WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Pressley Lead Colleagues in Renewing Push to Protect Access to Reproductive Care for Low-Income Americans, Servicemembers and Millions More * July 23, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D \- IL) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) led their fellow Senate and House Democratic colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect Americans' right to acc  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Drones * July 22, 2025 During his opening, Durbin called out the Trump Administration for neglecting serious threats posed by unauthorized drone use as it focuses federal law enforcement efforts on mass deportation WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Co  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Drones During his opening, Durbin called out the Trump Administration for neglecting serious threats posed by unauthorized drone use as it focuses federal law enforcement efforts on mass deportation * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rank  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Introduced Bill To Create Climate Bond Programs To Fund Climate Resiliency Projects * July 22, 2025 The Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act would create a program similar to the national war bond program during World War II to support climate resiliency efforts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced the Climate Change Resiliency Fun  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Joins Merkley, Boyle To Introduce Legislation To End Cycle Of Republican Default Brinkmanship * July 23, 2025 For Years, Republicans Have Held the Debt Ceiling Hostage, Continually Putting the United States' Credit at Risk WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) to i  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With New Bureau Of Prison Leadership Billy Marshall and Joshua Smith were recently sworn in as BOP Director and Deputy Director * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Billy Marshall III   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With New Bureau Of Prisons Leadership * July 23, 2025 Billy Marshall and Joshua Smith were recently sworn in as BOP Director and Deputy Director WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Billy Marshall III and Deputy Director  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump's Controversial Judicial Nominees, Joshua Divine & Cristian Stevens The Senate is scheduled to vote on their confirmations this week * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke against the nominations of Joshua Divine   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Blumenthal, Scanlon Introduce Bicameral Corporate Crime Database Act * July 23, 2025 The bicameral legislation would require DOJ to collect, aggregate, analyze, and publish comprehensive data on federal corporate criminal enforcement actions WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Durbin, Blumenthal, Scanlon Introduce Bicameral Corporate Crime Database Act U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05) today reintroduced the Corporate Crime Database Act, bicameral l  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley Ask For Unanimous Consent To Pass Their Bill To Crack Down On Pharmaceutical Advertisements * July 23, 2025 The Senators' bill would force Big Pharma to disclose prices when advertising prescription drugs, the UC request was blocked by a Senate Republican WASHINGTON - Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Focus On Mass Deportation While Unauthorized Drone Usage Threatens National Security * July 22, 2025 In today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin called on the Trump Administration to focus on real threats to national security rather than mass deportation efforts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate D  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Pushes Back Against Trump Administration's Focus On Mass Deportation While Unauthorized Drone Usage Threatens National Security In today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin called on the Trump Administration to focus on real threats to national security rather than mass   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news on July 23, 2025: * * * FHLBank Chicago Announces Q2 2025 Financial Highlights The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) today announced its preliminary and unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2025. "Our preliminary second quarter results reflect the continued strength of our cooperative and our ability to provide  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville Joins the Chris Salcedo Show to Discuss Ways to Expose the Deep State and Protect Law Enforcement * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Newsmax's Chris Salcedo Show to discuss DNI Tulsi Gabbard's recent report exposing the FBI's involvement in covering up then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information. Sen. Tuberville and Sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Invenergy, Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior urging regulatory reform to streamline energy infrastructure development while maintaining environmental protections. The organization emphasizes the importance of balancing economic growth and national security with responsible stewardship of public lands and resources. In the letter, Invenergy expresses appreciation for the Department's efforts to reduce regulatory  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), along with its member organizations and coalition partners, has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) vigorously opposing the rescission and immediate implementation of the agency's 2024 update to its Business Combination Rule without a comment period. NCRC, a network of over 700 community-based organizations, works to create opportunities for all Americans and address   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of a client in the U.S. data center industry, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the agency to implement a dedicated Nationwide Permit (NWP) for the construction of data centers. This initiative aims to streamline the regulatory process associated with developing key infrastructure that supports the burgeoning U.S. data center industry. In its submission, the law firm emphasizes   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Authorities are investigating the disappearance of a generally licensed gauge containing Americium-241 from Teasdale Foods in Hoopeston, Illinois. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was notified on July 15, 2025, that the Peco Controls Corp., Modesto, California, Gamma 101P gauge (SN G011619735), with a 100 millicurie source (Serial No. 5445LA), could not be located. The missing gauge is one of eight listed for use at the facility. According to Teasdale Foods manage  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Baldwin, Collins Take Action to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or the Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities.  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Grassley's Combating Organized Retail Crime Act Following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on organized retail crime, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed growing support for his bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) from retail industry leaders, law enforcement organizations and hundreds of affected business  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Woodstock Institute, Chicago, Illinois, has expressed strong opposition to the interim final rule proposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that suggests reversing reforms on bank merger reviews implemented in 2024. The organization argues that reinstating an expedited merger review process could jeopardize community interests and consumer protections. "Under different circumstances, we might be comfortable with a more selective and measured vers  more