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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday October 26, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Duckworth, Durbin Join Sanders, Peters, Stabenow and 18 Fellow Senators in Demanding Stellantis Keep Its Promises to Autoworkers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a letter sent yesterday to the automotive giant responsible for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and more, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and 18 of their colleagues in urging Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares to honor the collective bargaining agreement signed last year with th  more

Durbin Applauds President Biden's Formal Apology To Native Communities For Federal Government's Role In Native American Boarding Schools
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded President Biden's formal apology for the U.S. government's actions in establishing and running hundreds of Federal Indian Boarding Schools: "Today, President Biden is taking a major step forward in our nation's reckoning with the deeply painful history of Native boarding school policies that caused irreparable damage to Native co  more

Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski, Announce $157 Million In Federal Funding For Springfield Rail Improvements Project
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today announced $157,126,494 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the final segment of the Springfield Rail Improvements Project (SRIP). The multi-phased project is a large-scale effort supported by local, state, and federal  more

Rep. Budzinski Launches Women Veterans Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS -- Yesterday, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) convened the first meeting of her Women Veterans Advisory Council at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's East St. Louis Center. In attendance were Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs' Subcommittee on Health, and local women veterans and stakeholders from across Central a  more

Rep. Budzinski, Sens. Durbin, Duckworth Announce $157M for Springfield Rail Improvement Project
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: SPRINGFIELD - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced $157,126,494 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the final segment of the Springfield Rail Improvement Project (SRIP). The multi-phased project is a large-scale effort supported by local, state, and federal funding designed to allevi  more