WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Presses Boeing CEO Ortberg for Being Unwilling to Categorically Refuse Self-Inspection Authority from FAA Before Oversight Issues Are Fixed April 02, 2025 In her remarks, the Senator said prior efforts by FAA employees to delegate this safety authority back to Boeing is not just unacceptable, but a "total dereliction of duty" [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Secures Commitment from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Nominee to Ensure Legally-Required Oversight and Accountability on Military Decisions in Wake of SignalGate April 01, 2025 In her remarks, the Senator said: "The lives of servicemembers and the future of our national security depends on expert, qualified leaders who understand their decisions have real life-or-death consequ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Blumenthal, Kelly, Hirono Call Out White House for Refusing to Hold Trump's SignalGate Leakers Accountable for Putting American Servicemembers' Lives at Risk April 01, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) and U.S. Senate Forei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Jacobs Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Help Cover IVF Costs for Servicemembers and Military Families April 01, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC)--and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) introduced the IVF for Military Families Act more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Nationwide Injunctions April 02, 2025 Durbin questioned witnesses about the legal ramifications of President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, his attacks on law firms WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witn more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump's Anticipated Tariffs That Will Harm Americans April 02, 2025 Durbin also announced his support for Senator Kaine's resolution to block President Trump's abuse of emergency powers WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke out against President Trump's anticipated tariffs he is scheduled to unveil  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Push For Hearing On Ed Martin's U.S. Attorney Nomination April 02, 2025 SJC Dems to Grassley: "Mr. Martin is a nominee whose objectionable record merits heightened scrutiny by this Committee... We respectfully ask that you schedule a hearing on his nomination" WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Garcia Criticizes Republicans at Subcommittee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Competition for Their Complicity in Trump and Musk's Dangerous Weaponization of AI WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered a powerful statement and line of questioning at a hearing of the Subcommitt more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Ban On Fruit-Flavored E-Cigarettes, Calls On FDA To Enforce The Ban To Prevent Youth Nicotine Addiction WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services as well as the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and Chinese Communist more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Condemns Devastating Trump Administration Cuts To Public Health, Senior Services, Medical Research, And Child Care WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services (l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- 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 April 2, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi on Liberation Day Tariffs: "Complete capitulation of American global leadership that will only benefit the Chinese Communist Party" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in response to the new set of harmful tariffs announced by President Donald Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley and Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Push For Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Congressional Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs - Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced sweeping sanctions targeting Russia and any nation or actor complicit in sustaining its brutal war of aggress more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Quigley, Amo, and Fletcher Blast Health Secretary RFK for Hiding from Public Input WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Gabe Amo (RI-01), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led a letter signed by 20 colleagues to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressing alarm at the decision to authorize agencies to bypass the public notice and comment period on more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Zachary Nunn, R-Iowa, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I honor Greg Edwards, President and CEO of Catch Des Moines, for his outstanding contributions to our community. Since joining in 2000, Greg has been a driving force in tourism and economic development, bringing his experience from Peoria, Illinois, and Overland Park, Kansas. Under his leadership, Catch Des Moine more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Underwood's Bipartisan Baby Changing on Board Act Passes Transportation and Infrastructure Committee WASHINGTON - Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed Rep. Lauren Underwood's Baby Changing on Board Act (H.R. 248). The legislation is co-led by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and would require new more PR