WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth at Unite for Veterans Rally: "Veterans Keep This Nation Strong, and We Deserve Better than Trump" * June 10, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At today's "Unite for Veterans" rally on the National Mall, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) delivered impassioned remarks slamming Donald Trump for using our nation's heroes as political pawns, firing them by the thousands and m  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Bicameral Bill to Repeal the Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * June 09, 2025 Legislation would give victims of gun violence their day in court & enable them to hold manufacturers accountable for negligence [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During Gun Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joine  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Van Hollen, Klobuchar and Colleagues in Pressing Administration for Answers on Cancelled Protected Status for Afghans Living in U.S. * June 10, 2025 Decision could endanger thousands of Afghans, including many who supported U.S. efforts during the war in Afghanistan [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Lead Illinois Colleagues in Condemning Trump's Termination of Digital Equity Program, Blocking Illinoisans' Access to Reliable Internet * June 09, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) led 12 of their Illinois delegation members in criticizing the Trump Administration's cancellation of the Digital Equit  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Warren and Colleagues Demand Investigation After Uncovering DOGE Employee Gained Access to Sensitive Education Department Data * June 09, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and fellow Senate Democratic colleagues in calling on the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to open an investi  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin On Republicans' Reconciliation Bill: It's A Big, Beautiful Betrayal Against American Families * June 09, 2025 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin slammed the Republican reconciliation plan that will kick 16 million Americans off their health care coverage, close rural hospitals, and raise prices for American families in order to pay for tax cuts to billionaires WASHINGTON - U.S.   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 11 -- The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * IDFPR Launches 21 Additional License Types on New Licensing System CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that 21 additional professions are now available for licensure via the Department's new online licensing system, CORE (Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment). Today's a  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Denounces Political Violence, Criticizes Trump's Decision To Deploy National Guard Troops To California Without Consent Of California State Officials * June 10, 2025 In his speech, Durbin also pointed out the hypocrisy of Trump Administration officials, who supported pardons for January 6 rioters, as they call for the arrest of any protestor that commits violen  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Denounces Political Violence, Criticizes Trump's Decision To Deploy National Guard Troops To California Without Consent Of California State Officials In his speech, Durbin also pointed out the hypocrisy of Trump Administration officials, who supported pardons for January 6 rioters, as they call for  more