WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump's Trade War, Durbin Meets With Illinois Pork Producers Association April 09, 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 the Illinois Pork Producers Association to discuss federal issues that affect the Illinois hog industry. Illinois ranks fourth in the nation in pork pro  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten Statement on Republican Resolution to Cut Medicaid Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the Republican budget resolution: "The Republican budget resolution serves only to cut Medicaid and veterans' health care. No one can vote for this legislation in good conscience and claim otherwise, which is why I will vote NO." *** Origin  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, Stevens File Discharge Petition to End Musk's Access to Taxpayer Data Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06) and Haley Stevens (MI-11) filed a discharge petition to start the process to force a vote on the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, House Democrats' landmark legislation to ensure US private citizens' data is not subject to reckless and unlawful interference from peopl  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi and Oversight Democrats Call on HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to Stop Purge of FDA Staff, Warn of Dangers from Potential Contaminated Food Outbreaks WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined his colleagues on the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform in urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop hi  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Durbin, Midwest Colleagues to Demand Answers on Closure of Chicago Head Start Office April 09, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) today in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues in Expressing Concern over Recent Firings at NSA, Call Out Trump Administration for Weakening Our National Security April 08, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Foreign Relations (SFRC) Committees--and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Hearing On Importance Of Freedom Of Information Act April 08, 2025 During his remarks, Durbin criticized unelected billionaire Elon Musk's refusal to comply with FOIA despite his efforts to gut federal agencies with little transparency in the process WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of th  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Hearing On Importance Of Freedom Of Information Act During his remarks, Durbin criticized unelected billionaire Elon Musk's refusal to comply with FOIA despite his efforts to gut federal agencies with little transparency in the process WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democr  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Highlights Importance Of NIH Funding To Red States & Urges Republicans Senators To Stand Up For Medical Research April 08, 2025 Durbin: I am pleading with my Republican colleagues: may your choices reflect your hope for new cures and treatments for patients, not your fears about what will happen if you cross Donald Trump WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) tod  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Leads Colleagues In Demanding Answers About Closure Of Head Start Office In Chicago April 09, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Gary Peters (D-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tina Smith (D-MN) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Rober  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Pushes DHS Secretary Noem, FBI Director Patel To Reverse Course On Cuts To Domestic Terrorism PPRevention Efforts April 08, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel to reverse course   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Durbin Pushes DHS Secretary Noem, FBI Director Patel To Reverse Course On Cuts To Domestic Terrorism Prevention Efforts WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investig  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Importance Of Transparency In Government Durbin questioned witnesses about the impact of firing federal workers who were tasked with responding to FOIA requests WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judic  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciay Committee Hearing On Importance Of Transparency In Government April 08, 2025 Durbin questioned witnesses about the impact of firing federal workers who were tasked with responding to FOIA requests WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On President Trump's Tariff Pause April 09, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after President Trump announced he was temporarily dropping tariffs to 10 percent for 90 days. The President's chaos has caused the markets to plummet in the last few days. In the week after President Trump's tariff announcement,   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Demand Answers, Return Of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador April 08, 2025 "When the Administration makes a mistake as severe as sending an individual with protected status to a foreign prison, it cannot simply shrug off responsibility and allege that there is nothing it can do to reunite him with his wife and child, who are American citiz  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Demand Answers, Return Of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and 22 Senators in wr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Employees When Businesses File For Bankruptcy April 09, 2025 The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act would ensure rank-and-file employees retain more of their earned wages, benefits, and retirement savings when their employer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Durbin, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Employees When Businesses File For Bankruptcy The Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act would ensure rank-and-file employees retain more of their earned wages, benefits, and retirement savings when their employer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy WASHIN  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla Raskin, Jayapal Statement On SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08),  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla, Raskin, Jayapal Statement On SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling April 08, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judi  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: If The Trump Tariff Tax Continues Unabated, It's Going To Destroy This Economy April 09, 2025 In speech on the Senate floor, Durbin slams Trump Administration for implementing damaging trade policy that harms Americans WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) delivered a speech on the Senate floor about the Trump Administration's thoughtless and hazardous a  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin: The Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Should Be Resumed And The Hostage Returned Immediately April 09, 2025 Durbin continues to speak for progress toward a second ceasefire phase and to address the significant humanitarian crisis in Gaza on the Senate floor WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke on the Senate floor on the importance of ending the war in Gaza an  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: LaHood Chairs House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare to Discuss TANF Reform Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) - Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare - chaired a hearing on the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) findings on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program focused on state non-assistance spending   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Meeting with Chicago Head Start Provider, Duckworth Underscores How Trump and Elon Musk are Exploding Costs for Illinois Children and Families April 09, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with leadership from Chicago Commons Association, Chicago's second-largest Early Head Start and Head Start provider to discuss how recent cuts to the Department of Healt  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Congratulates James Shadid as New President of Bradley University Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) issued the following statement congratulating James Shadid as the 13th President of Bradley University. "Bradley University is a pillar in our community and has educated our students for over 100 years," said Rep. LaHood. "I want to congratulate Judge Shadid on being   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly on Abrupt ATF Director Change WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement on the new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). FBI Director Kash Patel was abruptly removed as Acting Director and replaced by U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, as reported exclusively by Reuters (link is external). "Every day, over 110 Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly, Health Subcommittee Democrats March to Health Department, RFK Jr. Refuses to Meet WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Ranking Member Diana DeGette (CO-01), and five more members of the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee marched to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today to demand a meeting with Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. After waiting in the lobby for almos  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- 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 9, 2025: * * * Select Committee Democrats Urge Commerce Department to Strengthen and Maintain U.S.-EU Technology and Trade Council WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between th  more