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February 03, 2026Duckworth Meets with Woman Shot Five Times by Trump’s DHS, Marimar Martinez, Underscoring Need for Oversight on DHS
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Marimar Martinez to discuss Martinez’s ongoing legal efforts to force the release the Border Patrol agents’ body camera footage from and text messages regarding her shooting. Martinez—a proud Chicagoan and U.S. citizen—was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood in October and then falsely branded a domestic terrorist by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Martinez today is testifying as part of a … Continue Reading
February 02, 2026Duckworth Joins Schiff, Colleagues in Raising Alarm on EPA’s New Rule Abandoning Federal Water Pollution Protections
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) and 14 of her colleagues in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) proposed rule which threatens to undo significant progress made to restore the quality of our nation’s waters. The new rule limits the definition of waters, including removing coverage for waters that are not wet for the duration of an undefined “wet sea… Continue Reading
January 30, 2026Duckworth Pushes to Allow Wrongfully Detained Citizens—and Families of Citizens Wrongfully Killed—by Trump’s Agents to Sue Federal Government for Same Damages GOP Senators Recently Entitled Themselves To
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act today that would empower the families of U.S. citizens who were wrongfully killed by Trump’s lawless agents, as well as each citizen who was wrongfully detained and then released by Trump’s reckless agents, to sue the federal government for at least $500,000. Duckworth’s Citizens Are As Important As Senators amendment is modeled on language Senate Republicans snuck into Nov… Continue Reading
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November 21, 2025A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
The U.S. government announced major design changes it wants to implement to make the female version of the vehicle crash test dummy more lifelike, potentially replacing a model used for decades that is based almost entirely around the body of a man despite higher injury risks for women. Department of Transportation officials will consider using the new dummy in the government’s vehicle crash test five-star ratings once a final rule is adopted, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday n… Continue Reading
November 19, 2025Democratic senator accuses Trump of playing politics with aviation safety during shutdown
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth suggested during a hearing Wednesday that the Trump administration was playing politics with the aviation system during the shutdown to force an agreement to reopen the government. Duckworth, of Illinois, zeroed in on why the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy never shared the safety data they relied upon when they decided to order airlines to cut some of their flights at 40 busy airports near the end of the shutdown. She also… Continue Reading
November 18, 2025Democratic senators back bills to halt deportations of immigrant veterans, ease path to citizenship
A package of bills led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., seeks to strengthen protections for immigrant veterans who have been deported or are in deportation proceedings. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee are backing a package of bills that would stop the deportation of immigrants who are veterans and make it easier for immigrants with military service to become U.S. citizens. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., an Ar… Continue Reading