WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Statement on Trump's Power Grab Over FERC, SEC, Independent Agencies Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's executive order to strip federal agencies, such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), of their independence: "The president's latest unla  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Reaction to Trump's Latest Betrayal of Our Partners in Ukraine in Favor of Authoritarian Dictator Vladimir Putin U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's latest false claims about Russia's unjustified war and his outrageous prioritization of Vladimir Putin over our partners in Ukraine:  "Trump's latest comments parrot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement on Trump's Mass Federal and VA Layoffs That Are Jeopardizing Veterans' Access to Care and Leaving Veterans Jobless U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement after President Donald Trump laid off more than 1,000 "probationary" employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and purged thousands of federal employees, including many Veterans who de  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement on Trump's Overly Vague, Toothless IVF Executive Order U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--author of the Right to IVF Act that would protect individuals' rights to access IVF and make it more affordable for middle-class Americans, Veterans and military families--released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that requests policy recomm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Votes Against Confirming Howard Lutnick to Serve as Commerce Secretary U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST)--released the following statement after voting against Howard Lutnick's nomination to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Senate confirmed Lutnick by a vote of 51-45.  "I cannot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Hirono, Takano Renew Push to Prevent Atrocities like Mass Japanese American Internment from Happening Again Today, on the anniversary of Executive Order 9066 that began the horrific internment of thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-CA-39) re-introduced the Korematsu-T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Condemns President Trump's Art Of Appeasement To Russian President Vladimir Putin Durbin: President Trump has always had a strange affinity for assorted autocrats and dictators--a troubling stain and liability for the leader of the free world  WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) condemned President Trump's appeasement to Russian   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Condemns President Trump's Comments About Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, released the following statement after President Donald Trump publicly attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In the post, President Trump claimed the U.S. was "duped" into spending billions to help Ukraine def  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Stopping The Exploitation Of Children Online U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Children's Safety in the Digital Era: Strengthening Protections and Addressing Legal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Stopping The Exploitation Of Children Online WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Chil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Slams Senate Republicans For Blindly Supporting Kash Patel For FBI Director Despite Serious Concerns On Fitness To Serve Ahead of procedural vote, Durbin: "My Senate Republican colleagues are willfully ignoring myriad red flags about Mr. Patel, especially his recurring instinct to threaten retribution against his and President Trump's perceived enemies."  WASHINGTON - Ahead of tonight'  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Durbin Slams Senate Republicans For Blindly Supporting Kash Patel For FBI Director Despite Serious Concerns On Fitness To Serve Ahead of procedural vote, Durbin: "My Senate Republican colleagues are willfully ignoring myriad red flags about Mr. Patel, especially his recurring instinct to threaten retribution against his and Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Cassidy Introduce Bill To Rename Street Near The Russian Ambassador's Residence After Alexei Navalny WASHINGTON - Surrounding the one-year anniversary of Alexei Navalny's tragic death in a Russian prison, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today introduced legislation to rename a section of the street near the Russian Ambassador to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Hawley Announce Reintroduction Of Stop CSAM Act The STOP CSAM Act would crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material online  WASHINGTON - In conjunction with today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child safety online, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Durbin, Hawley Announce Reintroduction Of Stop CSAM Act The STOP CSAM Act would crack down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material online WASHINGTON - In conjunction with today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child safety online, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Ramirez Demands Answers on Effects of Hiring Freeze, Mass Terminations, Across-the-Board Cuts on Veterans Washington, DC -- In a letter, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee of Oversight and Investigation, is demanding answers from Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins on the effects that the Musk-Trump agenda is having on veterans, their l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Kelly Loeffler to Bring Accountability and Transparency to SBA Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, later today the Senate will vote to confirm former Senator Kelly Loeffler to lead the Small Business Administration.   more