Press Releases
Duckworth Leads Delegation of Illinois Members of Congress in Calling on IRS to Fix Erroneous Late Payment Notices
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led Illinois’s Congressional Democrats in demanding answers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on why Illinoisans are receiving notices of late payment in error after filing—and paying—their taxes on time. Following reporting earlier this month revealing that Illinoisans were receiving late payment notices and penalties from the IRS even though they had already filed and paid their taxes, and were then unable to get answers or … Continue Reading
June 27, 2025
Duckworth Leads Delegation of Illinois Members of Congress in Calling on IRS to Fix Erroneous Late Payment Notices
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led Illinois’s Congressional Democrats in demanding answers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on why Illinoisans are receiving notices of late payment in error after filing—and paying—their taxes on time. Following reporting earlier this month revealing that Illinoisans were receiving late payment notices and penalties from the IRS even though they had already filed and paid their taxes, and were then unable to get answers or … Continue Reading
June 26, 2025
Recently-Retired Veterans Crisis Line Responder Tells Duckworth How Veterans’ Services Were Hurt by Trump Administration’s Mass Layoffs
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) this week questioned a recently-retired Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) responder about her experiences working at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following the Trump Administration's wrongful termination of VCL workers as part of their purge of the federal workforce. During the hearing, the former VCL responder shared that the Administration's mass firings caused delayed services to Veterans, directly … Continue Reading
June 26, 2025
Duckworth Introduces Bill to Prevent Trump from Misusing Our Military to Police Their Fellow Americans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced legislation that aims to curb Donald Trump's egregious misuse of the military in civilian law enforcement capacities and keep our nation's servicemembers focused on their core mission of protecting and defending Americans from foreign threats abroad. The Military in Law Enforcement Accountability Act would reform gray areas in laws that Trump is exploiting to deploy members of our military to police … Continue Reading
June 25, 2025
Duckworth Hosts Telephone Town Hall, Highlighting Negative Impacts of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) tonight hosted a telephone town hall to answer Illinois constituents' questions and discuss how Donald Trump and Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" will profoundly harm Illinoisans. In tonight's town hall, Duckworth highlighted how Senate Republicans are currently trying to jam through this legislation-that no one has seen final text for-in order to give Trump and his billionaire buddies a massive tax cut paid for by increasing taxes on … Continue Reading
June 25, 2025
Duckworth Joins Hirono, Wyden, Colleagues in Demanding Answers on Trump’s Rescission of EMTALA Abortion Care Guidance, Urging HHS to Reverse Decision
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - On the three-year anniversary this week of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and their colleagues in condemning the Trump Administration's recent rescission of guidance that reaffirmed hospitals and providers' obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to provide medically necessary emergency abortion care, regardless of where the … Continue Reading
June 25, 2025
Duckworth, Booker Renew Push to Ban the U.S. Sale and Manufacturing of “K-Leather” and Protect Kangaroos from Largest Commercial Slaughter in the World
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation to ban the sale and manufacturing of products made from kangaroo skin, also known as "k-leather." After years of the two lawmakers leading the charge on this issue, this week Mizuno and UMBRO joined cleat manufacturing giants-including Nike, Adidas, Puma and ASICS-in pledging to halt production of k-leather in their soccer cleats and other products. To help build on this momentum, … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
On the 3rd Anniversary of Roe Being Overturned, Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Bill to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - On the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Patty Murray (D-WA) in introducing the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, legislation to guarantee access to abortion everywhere across the country and restore the right to comprehensive reproductive health care for millions of … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Duckworth Underscores Support for Senator Kaine’s War Powers Resolution in the Wake of Trump’s Illegal Strike Against Iran
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - After President Donald Trump illegally ordered a military strike against Iran over the weekend, today combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) condemned Trump’s actions as both unconstitutional and a violation of the War Powers Act and underscored her support for U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) War Powers Resolution, which would reassert that only Congress holds the power and solemn responsibility to declare war. Duckworth reiterated that while Iran cannot … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Announce $3m In Federal Funding For Midamerica St. Louis Airport
