Press Releases
On the Senate Floor, Duckworth Calls out Republican Hypocrisy and Urges Passage of Her Right to IVF Act
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), spoke on the Senate floor to underscore the importance of passing her pro-family, pro-freedom Right to IVF Act to protect and strengthen IVF for all Americans. During her remarks, Duckworth shared her own experience with IVF to grow her family while calling out Republicans’ continued failure to support IVF despite claiming they do. Video of the Senator’s remarks is available on YouTube. Key Quotes: “Look, I was actually … Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
Duckworth, Murray, Booker Call Out Republican Hypocrisy After Senate GOP Block Their Bill to Protect IVF and Lower Costs for Families, Despite Republicans Saying They Support IVF
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) called out Senate Republicans’ hypocrisy after nearly every single Republican blocked the Senate Democrats’ Right to IVF Act, despite them publicly claiming to support IVF for the millions of Americans who rely on it to build their family. A little more than 10 days away from the second-anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision that put IVF at risk, Senate Democrats … Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
Duckworth, Shaheen Introduce First Senate Resolution to Mark 30th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Reaffirming Goals of Achieving Reproductive Health for Women and Girls Across the Globe
[Washington, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)—the only women on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee—today introduced a resolution recognizing 30 years since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)—organized by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)—in Cairo, Egypt, and reaffirming the importance of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care for women and girls across the globe. This effort marks the first … Continue Reading
June 12, 2024
Duckworth, Senate Democrats Urge Republicans to Help Pass Legislative Package to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Ahead of the Senate vote on their Right to IVF Act, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined IVF patients, providers and advocates in coordination with RESOLVE and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) to underscore the importance of passing their pro-family, pro-freedom legislation to protect and strengthen IVF for all Americans as Republicans continue their anti-choice, anti-science crusade. In their remarks, … Continue Reading
June 12, 2024
FACT SHEET: Duckworth and Murray Outline How Republican Attacks on IVF are Serious, Real and on the Rise Across America
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following fact sheet to outline the very real and growing threat Republican lawmakers in Congress and across the country are posing to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) services. Duckworth and Murray have both raised the alarm forcefully against Republican threats to IVF and other reproductive health care, particularly since the Dobbs decision. “In … Continue Reading
June 10, 2024
Ahead of Department of Interior Community Meeting, Duckworth Reiterates Support for Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Site
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In advance of this evening’s U.S. Department of the Interior community meeting in Springfield, Duckworth—author of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act—reiterated her longtime support and work in designating the sites of the 1908 Race Riot as a national monument. Tonight’s community meeting is an opportunity for the Biden Administration to hear directly about the community’s vision to commemorate the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 and the role it played in … Continue Reading
June 10, 2024
Duckworth Discusses Water Infrastructure with Chicagoland Mayors
[DES PLAINES, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with members and leadership of the Illinois Metropolitan Mayors Caucus to discuss current issues and challenges facing their local municipalities as well as ongoing projects in the region to replace lead service lines. Photos of the meeting can be found on Senator Duckworth’s website. “As we work to rid our state and nation of dangerous lead service lines, it’s essential to hear how these projects are directly impacting the … Continue Reading
June 06, 2024
Duckworth Meets with Dr. Hamawy, Convenes Senate Roundtable to Discuss Conditions in Gaza
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) yesterday met with Dr. Adam Hamawy, one of 19 doctors and members of the Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA) who recently returned home after being trapped in Gaza where they were providing humanitarian medical assistance. Duckworth also hosted a briefing with several of her Senate colleagues with Dr. Hamawy to hear directly about his experience and the experience of doctors on the ground providing humanitarian and medical … Continue Reading
June 05, 2024
Duckworth Slams Senate Republicans for Blocking the Right to Contraception Act
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed Senate Republicans for blocking the Right to Contraception Act on the Senate floor today. The legislation, which is co-led by Duckworth and U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), would guarantee the right for people to obtain and use contraceptives and for health providers to prescribe contraceptives as well as give information related to contraception, free from government interference. Ahead of the vote, … Continue Reading
