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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for 2024-12-17 ( 9 items ) |
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Aviation Safety Subcommittee Chair Duckworth Responds to New DOT Rule Enhancing Protections for Airline Passengers with Disabilities (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the CST Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation--issued the following statement in reaction to the Department of Transportation's finalizationThis link opens in new window or tab. of a rule that will expand the rights of passengers with disabiliti more PR
Duckworth Visits JALC Nursing Program Expansion Made Possible by $1+ Million Federal Investment She Secured (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
[CARTERVILLE, IL] U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) visited John A. Logan College (JALC) to see firsthand the impacts that a $1,235,000 federal investment she secured through Fiscal Year 2024 Congressionally Directed Spending is having on the college's nursing program. This Duckworth-secured federal investment enabled JALC to build new classrooms and purchase equipment to better prepare students for ca more PR
Durbin Highlights Bitcoin ATM Fraud Against Elderly Americans In Speech On The Senate Floor (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Durbin announces plans to introduce legislation next Congress that establishes a federal antifraud baseline for Bitcoin ATMs
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor highlighting how Bitcoin ATMs frequently contribute to financial fraud against elderly Americans. Reporting in the Illinois Times and New York Times outlines egregious examples of criminals cont more PR
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $10 Million In Federal Funding For Purpose-Grown Energy Crops (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
? U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $10 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This project will advance the production of low carbon intensity, purpose-grown energy crops that will accelerate a clean energy econo more PR
Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $2 Million In Federal Funding For Improved Data On Car Crashes (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $2,038,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to create an interface that would transfer car crash data in Illinois to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
"Today's investment will improve how we understand transportation safety in our state," said more PR
Durbin, Schatz, Welch Introduce Constitutional Amendment To End Undemocratic Electoral College (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system and restore democracy by allowing the direct election of presidents through popular vote alone.
"In 2000, before the general election, I introduced a bipartisan resolution to amend th more PR
Durbin, Welch, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration To Designate The Palestinian Territories For TPS, Provide Palestinians Additional Protection From Deportation (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), led Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) in urging President Biden to promptly designate the Palestinian Territories forTemporary Protected Status (TPS) and more PR
House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bost: House Sends Bipartisan Dole Act to the President's Desk (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024:
Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), released the following statements after the House voted 382-12 to send the bipartisan, bicameral Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, to the president's desk to be signed into law:
"There more PR
Sorensen Statement on the Abundant Life Christian School Shooting in Madison, Wisconsin (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison, Wisconsin.
"I am horrified at yet another senseless mass shooting, this time at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin. I am thankful that law enforcement provided immediate response and care to those wounded, but sadly there were fatalities." said Sorensen. "This, on the last w more PR
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