WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Slams Donald Trump for Deploying Hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles * June 10, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)--criticized Donald Trump's deployment of 700 Marines into Los Angeles while questioning Commandant of the Marine Corps General Eric M. Smith during today's hearing.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Privacy & National Security Implications Of The 23andMe Bankruptcy * June 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "23 and You: The Privacy and Nation more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2025: * * * Durbin Demands DOJ, FBI Investigation Into Spiking Threats Against Federal Judges In letter to Attorney General Bondi and FBI Director Patel, Durbin doubles down on request for investigation that DOJ and FBI leadership is delinquent in initiating * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Discusses Rock Island Arsenal With Army Secretary And Chief Of Staff * June 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today met with U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll and Chief of Staff of the Army General Randy George as the Senate Appropriations Committee reviews the Department of Def more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin In Defense Appropriation Hearing: Money Should Be Put Into Medical Research For Troops, Not Wasted On Pomp And Circumstance For The President * June 11, 2025 In today's Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Durbin reprimanded Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for slashing funding to defense medical research WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Illinois Farm Bureau * June 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today met with Brian Duncan, President of the Illinois Farm Bureau, to discuss federal agriculture policy. Also joining the meeting was Board Member Mark Tuttle of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau and Stephe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Illinois Members Of The Ukrainian Congress Committee Of America * June 11, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today met with Illinois members of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) who are in Washington, D.C. for their "Ukraine Days" advocacy effort. During the meeting, they discussed Putin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes Repeal of Biden-Harris EPA Regulations for Power Plants, Which, If Finalized, Would Save Americans More than a Billion Dollars a Year * Breaking down barriers to affordable, dependable energy for American families WASHINGTON - Today, alongside U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02), U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (R-OH-1 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice titled "Operating Limitations at Newark Liberty International Airport, Order Establishing Targeted Scheduling Limits." The Federal Aviation Administration issued this notice to address persistent flight delays at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, due to construction, staffing shortages, and equipment issues. Effective June 6, 2025, the notice sets sc more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Harnessing magnons for a quantum computing future * From the computer hard drives that store our data to the motors and engines that drive power plants, magnetism is central to many transformative technologies. Magnetic materials are expected to play an even larger role in new technologies on the horizon: the transmission and processing of quantum information and more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 12 -- The Illinois Department of Public Health issued the following news on June 10, 2025: * * * State of Illinois Teams with Rush and Lurie Children's to Establish Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers IDPH Providing Two Hospitals $1.5 million to Upgrade Capacity to Treat Patients Infected With High-Consequence Pathogens * Governor JB Pritzker announced today that the State of Illinois has teamed up with two leading Chicago Hospitals - Rush University Medical more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled "Applications and Amendments To Facility Operating and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations." The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released its notice as mandated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended. This document addresses proposed amendments to facility operating licenses and combined licenses across various nuclear power plants in the U.S. The notice specifies t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Robin L. Kelly, D-Illinois, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 9, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, on May 31, 2025, Ms. Teri Gage retired from her position as Superintendent of the Pullman National Historical Park. Today, I include in the Record the following Proclamation to recognize and honor her accomplishments and contributions to Chicago's first National Park. WHEREAS, Teri Gage began her long career more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on June 9, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I have said this over and over in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I will say it here: I condemn violence and vandalism, including violence against law enforcement. There is no place in legitimate protest for that to occur. What is happenin more PR