WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten led six of his colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee in urging the Biden Administration to address the illicit uses of cryptocurrency mixing services, like Tornado Cash, which present serious national security risks. "On August 8, 2022, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Tornado Cash for helping to launder   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), and leading veterans service organizations (VSOs) released the following statements after the House passed Rep. Ciscomani's landmark veterans' pac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: ROCK ISLAND, IL Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced $520,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program to make roads safer for pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists in Macomb and Sterling. This funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to fund regional and local initiatives that prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries through  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12), chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, today applauded House passage of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. The legislation makes historic investments in enhancing veterans' healthcare and benefits, improves caregiver support, and reduces barriers for veterans to access care. "From mental healt  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that the City of Alton will receive a $215,152 federal grant from the Department of Transportation to implement safety improvements for pedestrians. The award is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - which was signed into law three years ago today - and will support Alton's ongoing commitment to build a safer and more walkable downtown.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that 11 farmers and small business owners in Piatt, Madison and Macoupin Counties will receive a combined $952,249 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These funds will go directly to energy efficiency upgrades - namely the buildout of new solar arrays - that will lower ene  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act - bipartisan legislation that would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), two provisions of the Social Security Act that unfairly reduce or eliminate Social Security benefits for millions of Americans who have devoted much of their careers to public service. Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) introduced a bill(link is external) that would support Food is Medicine programs nationwide to improve health outcomes through nutrition while lowering healthcare costs. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will also introduce his companion bill. Food is Medicine programs prioritize fresh, nutritious foods to help alleviate diet-related diseases through produce pre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the Teachers Are Leaders Act, a bill to expand professional development opportunities for teachers. The bipartisan legislation is co-sponsored by Reps. David Trone (MD-06), Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). "By providing more opportunities for teachers to de  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL06) spoke from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to press the Biden Administration to hold members of the Netanyahu Government specifically Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar BenGvir accountable for the rise in settler violence, settlement expansion, and destabilizing activity in the West Bank. You can  more