Press Releases
As Trump Unconstitutionally Deploys Military into American Cities, Senators from Illinois, Oregon & California Oppose NDAA
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Amid Donald Trump’s escalating deployments of troops to American cities, the six U.S. Senators representing states that Donald Trump is targeting with troop deployments over state and local officials’ strong objections—U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Adam Schiff (D-CA)—released the following statement announcing they will vote against the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Calling Out Against Trump’s Unconstitutional and Dangerous Deployments of Troops into American Cities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today led a campaign on the Senate floor with U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to speak out forcefully against Trump’s wrongful and dangerous deployment of U.S. military troops to intimidate Americans in their own communities. The Senators condemned Trump’s egregious political abuse of our military, ignoring state and … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
As Trump Escalates Abuse of Our Military, Duckworth Announces She Will Oppose NDAA for First Time
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Citing her deep concern over Donald Trump abusing our military and servicemembers by unconstitutionally deploying them into American cities—including Chicago—to intimidate Americans over the objections of state and local officials, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced she will vote against the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the first time in her career. Duckworth has supported every NDAA since she was first … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Temporary Restraining Order Barring National Guard Troops in Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement in response to District Judge April M. Perry’s ruling granting a temporary restraining order and blocking National Guard troop federalization and deployment in Illinois: “Today, a federal court agreed with what we’ve been saying all along: there is no need for National Guard troops to be federalized and sent to Illinois against our state’s wishes. I’m relieved to see this temporary restraining … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Duckworth Condemns Trump’s Dangerous, Unconstitutional Deployments of Troops into American Cities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) on the Senate floor today condemned Donald Trump’s unconstitutional and dangerous deployment of National Guard troops into American cities without request from state and local leaders. In her remarks, the Senator warned that Trump’s egregious abuse of our military violates the rights of sovereign states, distracts our troops from their core missions, intimidates Americans in their own neighborhoods and does nothing to actually make our … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Israel and Hamas Agreeing to Peace Deal
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after Israel and Hamas agreed to phase one of the U.S.-led peace agreement: “Just over two years after Hamas’s brutal attack against Israel on October 7th, 2023 and the ensuing bloodshed and heartbreak suffered by Palestinians and Israelis, we are finally welcoming the first phase of a peace agreement that could end the fighting, bring all the hostages home and alleviate the … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Duckworth Secures Senate Hearing on Trump’s Military Deployments to American Cities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing to receive testimony from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on President Donald Trump’s unlawful and unconstitutional deployment of U.S. military troops to intimidate Americans in their own communities in the coming weeks. Duckworth’s announcement comes weeks after she led all of her fellow SASC Democrats in calling on SASC Chairman … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Duckworth To Block Passage of National Defense Authorization Act Until Senate Holds Hearing on Trump’s Military Deployments to American Cities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today blocked the Senate from expediting passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Duckworth also issued the following statement announcing she will continue to block the legislation that sets our nation’s defense policies until and unless the Republican Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) commits to holding a public hearing to receive testimony from the U.S. … Continue Reading
October 08, 2025
Illinois Congressional Democrats Statement on Donald Trump’s Threats to Jail Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesús G. “Chuy” García (D-IL-04), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Sean Casten (D-IL-06), Jan Schakowski (D-IL-09), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), Bill Foster (D-IL-11), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) and Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) today denounced Donald Trump’s disturbing and … Continue Reading
October 08, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Schatz, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Protect Federal Workers and Their Families From Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills During Shutdown
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 16 of their colleagues in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees and their families from foreclosures, evictions and loan defaults during a government shutdown. “Instead of negotiating with us to ensure our government works for the American people, … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Illinois, Oregon, & California Senators Issue Warning About Trump’s Dangerous, Unconstitutional Deployments of National Guard Troops into Their States
