WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Statement on the Release of Edan Alexander SCHAUMBURG,IL - Following the news that Edan Alexander has been freed after more than 580 days in captivity, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement: "I am deeply relieved that Edan Alexander is finally coming home after more than 580 days in captivity. His release is a long-overdue moment of ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly on Released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after Hamas released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander: "Edan Alexander is returning home after more than 19 months in brutal captivity by Hamas. I'm thinking of Edan and his family as they begin to recover and heal from unimaginable pain. "I urge   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Padilla, Merkley Introduce Bicameral Bill to Strengthen Nursing Staff Standards, Improve Patient Care Full Text of Bill (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, on International Nurses Day, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act to improve ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schneider Leads Bipartisan Bill Seeking to Anchor Eastern Mediterranean in U.S. Foreign Policy WASHINGTON - Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), joined by Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Dina Titus (NV-1) and Chris Pappas (NH-1), introduced the Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act (link is external) to bolster the region's role as a strategic link between Indi  more