Press Releases
Duckworth, Schakowsky Announce Nearly $2 Million in Funding they Secured to Help Get the Lead Out of Chicago Daycare Facilities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) today announced that a total of $1,959,752 they secured through Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending and Community Project requests will be sent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the City of Chicago for lead service line replacement at daycare facilities throughout Chicago. Duckworth successfully secured $1 million for this project through the Senate’s … Continue Reading
July 10, 2024
Duckworth Discusses Agricultural Priorities with Illinois Farm Bureau
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) President Brian Duncan and IFB members to discuss Illinois’s agricultural priorities as Congress works to reauthorize the Farm Bill. Duckworth and the members discussed the importance of supporting our family farmers at home by expanding biofuels production, increasing agricultural exports markets and improving farm safety net programs. A photo from today’s meeting can be found on the Senator’s … Continue Reading
July 09, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $30.9 Million in Federal Funding for Pace Suburban Bus' Hybrid Buses Program
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, will receive $30,911,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. With this award, Pace plans to purchase hybrid electric buses to replace vehicles that have exceeded their useful life and upgrade its maintenance facility to adapt to new technology. The funding will also … Continue Reading
July 09, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Sorensen Announce $25.4 Million in Federal Funding for Mass Transit Districts in Rock Island & Peoria
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) today announced a total of $25,415,095 in U.S. Department of Transportation funding for the Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) and the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District. Of that funding, $10,000,000 will be awarded to MetroLINK and $14,415,095 will be awarded to the Greater Peoria Mass Transit … Continue Reading
July 09, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Budzinski Announce $17.8 Million in Federal Funding for Sangamon Mass Transit District
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today announced that Sangamon Mass Transit District will receive $17,807,630 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding will support Sangamon Mass Transit District in replacing its fleet of older buses with diesel-hybrid and compressed natural gas buses. The project will support efforts to reduce greenhouse … Continue Reading
July 09, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Introduce Bill Expanding Student Loan Refinancing for Service Members
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, legislation that would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to allow service members to consolidate or refinance student loan debt they had when they entered the military and continue to benefit from the six percent interest rate cap to which they are entitled through the SCRA. A provision in the SCRA protects … Continue Reading
July 08, 2024
Duckworth Reaction to Boeing Agreeing to Plead Guilty to a Criminal Fraud Conspiracy Connected to 2018 and 2019 Deadly 737 MAX Crashes
[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 Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation—issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reaching a settlement with Boeing, which will involve Boeing pleading guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge, after hundreds of passengers were killed aboard its 737 MAX aircraft in … Continue Reading
July 04, 2024
Duckworth Joins Highland Park Community in Remembering Lives Taken Two Years Ago
[HIGHLAND PARK, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined community members, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and other local officials to mark the two years since the Highland Park shooting. At today’s Remembrance Ceremony, Mayor Rotering and local faith leaders paid tribute to the seven victims whose lives were taken during the shooting at the 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park. Ahead of today’s ceremony, Duckworth also met with family of lives taken and survivors of … Continue Reading
July 03, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Applaud Federal Approval of Illinois Application for Medicaid 1115 Waiver
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) applauded the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) approval of Illinois’ application for a Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver to enhance the delivery of behavioral health services for Medicaid beneficiaries across Illinois. The approval of the federal waiver accelerates efforts in Illinois to use the Medicaid program to address the opioid epidemic, maternal mortality, violence … Continue Reading
July 03, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Applaud Nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Hawley to be a Federal District Court Judge in the Central District of Illinois
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)—Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee—today released the following statement after the White House announced its intent to nominate U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Hawley for the Peoria-based federal district court judicial vacancy in the Central District of Illinois: “We are pleased that President Biden is nominating Judge Jonathan Hawley to fill a judicial vacancy in the Central District of … Continue Reading
July 02, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing Tech Hub Awarded Approximately $51 Million in EDA Tech Hub Funding
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing (iFAB) Hub is slated to be awarded approximately $51 million by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), selected as one of 12 national recipients for Tech Hub Phase II funding. Duckworth and Durbin have been champions of iFAB and advocated fiercely for its … Continue Reading
July 02, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Budzinski Statement on Appointment of Pam Monetti to Serve as Illinois Director for USDA Rural Development
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)—a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee—and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)—a member of the House Agriculture Committee—released the following statement regarding Pam Monetti’s appointment as the new Illinois Director for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development: “At our recommendation, the Biden Administration has made an excellent choice in appointing Pam … Continue Reading
July 02, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Applaud NIH's Announcement of UIC as Newest Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) applauded the announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that it has awarded two new grants to expand its Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence, including one at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Launched last year as part of NIH’s Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) initiative, the Centers of Excellence develop and … Continue Reading
July 01, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Quigley Applaud Illinois, Michigan & Army Corps of Engineers for Signing the Project Partnership Agreement for Brandon Road to Help Protect the Great Lakes
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL-05) applauded Illinois, Michigan, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for signing a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) regarding the Brandon Road Interbasin Project (BRIP). The BRIP will construct a new engineered channel at Brandon Road in Joliet, Illinois, that will be used to test and deploy a range of technologies that will prevent invasive carp … Continue Reading
July 01, 2024
Duckworth Reacts to Dangerous Supreme Court Decision Declaring Donald Trump Absolutely Immune from Prosecution for Official Acts
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court decided that Donald Trump is, in fact, immune from prosecution for “official acts,” but failed to decide whether him fomenting a violent insurrection at our nation’s Capitol to undermine our democracy and obstruct the peaceful transfer of power on January 6, 2021, constituted an official act: “In America, no one should be above the law, but this Supreme Court’s … Continue Reading
July 01, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Schneider Announce Resolution Marking Two Years Since July 4th Shooting in Highland Park
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), announced the introduction of a resolution expressing the condolences of Congress and honoring the memory of the victims of the shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022. The House version of the resolution was introduced last week and the Senate version will be officially introduced when the … Continue Reading
June 28, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $4.4 Million in Medical Research Grants for Illinois
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $4,452,852 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. A large portion of the funding will be put towards research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from cancer research to metabolic research. “Investing in our world-renowned medical research facilities plays a critical part in ensuring … Continue Reading
June 28, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $6.2 Million in Healthcare Related Grants for Illinois
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $6,218,045 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to Illinois institutions. The funding will be put towards programs across the state to support efforts to improve health equity. “In order to bring reliable care to all Illinoisans in every corner of the state, we must work on expanding the reach of Illinois’s health care network,” Duckworth said. “I’m … Continue Reading
June 28, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $525,000 in Federal HHS Grants for Lawrence County Department of Health
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $525,000 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant funding for the Lawrence County Health Department. The federal funding will be used to support programming that develops and offers treatment for pregnant or post-partum mothers struggling with opioid addiction. “It is absolutely unconscionable that hundreds of expectant and new moms are estimated to have … Continue Reading
June 27, 2024
Duckworth Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on Access to Emergency Abortion Care
[WASHINGTON, D.C] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court opted to not weigh in on whether millions of Americans are guaranteed access to emergency abortion care nationwide—even in states that ban abortion—under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), but instead simply reinstated a lower court’s order that prevents Idaho from enforcing its restrictive abortion ban in cases that conflict with EMTALA while the case … Continue Reading
