WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congressman Sean Casten has issued the following statement regarding reports that the House Ethics Committee plans to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Representative Matt Gaetz before the end of the 118th Congress: "As someone who cares deeply about upholding the integrity of the House of Representatives and ensuring that there is full transparency to the Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "America's High-Stakes Bet on Legalized Sports Gambling." The hearing will examine the growth in sports betting since the Supreme Court's ruling in Murphy v. NCAA struck more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Among her priorities, the Senator successfully included a provision that would improve access to high-quality medical care for servicemembers and their families in the Indo-Pacific region Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--secured several important provisions in the Fisc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-04), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) intends to sign a full funding grant agreement for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)'s Red more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)--members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--joined U.S. Senators and fellow SASC members Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) in sending a letter to Susan Wiles, President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Chief of Staff, about whether Pete Hegseth's at more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in reintroducing bipartisan legislation that would provide Veterans who have service-connected disabilities with expedited screening under the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program. While TSA PreCheck is already offered to active duty, Reserves and National Guard more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The reauthorization of the READ Act passed the Senate as part of the NDAA Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded Senate passage of his bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to reauthorize for another five years the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The legi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor decrying the inclusion of a provision in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference agreement to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members. Durbin began his remarks by highlighting the positive components of the NDAA, which includes Durbin's READ Rea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- 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), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated the sixth anniversary of the First Step Act--bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation designed to make our justice system fairer and our communities safer by reforming sentencing laws and providing opportunities for those who are incarcerated to prepare to re-enter so more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Durbin: It has been an honor of a lifetime to serve as Chair In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reflected on his time serving as Chair and highlighted the accomplishments of the Committee over the last four years. During Durbin's time as Chair, the Committee held 145 full Committee hearings, 88 subcommittee hea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned NCAA President, Charlie Baker, in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "America's High-Stakes Bet on Legalized Sports Gambling." The hearing examined the growth in sports betting since the Supreme Court's ruling in Murphy v. NCAA struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, today released the following statement after voting for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes an authorization of nearly $895 billion for the national defense budget, including support for Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois, and a 4.5 percent pay raise for all  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL-04), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) intends to sign a full funding grant agreement for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg asking him to extend federal funding, which will expire on December 31, for the rail project Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging him to grant an extension for the feder more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee's final oversight hearing of the 118th Congress on restoring congressional power over the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following the Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL), a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the Residence-Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act, a bill that would implement a residence-based taxation system for U.S. citizens currently living overseas.Today, the United States is the only major country that uses citizenship-based taxation, a system that levies taxes on individuals regardless of where  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) participated in a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on the troubling push to privatize health care for our nation's veterans. In her remarks, Budzinski questioned witnesses on the consequences of H.R. 10267, the Complete the Mission Act. This legislation would codify existing Community Care access standards into law, channeling crit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), member of the Senate Small Business Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Kelly Loeffler, President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Small Business Administration: "It was great sitting down with my friend and former colleague, Kelly Loeffler. Kelly grew up on her family's farm in Illinois and worked her way up to achieve barrier breaking succes more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * This morning the Senate Finance Committee meets to consider three nominees to serve on the International Trade Commission: James Bernard Coughlan, of Illinois, and Halie L. Craig, of Pennsylvania. There is one piece of Committee business I'd like to address before I get to these nominations. Today is Senator Kim's first hearing since joining the Finan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reflected on his time serving as Chair and highlighted the accomplishments of the Committee over the last four years. During Durbin's time as Chair, the Committee held 145 full Committee hearings, 88 subcommittee hear more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) to introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2025 to remove language that would strip away service members' parental rights to access medically necessary health care for their transgender child more PR