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - The six United States Senators representing states that Donald Trump has sought to force National Guard deployments to, against state and local officials’ objections, without any coordination and in the absence of adequate justification—U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Adam Schiff (D-CA)—today issued the following statement condemning the President’s threats against their … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Duckworth Pushes for Accountability Over Trump Administration’s Dangerous, Unconstitutional Deployment of National Guard into American Cities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today railed against Donald Trump’s dangerous, unconstitutional deployment of National Guard troops into Chicago and other American cities during a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing. Video of Duckworth’s remarks is available on the Senator’s YouTube. “President Trump has once again violated the Constitution, states’ rights and Americans’ rights by federalizing the Illinois National Guard and … Continue Reading
October 06, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Lead Illinois Democrats in Demanding President Trump Immediately Rescind His Order to Deploy National Guard Troops to Chicago
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led all Democratic members of the Illinois delegation in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, demanding that he immediately reverse his decision to federalize and deploy 300 Illinois National Guard troops and up to 400 Texas National Guard troops and to the Chicago region. “We write to urge you to reverse … Continue Reading
October 06, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Ramirez, Underwood Joint Statement on Life Anniversary of Wadee Alfayoumi
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), with U.S. Congresswomen Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-03) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), today, on what would have been Wadee Alfayoumi’s 8th birthday, released the following statement honoring the memory of Wadee, a six-year-old Palestinian American Muslim boy murdered in Illinois in October 2023 in a hate crime: “Today, we join the family, loved ones, and the world in honoring the life of Wadee … Continue Reading
October 06, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Texas National Guard Deployment to Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement in response to the Texas National Guard preparing to deploy to Illinois: “After federalizing the Illinois National Guard against our state’s wishes over the weekend, Donald Trump is stretching the limits of Presidential authority even further past their breaking point by deploying the Texas National Guard to intimidate Illinoisans in our own communities. Our leaders have not called for … Continue Reading
October 04, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Dangerous, Unconstitutional Activation of Illinois National Guard
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to today’s federalization of 300 Illinois National Guard Troops in our state against the will of local officials to intimidate Illinoisans: “Donald Trump federalizing the Illinois National Guard is a dangerous, un-American, and unconstitutional abuse of our military, intended to instill fear and threaten American civil rights. Our military men and women signed up to defend … Continue Reading
October 03, 2025
Duckworth Calls Out Trump and Republicans for Shutting Down Government Instead of Protecting Southern Illinoisans from Skyrocketing Health Insurance Premiums
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today convened Southern Illinois health care leaders to highlight how Donald Trump and Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill is increasing health care costs and decreasing access in the region, and how Trump chose to shut down the Federal Government to protect billionaire tax cuts and ensure health insurance premiums for middle class Illinoisans will skyrocket in just a few weeks. Duckworth met with leaders from Illinois Hospital … Continue Reading
October 03, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Trump Administration Pausing $2.1 Billion in Grants for Chicago Infrastructure Projects
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after Russell Vought, Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), announced that the Trump Administration would “put on hold” $2.1 billion in federal funding for Chicago infrastructure projects, including the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)’s Red Line Extension Project and CTA’s Red and … Continue Reading
October 02, 2025
Duckworth Statement on DOE Cancellation of 33 Illinois Energy Projects
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after Donald Trump’s politicized Department of Energy (DOE) cancelled 33 previously-awarded clean energy and research projects in Illinois without justification, part of 322 projects across the country cancelled— all either located in or to companies headquartered in states that did not vote for Donald Trump: “Today the Trump Administration cancelled projects aimed at supporting critical … Continue Reading
October 02, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Joins Hirono, Crapo to Introduce Resolution Recognizing Importance of Impact Aid Program, Celebrating Program’s 75th Anniversary
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - On the 75th anniversary of the Impact Aid Program, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) in introducing a resolution recognizing the importance of the program and designating September 30, 2025, as “Impact Aid Recognition Day.” Established in 1950 by President Harry Truman, the Impact Aid Program is the oldest K-12 Federal education program in the U.S. The … Continue Reading