WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Leads All Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats IN Letters Demanding Answers From FBI, DOJ Nominees, Acting Attorney General, And Acting FBI Director On Trump Administration Forcing Out DOJ And FBI Officials WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led all Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in letters to Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Castro Introduce Bill To Curb Firearms Trafficking From The United States To Mexican Drug Cartels The Stop Arming Cartels Act would stem the "iron river" of firearms trafficking enabled by weak American gun laws  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Ranking  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Statement on Musk's Assault on Federal Government CHICAGO, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after the reports of Elon Musk and employees of his private companies and allies of Silicon Valley (link is external) accessing the Treasury Department's trillion-dollar payment systems (link is external) and illegally shutting down the federal agenc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Chicago, IL - Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today expressed strong opposition to efforts by the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)--a move that threatens critical humanitarian and economic assistance programs around the world. "For decades, USAID has been a pillar of American leadership in global de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Foster Statement on Team Musk's Access to U.S. Treasury Payments Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement: "Elon Musk is an unelected oligarch with no regard for national security, conflicts of interest, or ethical standards. "Americans deserve answers as to why his team was given unrestricted access to the U.S. Treasury payment system, which gives the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky Statement on Co-President Musk's Latest Power Grab WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement on Elon Musk's efforts to override congressional spending decisions and authority: "Donald Trump's decision to place unelected billionaire co-President Elon Musk in charge of millions of people's private information - including personal health det  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led all Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in letters to President Trump's nominee to be the Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Pam Bondi; nominee to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel; nominee   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * The Stop Arming Cartels Act would stem the "iron river" of firearms trafficking enabled by weak American gun laws * * * Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee  more