June 14, 2022

Duckworth, Durbin, Bustos Statement on Caterpillar Decision to Move Headquarters from Illinois

 

[WASHINGTON, D.C.]—U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) today released the following statement regarding Caterpillar’s plans to move its headquarters from the Chicago area to Texas after nearly 100 years:

“Caterpillar’s surprise decision to move its headquarters from Illinois after nearly 100 years is extremely disappointing. While in terms of jobs impact for Illinois, this transition will only directly affect about 1.5 percent of Illinois’ 17,000 Caterpillar employees, we will do everything we can to encourage Caterpillar to not only preserve these jobs, but also follow through on its promise to continue hiring even more Illinoisans in the weeks and months to come, including meeting its 500 hire goal in Decatur and to grow the number of jobs in downstate Illinois.”

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