WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL06) released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives vote on his resolution to require the House Ethics Committee to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. "Today, the majority of the House of Representatives took the easy way out," said Rep. Sean Casten. "They could have ensured a vote on whe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator and co-founder of the first-ever Senate Environmental Justice Caucus Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with members of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) to discuss a number of issues, including her work to help create good-paying union jobs, get the lead out of our children's water, promote clean energy and bring environmental justice to communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the following Senators were selected to be members of the Senate Democratic Whip operation for the 119th Congress: Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chief Deputy Whip; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Deputy Whip; and Senator Tina Smith, Deputy Whip; as well as Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Lisa Blunt Roc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement regarding the urgency in passing a Farm Bill as President-elect Trump threatens to impose tariffs on prominent trade partners in the agricultural sector: "Sticker shock has become an almost expected experience during Americans' weekly grocery shopping  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with the Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) to discuss workforce shortages in the health care sector, and funding to ensure Illinoisans can continue to get the high quality, affordable care they need. One in nine patients in Illinois are served by community health centers across urban, suburban, and rural parts of the state--providing prima  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Jim Derwinski, CEO of Metra to discuss surface transportation reauthorization priorities for the commuter rail provider and receive updates on its recent federal grant awards. During their meeting, Durbin and Metra leadership spoke about ongoing funding needs for station upgrades and bridge repairs. "Many Illinoisans rely on Metra to commute in and  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today paid tribute to five Senators who will be retiring at the end of the 118th Congress--U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Tom Carper (D-DE), Joe Manchin (I-WV), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Laphonza Butler (D-CA). "The Biden-Harris Administration will go down in history as arguably the most productive and consequential admin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Durbin calls out Elon Musk's potential conflicts of interest as Department of Government Efficiency Co-Chair Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement on remarks made by Vivek Ramaswamy, the incoming Co-Chair of President-elect Trump's commission to cut government spending, about clawing back federal funding that the Biden administration is dispersing, including a k  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor urging President-elect Trump to follow precedent and ensure every single Senate-confirmed nominee has undergone an FBI background investigation. Durbin has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee for over 20 years and in that time, he has voted on thousands of judicial, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marsha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The protecting Employees and Retirees In Business Act would ensure rank-and-file employees retain more of their earned wages, benefits, and retirement savings when their employer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Protecting  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In the letter, the lawmakers urge the Biden Administration to act on students' behalf before the President-elect Trump is sworn in Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) today called on the Department of Education to discharge student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of students who were defrauded by predatory schools.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Full Text of Bill (PDF) Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reintroduced the Franchisee Freedom Act. This legislation ensures that small business owners who enter into franchise agreements with big corporations will be afforded the opportunity to address claims against the franchisor, put  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ABBOTT PARK, IL Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) proudly welcomed 36 local high school students as STEAM Scholars for the 2024-2025 school year. The 36 students represent 14 different high schools across the 10th congressional district. To kick off the STEAM Scholar Program, the students joined Rep. Schneider at Abbott Laboratories for a wide-ranging conversation with several of the company's scientis  more