June 05, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $11 Million in Federal Funding for Multiuse Cycling Trail in Energy, Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $11.145 million in federal funding to the Crab Orchard Greenway Multimodal Network at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. The grant, funded through the Fiscal Year 2023 National Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program, will go toward supporting the construction of 12 miles of a multiuse cycling … Continue Reading
June 05, 2024
Duckworth Calls Out MAGA Republicans’ Anti-Choice Crusade, Urges Senate Passage of the Right to Contraception Act Which She Co-Leads
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Ahead of the Senate vote today on the Right to Contraception Act, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—who is a co-lead of the legislation alongside U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI)—called out extreme MAGA Republicans’ anti-choice efforts that are putting birth control—including plan B, IUDs and other forms of contraception—under threat. In her remarks, the Senator underscored the urgent need for the Senate to pass this pro-choice, pro-freedom … Continue Reading
June 05, 2024
Duckworth, Markey, Hirono Statement on the Right to Contraception Act Floor Vote
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA)-Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee’s Subcommittee on Primary Health & Retirement Security-and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the Right to Contraception Act. The bill would guarantee the right for people to obtain and use contraceptives and for health providers to prescribe contraceptives and give … Continue Reading
June 04, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Applaud Federal Approval of Illinois as Participant in Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the federal approval of Illinois as a participant in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program. This program, created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), provides sustainable funding to reimburse through Medicaid the full cost of services … Continue Reading
June 04, 2024
Duckworth, Beyer Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Voting Rights and Improve Civic Participation
[WASHINGTON D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-08) re-introduced the Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere (PROVE) Act to expand voter registration efforts nationwide and increase American citizens’ participation in the democratic process. The PROVE Act would allow for U.S. citizens aged 16 and 17 to pre-register to be added to voter rolls when they turn 18. Additionally, the PROVE Act provides $25 million in grants, over two years, for states … Continue Reading
June 03, 2024
Duckworth Urges FAA Administrator Whitaker to Ensure Transparency and Accountability Are Built into FAA’s Oversight of Boeing’s Safety and Quality Plan
[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— urged Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker to make sure the FAA requires transparency and accountability as it oversees Boeing’s Safety and Quality Plan, a plan that the FAA required the aerospace giant to submit. Duckworth expressed her … Continue Reading
June 03, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Rep. Kelly Introduce Bicameral Resolution in Observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Month
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) in introducing a resolution to designate June 07, 2024, as “National Gun Violence Awareness Day” and June 2024 as “National Gun Violence Awareness Month.” Each year, more than 43,000 people in the United States are killed and 76,000 are injured by gun violence, depriving many of a promising future. Designating both a specific day and … Continue Reading
June 03, 2024
Duckworth, Murray, Booker Unveil Sweeping Legislative Package to Establish a Nationwide Right to IVF and Lower IVF Costs for Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As Republicans and the anti-abortion movement continue their state-by-state attacks on reproductive freedom in post-Roe America, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senator and Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today unveiled a new, sweeping legislative package that would both establish a nationwide right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) as well … Continue Reading
May 31, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Join Senate Democrats to Call on DOJ to Immediately Launch Full Court Press Against Big Oil to Prevent and Prosecute Collision and Price Fixing
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 20 Democratic Senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry. The letter follows a Federal Trade … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce that Illinois School Districts Will Receive $48.4 Million in Rebate for EPA Clean School Bus Program
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that 28 Illinois school districts will receive significant rebates, a combined total of more than $48 million, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program (CSBP) rebate competition. The program, a $5 billion effort established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, aims to convert the nation’s school bus fleets to low- or … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
Leading Bipartisan Senate Delegation to Shangri-La Dialogue, Duckworth & Sullivan Reaffirm U.S. Iron-Clad Commitment to Strengthening Cultural, Economic & Military Ties with Indo-Pacific Partners & Allies
[SINGAPORE] - After completing their successful official visit to Taiwan, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois)—who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), himself a SASC member as well as a retired Colonel with 30 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, are continuing the bipartisan Congressional Delegation they … Continue Reading
