WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Chairman Bost Opens Hearing with Secretary Collins on the Trump Administration's Investment in VA, Roadmap for Veterans and their Families 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's oversight hearing to assess Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Leads Democratic Colleagues in Demanding Answers about the National Security Risks Posed by Trump's Acceptance of $400 Million Plane-Shaped Qatari Bribe May 15, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Assistant Minority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and nine other Democratic colleagues across U.S. Senate Armed Services, Approp  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth on Trump Seeking to Deploy National Guard for Immigration Enforcement on US Soil: "This is What Dictators Do to Destroy Democracies" May 15, 2025 Deploying National Guardsmen to support immigration enforcement on our own soil is not part of the National Guard's mission, and it has never happened in our nation's history [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckwo  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Trump's Middle East Trip May 15, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and J  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Calls On Trump White House To Honor Blue Slip Rule For U.S. Attorneys During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting During his remarks, Durbin also questioned the legal status of Ms. Pirro's appointment to be Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement On Oversight Of The Justice Department During Senate Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting Durbin presses Grassley to convene a meeting with AG Bondi to discuss responding to the Committee's oversight requests and to schedule oversight hearings with AG Bondi and FBI Director Patel as soon  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Health Care Leaders To Discuss Cost Of Prescription Drugs And Republican Cuts To Medicaid May 16, 2025 SPRINGFIELD -- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined health leaders at Springfield Memorial Hospital to highlight efforts to address high prescription drug prices, and how health insurance coverage for nearly 14 million Americans is at risk because of Republ  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Wyden, Senate Democrats Urge Social Security Administration To Reverse Decision To Maliciously & Illegally List Immigrants As "Dead" May 15, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) today led a group of fourteen Senate Democrats in condemning and urging reversal of the Social Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * In Appropriations Hearing, Durbin Presses Secretary Duffy To Obligate Promised DOT Funding For Illinois Infrastructed Projects In today's Appropriations Committee hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation's budget, Durbin asked Secretary Duffy to move the Chicago Hub Improvement Project forward and work with him on improvin  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Appropriations Hearing, Durbin Presses Secretary Duffy To Obligate Promised DOT Funding For Illinois Infrastructure Projects May 15, 2025 In today's Appropriations Committee hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation's budget, Durbin asked Secretary Duffy to move the Chicago Hub Improvement Project forward and work with him on improving transparency in frequent flyer programs WASHIN  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 May 15, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi Leads Bipartisan Bill to Codify the Six Assurances to Taiwan WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 May 15, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Foster, Huizenga, Moolenaar Introduce Bill to Stop Smuggling of Advanced AI Chips WASHINGTON -- Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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 May 16, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Himes, Coons, Shaheen, Reed, Warner, Kelly Statement on Trump's Middle East AI Giveaway WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and t  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- 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 May 16, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Moolenaar Urge Multilateral Action Against CCP-Controlled Huawei's New Operating System WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi and Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Betw  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Support Local Businesses, Restaurants, and Bars Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) reintroduced the Creating Hospitality Economic Enhancement for Restaurants and Servers (CHEERS) Act, alongside Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT) and Maggie H  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood, Sykes Reintroduce Legislation to Lower Tire Costs and Support the Auto Industry Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13) reintroduced the Retreaded Tire Jobs, Supply Chain Security and Sustainability Act of 2025. This common-sense, bipartisan piece of legislation would promote economic growth by providing a tax credit to consumers who purchase  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly condemns Trump Administration for flooding streets with dangerous rapid-fire devices CHICAGO - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) condemned the Trump Administration for permitting the sale of forced reset triggers, which enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settled a lawsuit with the National Association for Gun Rights, which cha  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 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 May 15, 2025: * * * Transcript of Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi's Opening Statement from Hearing on Deterrence Amid Rising Tensions: Preventing CCP Aggression on Taiwan WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States  more