U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois
Budzinski Hits Trump Administration Over Impact of Proposed Tariffs on America's Farmers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025:
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Budzinski Hits Trump Administration Over Impact of Proposed Tariffs on America's Farmers
Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) engaged with farm stakeholders during a House Committee on Agriculture hearing, addressing the potential impact of tariffs on Canada and their effect on import prices for farmers. The Committee heard testimony from four figures in the agriculture s
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Casten, Durbin Lead Illinois Democratic Delegation to Protect Regional EPA Workers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Casten, Durbin Lead Illinois Democratic Delegation to Protect Regional EPA Workers
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and U.S. Senator Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) led the Illinois Democratic Congressional Delegation in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging him to reconsider reported plans to terminate probationary EPA emplo
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Casten, Smith Question Fed, FDIC Over Withdrawal from NGFS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Casten, Smith Question Fed, FDIC Over Withdrawal from NGFS
Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) led 18 Democratic Members of Congress in questioning the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over their recent decision to exit the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).
"Withdrawing from the NGFS
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Duckworth, Durbin Join Kaine, Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Condemning the Use of U.S. Military Assets or Personnel to Take Over Gaza
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Durbin Join Kaine, Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Condemning the Use of U.S. Military Assets or Personnel to Take Over Gaza
February 11, 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees--and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kai
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Durbin Presses Zuckerberg On Meta's Role Directing Traffic To Problematic Nudify App
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Presses Zuckerberg On Meta's Role Directing Traffic To Problematic Nudify App
February 11, 2025
About 90 percent of online traffic to Crushmate, an app used to create nonconsensual deepfake intimate imagery, originates from Meta in violation of its own policies
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed Meta
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Durbin Presses Zuckerberg On Meta's Role Directing Traffic To Problematic Nudify App
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Presses Zuckerberg On Meta's Role Directing Traffic To Problematic Nudify App
About 90 percent of online traffic to Crushmate, an app used to create nonconsensual deepfake intimate imagery, originates from Meta in violation of its own policies
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judic
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Durbin Speaks Out Against Attorney General Bondi's Actions To Weaponize DOJ
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Speaks Out Against Attorney General Bondi's Actions To Weaponize DOJ
February 11, 2025
Durbin's floor speech comes after the Trump Administration forced out dozens of DOJ and FBI officials and is now threatening additional action against thousands of employees across the country who worked on investigations related to January 6 and President Trump
WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Sena
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Durbin Speaks Out Against Attorney General Bondi's Actions To Weaponize DOJ
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2025:
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Durbin Speaks Out Against Attorney General Bondi's Actions To Weaponize DOJ
WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke out against Attorney General Pam Bondi forher work to undermine the integrity and credibility of the Dep
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Durbin Statement On President Trump's Pardon Of Former Gov. Blagojevich
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Statement On President Trump's Pardon Of Former Gov. Blagojevich
February 11, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after President Donald Trump pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, amid speculation that Blagojevich is in consideration for an ambassadorship. President Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year pr
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Durbin: Kash Patel Has Been Personally Directing The Ongoing Purge of FBI Officials
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin: Kash Patel Has Been Personally Directing The Ongoing Purge of FBI Officials
February 11, 2025
In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin reveals that multiple whistleblowers have disclosed to Durbin's staff highly credible information indicating that Kash Patel has been personally directing the ongoing purge of senior law enforcement officials at the FBI
WASHINGTON - In a speech on the
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Durbin: Kash Patel Has Been Personally Directing The Ongoing Purge Of FBI Officials
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025:
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Durbin: Kash Patel Has Been Personally Directing The Ongoing Purge Of FBI Officials
In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin reveals that multiple whistleblowers have disclosed to Durbin's staff highly credible information indicating that Kash Patel has been personally directing the ongoing purge of senior law enforcement officia
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Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Leads Oversight Hearing on Fixing the Mistakes of the Biden-Harris Administration's Management of VA Education Services
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025:
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Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Leads Oversight Hearing on Fixing the Mistakes of the Biden-Harris Administration's Management of VA Education Services
Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as
