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December 18, 2025Duckworth-Led Provisions to Protect Rock Island Arsenal, Support Illinois Quantum Technology Research and Safeguard Care for Veterans Passes Congress, Awaits President’s Signature
— Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), successfully secured several important provisions to support Illinoisans, servicemembers, Veterans and our state’s economy that passed Congress this week and are heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Some of the priorities Duckworth secured to help Illinoisans include protecting Rock Island Arsenal from any re… Continue Reading
December 18, 2025Duckworth Leads Her Colleagues in Demanding the Trump Administration Reverse its Termination of TPS for Burma
After Donald Trump continued his extreme, anti-immigrant campaign by terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led her Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding that the Trump Administration immediately reverse this harmful, misguided policy and reinstate Burma’s TPS designation. In the letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Senators highlighted the inconsistencies in the Department of Ho… Continue Reading
December 17, 2025Duckworth Pushes for Long-Term Funding Certainty for Air Traffic Control System Modernization Project and Calls on FAA to Invest in Both Technology and Training
At today’s U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (CST) Aviation Subcommittee hearing, Ranking Member Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reiterated the urgent need to modernize our nation’s air traffic control system, expressing support for providing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with an additional $20 billion to ensure long-term funding certainty, while calling on the FAA to prioritize phase one investments on the systems and infrastructure that is guaranteed to deliver long… 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