WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * BOST INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT PRIME FARMLAND AND PROVIDE MORE LOCAL CONTROL WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today introduced the Securing Our Lands And Resources (SOLAR) Act. This legislation establishes guidelines for solar panel projects on prime and unique farmland funded by the United States Department of Agriculture. It ensures rural communities have a s more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Statement on House Budget Resolution Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after voting against the House budget resolution: "The budget resolution considered by the House today could extend the 2017 Republican tax plan, giving a $314,266 average annual tax cut for the top 0.1% of the wealthiest Americans. It allows for defunding the IRS wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, 107 House Dems Demand DOE End Illegal Firing of Public Servants Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten led 107 House Democrats in a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright demanding he end the illegal firing of public servants, including those responsible for managing the United States' nuclear weapons arsenal. The letter also highlighted Wright's stunning incompetence more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Congressman Danny K. Davis Denounces Harmful Budget Cuts Favoring the Wealthy at the Expense of Essential Services Washington, D.C. - Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) today strongly condemned the passage of the House Republican budget, which enacts substantial tax cuts favoring the affluent while imposing severe reductions on critical programs. The budget, narrowly approved by a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Slams Trump Administration for Purging Top Military Leadership While Pushing DoD Cuts, Both of Which Will Harm Readiness and National Security February 26, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Yesterday, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee--slammed President Trump and his Administration for putting our military readiness an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Statement on Second Wave of VA Layoffs, Including Veteran Crisis Line Workers February 26, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees who still receives her own health care services through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)--issued the following statement after Donald more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Harmeet Dhillon, President Trump's Nominee For Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights Division February 25, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Harmeet Dhillon, President Trump's nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Durbin Meets With Harmeet Dhillon, President Trump's Nominee For Assistant Attorney General For The Civil Rights Division WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Harmeet Dhillon, President Trump's nominee to more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Schiff, Senate Judiciary Democrats Oppose Use Of Federal Prisons As Part Of President Trump's Mass Deportation Efforts February 25, 2025 Senate Judiciary Democrats to Pam Bondi: "We write to object to the recent decision to use Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities to detain immigrants swept up in the Trump Administration's mass deportation efforts and urge you to reconsider this plan" more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Schiff, Senate Judiciary Democrats Oppose Use Of Federal Prisons As Part Of President Trump's Mass Deportation Efforts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a group of Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in a letter to Attorn more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Following The Third Anniversary Of Russia's War In Ukraine, Durbin Meets With Members Of The Illinois Ukrainian American Community To Offer Support February 25, 2025 WASHINGTON - Following the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, met with members of the Illinois Ukrainian American c more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Announces Introduction Of Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act To Crack Down On Crypto Scams That Prey On Seniors According to the FTC, Americans lost $66 million to crypto ATM fraud in the first six months of 202 WASHINGTON - Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Dur more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Announces Introduction Of Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act To Crack Down On Crypto Scams That They Prey On Seniors February 25, 2025 According to the FTC, Americans lost $66 million to crypto ATM fraud in the first six months of 2024 WASHINGTON - Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Floor Speech, Durbin Announces Resolution With Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Other Senate Democrats To Support Critical Work At NIH As Elon Musk, President Trump Continue To Slash Funding February 25, 2025 Durbin asked for unanimous consent from the Senate to pass a resolution in support of NIH; Republicans rejected it WASHINGTON - Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- 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. 26, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi and Carson Respond To White House Official's Reported Push To Remove Canada From The Five Eyes Intelligence-Sharing Network WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Stra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- 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. 26, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Lofgren, Stevens Request Assessment from Commerce Department on Plans to Uphold U.S. Competitiveness in Light of Reported Mass Layoffs at NIST WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Highlights Need for U.S. Leadership on Digital Trade, Commends President Trump's Executive Order Protecting American Innovation Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) spoke at the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade hearing focused on American trade enforcement priorities. During the hearing, Rep. LaHood, who serves as co-chair of the Digital Trade Caucus, questioned Jonat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- 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: * * * Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi Cosponsors Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Protect Americans from the Chinese Communist Party's Predatory Trade Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. - Earlier this week, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER VOTES NO ON GOP BUDGET WASHINGTON - Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition and a member of the House Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs Committees, released the following statement on the House vote on the GOP Budget Resolution. Schneider joined every Democrat in voting no on the resolution. "217 Republicans just voted for the largest Medicaid cut in US his more PR