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November 02, 2026Duckworth Demands Answers on Trump’s Dangerously Low Halloween Flyover at the White House
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation—today demanded answers from the Trump Administration on Donald Trump’s reckless, dangerously low White House flyover during last week’s Halloween festivities, which frightened local residents, jeopardized safety and likely cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars for no good reason. In her letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford and Dire… Continue Reading
October 27, 2026Duckworth, Colleagues to Committee Leadership: Trump Must Begin Restoring Illegally Cancelled Energy Projects Before Critical Vote on Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill
U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today called on the Chairs and Ranking Members of both the U.S. Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) and on Environment and Public Works (EPW) to secure a commitment from the Trump Administration to begin reinstating the hundreds of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) clean energy grants it illegally cancelled to punish Democrat-represented states that Donald Trump lost in the 2… Continue Reading
October 26, 2026Duckworth, Durbin React to Latest News in Amtrak Facility Relocation, Reiterate Need for Community Input
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) react to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s announcement that it will conduct an environmental assessment of Amtrak’s proposed relocation of its 14th Street maintenance facility to Union Pacific’s Canal Street Yard. Duckworth and Durbin have repeatedly raised community concerns about the project and called for greater transparency and communication from Amtrak and the FRA, including re… Continue Reading
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February 28, 2026Illinois elected leaders blast Trump’s military strikes in Iran: ‘No justification’
CHICAGO - Elected state and congressional leaders in Illinois blasted President Trump and his administration for the early morning military strikes in Iran on Saturday. The local leaders, mostly Democrats who have routinely opposed the Trump administration’s policies on nearly every front, argued the strikes against Iran were not legally justified and circumvented congressional authority for war. Here is what they said. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth US Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat from Illi… Continue Reading
February 26, 2026Trump wants to ‘dismantle’ VA, veteran senator claims
Veteran Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois accused President Donald Trump of seeking to privatize and ultimately dismantle the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during a combative congressional hearing this week. Why It Matters The remarks come amid a fresh dispute over a VA disability compensation rule that sparked backlash from veterans’ groups. The comments also reflect a broader fight over the future of the VA and how veterans’ care should be delivered. VA pointed Newsweek t… Continue Reading
February 13, 2026Senator seeks US watchdog probe into Texas drone incidents
, March 13 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee on Friday called for a government investigation into two recent incidents of the government's use of a laser-based anti-drone system in Texas. Senator Tammy Duckworth, in a letter seen by Reuters, asked the inspector generals for the Transportation, Homeland Security and Defense departments to jointly investigate the government's use of counter-drone high-energy laser weapons. She said the Texas events … Continue Reading