of Senate Booker Holding The Senate Floor & Calls Out The Trump Admin's Continued Efforts To Undermine The Rule Of Law April 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on the Senate floor to speak against efforts by the Trump Administration to undermine  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Durbin Speaks In Support Of Senator Booker Holding The Senate Floor & Calls Out The Trump Admin's Continued Efforts To Undermine The Rule Of Law WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) on the Senate floor to speak again  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Kelly Introduce Legislation To Increase Employment Opportunities March 31, 2025 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) reintroduced two bills to expand and increase access to employment opportunities for underserved youth. The Helping to Encourage Real Opportunit  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Retain International Graduates With Advanced STEM Degrees April 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) today introduced bipartisan legislation that would streamline the path for advanced Science, Technology, Engineering, and Ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Schumer, Democratic Senators Urge AG Bondi To Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach March 31, 2025 The Senators wrote: "These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether any of the government officials involved violate  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Durbin, Schumer, Democratic Senators Urge AG Bondi To Appoint A Special Counsel To Investigate Trump Administration Signal Chat National Security Breach The Senators wrote: "These shockingly reckless breaches of security protocols for safeguarding sensitive and classified information clearly warrant an investigation into whether  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Ask AG Bondi For Clarification On The Trump Admin's Extreme & Partisan Approach To The Pardon Power In recent weeks, DOJ has adopted a broad & legally suspect view of the scope of criminal conduct covered by Trump's pardons to benefit January 6 rioters; President Trump has also wrongly claimed   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Ask AG Bondi For Clarification On The Trump Admin's Extreme Partisan Approach To The Pardon Power April 01, 2025 In recent weeks, DOJ has adopted a broad & legally suspect view of the scope of criminal conduct covered by Trump's pardons to benefit January 6 rioters; President Trump has also wrongly claimed that President Biden's pardons were invalid based on  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood's Tax Administration Bill Passes out of the House Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) - Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare - praised the passage of his bipartisan legislation, the Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness Act. Click to watch Rep. LaHood's full remarks on the House Floor "This commonsense bill, which has been included in the   more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley Statement on Recent ICE Arrests of College Students U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on recent arrests of college students: "Over the past month, the Trump administration has begun arbitrarily revoking students' visas and permanent resident status, targeting students like Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University to Rumeysa Ozturk at Tufts University. W  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Reps. Davis and Fitzpatrick Push for Long-Needed Update to Supplemental Security Income Program Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act to reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which has not been updated in 40 years. Currently, the program unfairly punishes  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on March 31, 2025: * * * Mr. President, at this point, Congress is in the midst of an important duty: crafting a budget resolution. The resolution is a framework that will guide Federal spending over the next 10 years and ensure that the United States can fulfill its financial commitments and its priorities. But under the direction of President Trump, congressional Republicans are using this moment a  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Launch Investigation Into Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Lackluster Response to Bird Flu Outbreak Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, R  more