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In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Recounts Crimes Of Insurrectionists Pardoned By President Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Recounts Crimes Of Insurrectionists Pardoned By President Trump
February 11, 2025
In his remarks, Durbin spoke about the dangerous misconduct and criminal records of pardoned insurrectionists
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered remarks on the Senate floor detailing the c
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In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Recounts Crimes Of Insurrectionists Pardoned By President Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025:
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In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Recounts Crimes Of Insurrectionists Pardoned By President Trump
In his remarks, Durbin spoke about the dangerous misconduct and criminal records of pardoned insurrectionists
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today deliver
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Krishnamoorthi, Brown Write to Acting Secretary of Agriculture Regarding Contingency Plans in Case of Retaliatory Trade Actions By the PRC
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- 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:
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Krishnamoorthi, Brown Write to Acting Secretary of Agriculture Regarding Contingency Plans in Case of Retaliatory Trade Actions By the PRC
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-OH), Vice Ranking Member of the Hou
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Rep. Jackson: Celebrating the Retirement of U.S Capitol Police Officer Sean Flynn
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 6, 2025:
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of dedicated U.S. Capitol Police Officer, Sean Patrick Flynn.
Officer Flynn retired from the force this past December after 22 years of service with the Capitol Police.
The brave men and women of the USCP stand guard over our Capitol each day they come to work. They spe
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Rep. Jackson: Celebrating the Retirement of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Elliot E. Douglas, Jr.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 6, 2025:
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of dedicated U.S. Capitol Police Officer, Elliot E. Douglas, Jr.
Officer Douglas retired this past December after 22 years of service with the Capitol Police.
The brave men and women of the USCP stand guard over our Capitol each day they come to work. They spend their c
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Rep. Jackson: Celebrating the Retirement of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Willie Goins
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 6, 2025:
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of dedicated U.S. Capitol Police Officer, Willie Earl Goins.
Officer Goins retired from the force this past December after 23 years of service as a member of the U.S. Capitol Police.
The brave men and women of the USCP stand guard over our Capitol each day they come to
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Rep. Jackson: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dean Emeritus Quiester Craig
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 6, 2025:
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a legendary American educator, Dean Emeritus Quiester Craig, who passed away on December 12th at the age of 88 He touched the lives of many students, including myself.
Dean Craig was a proud graduate of Morehouse College for his bachelor's, Atlanta University for his MB
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Rep. Robin Kelly Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Preterm Births
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Robin Kelly Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Preterm Births
PREEMIE Reauthorization was cut from 2024 spending bill to fund programs researching, treating preterm births
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent preterm births with U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), Shon
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Reps. Kelly, Pocan, 109 House Democrats Urge Immediate Restoration of PEPFAR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Kelly, Pocan, 109 House Democrats Urge Immediate Restoration of PEPFAR
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) led 109 of their colleagues in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging him to restore essential HIV and AIDS services and expressing deep concern about the impact of the foreign aid funding pause on global health programs, particul
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SCHNEIDER LETTER TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EXPRESSES ALARM AT POTENTIAL DOGE ACCESS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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SCHNEIDER LETTER TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION EXPRESSES ALARM AT POTENTIAL DOGE ACCESS
Washington, D.C.-- Today, Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) joined fellow Ways and Means Committee Democrats to express alarm about the recent access Elon Musk and the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") was able to gain to the Department of the Treasury's payment systems, and to raise further co
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Select Committee Calls Out LAM Research for Failure to Provide Documents on China Sales, Demands Full Compliance
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- 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 Feb. 11, 2025:
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Select Committee Calls Out LAM Research for Failure to Provide Documents on China Sales, Demands Full Compliance
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strateg
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What They Are Saying: VSOs Applaud Chairmen Bost, Moran Veterans' ACCESS Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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What They Are Saying: VSOs Applaud Chairmen Bost, Moran Veterans' ACCESS Act
In January, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - introduced legislation to increase access to mental health and addiction services and other life-saving care for veterans thr
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