WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Blasts Trump's Stoppage of the National Climate Assessment Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding reports that the Trump Administration has effectively halted the National Climate Assessment (NCA), a congressionally mandated report on the impacts of climate change on the United States: "The president can attempt to change the laws of  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Amps Up Oversight Of Trump Administration's Immigration Detention Expansion May 01, 2025 Durbin cites reports of detainee mistreatment, inadequate medical care, overcrowding in letters to three major private detention contractors, DHS, DOD, and GAO WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, escalated congression  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 2, 2025: * * * Durbin Demands Attorney General Bondi Recuse Herself From Any Work Benefitting Prison Company Due To Conflicts Of Interest Durbin cites Bondi's previous representation of GEO Group and her current role overseeing DOJ's immigration enforcement efforts, builds on his amped up Congressional oversight of Trump Administration's immigrati  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Demands Attorney General Bondi To Recuse Herself From Any Work Benefitting Private Prison Company Due To Conflicts Of Interest May 02, 2025 Durbin cites Bondi's previous representation of GEO Group and her current role overseeing DOJ's immigration enforcement efforts, builds on his amped up Congressional oversight of Trump Administration's immigration detention agenda CHICAGO - Today,   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Discusses Impact Of Trump's Tariffs On Chicago Small Businesses Owners May 02, 2025 CHICAGO-- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined small business owners in Lincoln Park to discuss the impacts of President Trump's tariffs. "The Trump Tariffs are already driving up costs for manufacturers, disrupting our supply chains, and inspiring retaliatory tariffs, which will   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Warren, Colleagues In Pressing Trump Administration On Impact Of Mass Firings At Consumer Financial Protection Bureau May 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and 39 other Democratic Senators in a letter to Consumer Financial Protec  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Shares The Story Of The Dream Act At Hispanic Association Of Colleges and Universities Forum May 01, 2025 In his remarks, Durbin spoke about Tereza Lee, the first Dreamer WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Dream Act, today delivered remarks at the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universiti  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Law Day And The Importance Of The Rule Of Law May 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - On Law Day, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in support of #ReaffirmTheOath--a grassroots effort that calls upon lawyers nationwide to publicly renew their commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On President Trump's Budget Proposal May 02, 2025 The proposal continues President Trump's petulant, destructive efforts to slash critical public health funding and foreign aid assistance CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today released the following statement on President Trump's abysmal budget proposal  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On President Trump's Executive Order To End Federal Funds For NPR And PBS May 02, 2025 CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to prohibit federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) through the Corporation for Public Broadca  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Senate Republicans' Support Of Social Security Administration Nominee Who Will Gut Agency, Prevent Americans From Accessing Benefits May 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after he voted against moving forward with the nomination of Frank Bisignano to lead the Social Security Administration (SSA): "As  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Reintroduce Assault Weapons Ban May 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in the bicameral reintroduction of the Assault Weapons Ban  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * During A Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting, Durbin Continued To Raise Serious Concerns Over Ed Martin's Nomination May 01, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during the Senate Judiciary Committee's executive business meeting where he continued to raise his serious   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood, Daines Introduce the JOBS for Success Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) - Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare - and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act of 2025. This piece of legislation provides common-sense reforms to reauthorize, modernize, and reform the Tem  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on May 1, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to yet another decision by the Trump administration that puts Americans' lives at risk. On April 1, 2025, almost the entire Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics, a department of the CDC established to comba  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Kelly, McBath, Brown, Frost lead letter to Trump on cancelled funds to community violence intervention organizations WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Lucy McBath (GA-06), Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) led 43 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to President Donald Trump demanding he continue funding for community violence intervention (CVI) programs. Last wee  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER STATEMENT ON NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR WASHINGTON - Rep. Brad Schneider, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will serve as interim National Security Advisor, in addition to his existing duties: "Americans depend on our Commander in Chief to ensure that our nati  more