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $3,648,323 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Authority for MidAmerica St. Louis Airport. The federal funding will be used to construct a new 6,000 square foot terminal to accommodate the movement of passengers and baggage. “MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is an essential economic hub for the Metro East and the source of … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $141k in Federal Funding for Decatur Airport
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $141,874 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Authority for Decatur Airport. The federal funding will be used to reconstruct 21,817 square yards of the existing south T-Hangar Apron pavement. “Illinois’s airports are critical economic engines for our state,” Duckworth said. “I’m proud to join Senator Durbin in announcing … Continue Reading
June 23, 2025
Duckworth Announces Opposition to Bryan Bedford’s Nomination to be FAA Administrator
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the CST Aviation Subcommittee—issued the following statement announcing her strong opposition to Bryan Bedford’s nomination to serve as Federal Aviation Administrator. Her announcement comes after Bedford refused to commit to upholding the 1,500-hour certification standard for our nation’s pilots after Duckworth pressed him on … Continue Reading
June 21, 2025
Duckworth Statement on Trump’s Strikes Against Iran Nuclear Sites
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites: “I ran for Congress so that when the drums of war started beating in Washington again, I’d be in a position to make sure that our leaders fully consider the true costs of war—not just in dollars and cents, but in the sacrifices and blood of our troops. The Trump Administration illegally bombed Iran … Continue Reading
June 21, 2025
In Chicago, Duckworth and Stratton Join Illinois Health Care Advocates and Medicaid Recipients to Condemn GOP Efforts to Gut Medicaid
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton today joined Chicago-area health care advocates, Medicaid recipients and their families to call out the Trump Administration and Republican’s dangerous, relentless attempts to slash Medicaid with their Big, Beautiful Betrayal. Duckworth spoke in support and defense of the millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid including pregnant women, children with disabilities as well as people in … Continue Reading
June 19, 2025
In Peoria, Duckworth Joins Illinois Health Care Advocates and Medicaid Recipients to Condemn GOP Efforts to Gut Medicaid
[PEORIA, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined Peoria-area health care advocates, Medicaid recipients and their families to call out the Trump Administration and Republican’s dangerous, relentless attempts to slash Medicaid with their Big, Beautiful Betrayal. Duckworth spoke in support and defense of the millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid including pregnant women, children with disabilities as well as people in nursing homes—and demanded that Republicans put their … Continue Reading
June 19, 2025
Duckworth, Warren Press RFK Jr. on “Dangerous War on Vaccines,” Reckless Decision to Slash HHS Vaccine Funding
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pressing him on his recent reckless decisions to slash funding for critical vaccine development. In May, the Trump Administration announced that it would cut off millions of dollars that the federal government had committed to the development of the critical bird flu vaccine, and HHS abruptly ended an over-$250 … Continue Reading
June 19, 2025
Duckworth Commemorates Juneteenth in Peoria
[PEORIA, IL] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today celebrated and honored Juneteenth in Peoria, attending the Inaugural Jubilee Day Juneteenth Celebration at Glen Oak Park with Pastor Marvin Hightower, President of NAACP Peoria branch, and local community members. Following the celebration, Duckworth met with the Peoria Black Chamber of Commerce to discuss the challenges facing local Black business owners, including the how Trump’s chaotic trade policies are hurting them. Photos from the … Continue Reading
June 18, 2025
Duckworth to Hegseth: “Let the Military Get Back to Its Real Job Defending Americans, Not Policing Them”
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) excoriated Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for deploying American servicemembers to police and intimidate their fellow Americans in our nation’s communities, something that actively undermines the Secretary’s own self-proclaimed goal of strengthening our military’s warfighting capabilities and protecting Americans from real foreign threats. Duckworth underscored how misusing our military for domestic law … Continue Reading
June 18, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $30 Million in Federal Funding for O’hare Airport Runway Extensions
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $30,000,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Authority for O’Hare International Airport. The federal funding will be used to pave Runway 9R/27L an additional 3,290 feet in length to reduce delays, accommodate more passengers and allow for increased aircraft operations. “Illinois’s airports are critical economic engines … Continue Reading
June 14, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Padilla, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Demanding Trump Remove Military Forces From Los Angeles
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) abd U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that President Trump immediately withdraw all military forces from Los Angeles and cease all threats to deploy the National Guard or active-duty service members to American cities. The letter comes after Trump’s unprecedented move to federalize and deploy the California National Guard without the … Continue Reading