WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Concludes "Trump Tariff Tour," Highlights Devastating Impact of Trump's Tariffs on Illinois Families and Small Businesses SCHAUMBURG, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi concluded a three-stop "Trump Tariff Tour" across Illinois to highlight the destructive economic impact of President Donald Trump's blanket tariff policies. From Chicago to Atlanta to Urban  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Renews Call for Firing of Secretary Hegseth Over New Security Breach That Put American Lives at Risk SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to a new report (link is external) revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth installed an unsecured int  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ramirez, Housing Advocates Say "Hands Off" Affordable Housing CHICAGO, IL -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), local advocates, and public housing residents demanded the Trump Administration abandon actions that deepen the housing affordability crisis, reverse its layoffs of 50% of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) staff (link is external), and r  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Recounts Legislative Accomplishments Over His House & Senate Career April 25, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - In a video message shared with Illinois voters earlier this week, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) reflected on some of his most meaningful accomplishments as a member of the House of Representatives for seven terms and as a member of the U.S. Senate for five terms. This foll  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On The Arrest Of A Wisconsin Judge By The FBI For Allegedly Obstructing An Immigration Operation April 25, 2025 ROME - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Markey To Attend Late Pope Francis' Funeral On Saturday April 25, 2025 ROME - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) announced today that they will attend the late Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican City on Saturday. The bipartisan Senate delegation is being led by Durbin and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). Along with Markey, Senators Mi  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- 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 25, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Lead National Security Lawmakers in Denouncing Trump Ultimatum for Ukraine WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I am deeply concerned by President Trump's chaotic, contradictory, and harmful trade policy that affect American families and my state of Illinois. His emergency powers to impose tariffs have disrupted business and commerce to operate successfully during a time of inconsistent policy initiatives with major  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 24, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the exemplary life and leadership of the late Mayor William F. Murphy, a public servant who dedicated his career to the betterment of Woodridge and its neighboring communities. Mayor Murphy's 41 years of leadership, as Village Trustee from 1972 until 1981 and then Mayor from 1981 un  more