Press Releases
Duckworth Slams Trump’s Unconstitutional, Unjustified Iran War for Needlessly Putting Our Troops’ Lives at Greater Risk
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Amid the second week of Donald Trump’s illegal war against Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) slammed how the Trump Administration’s lack of preparedness and planning for this war has further put our servicemembers’ lives at needless risk by undermining medical evacuation efforts in the Middle East. At today’s U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, Duckworth underscored the challenges that Trump’s war has put on our medical … Continue Reading
March 12, 2026
Duckworth, Gillibrand Demand Trump Administration Protect Our Children from Risky, Age-Inappropriate AI Toys
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As “AI toys” become more and more common, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation into whether Mattel and other toy companies are unfairly and deceptively marketing age-inappropriate toys to parents and putting our youngest children at risk. Earlier this year, artificial intelligence powerhouse Open AI put out an explicit warning that ChatGPT is not meant for children under … Continue Reading
March 12, 2026
Duckworth Leads Senators in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Girl Scouts of America
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)—co-chairs of the Girl Scouts’ Honorary Troop Capitol Hill—and U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NM), John Barrasso (R-WY), Angus King (I-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the 114th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America and celebrate its historic legacy of empowering girls and building powerful female leaders across the … Continue Reading
March 11, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Join Senate Colleagues in Pressing DOD for Answers on the School Bombing and Civilian Casualties in Iran
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) were joined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 39 of their Senate colleagues today in pressing the Department of Defense for answers on the airstrikes on a school in Minab, Iran, that reportedly killed at least 168 people and the civilian … Continue Reading
March 11, 2026
Duckworth, Banks Lead Bipartisan Push to Strengthen Health Care for Homeless Veterans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen access to health care for Veterans living without a home. The Senators’ Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act would permanently codify the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) authority for the Health Care for Homeless Veterans program, which provides outreach, treatment, rehabilitation services, case management and permanent housing. This would eliminate the need … Continue Reading
March 11, 2026
Duckworth Helps Lead Bipartisan Push to Increase Veterans’ Access to Benefits, Encourage Participation in Apprenticeship Programs
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) in leading a bipartisan push to increase access to Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Veterans pursuing apprenticeships. The Senators’ Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act would allow Post-9/11 GI Bill beneficiaries pursuing On-the-Job Training (OJT) or Apprenticeship (APP) programs to have access to the full monthly housing … Continue Reading
March 10, 2026
Duckworth Receives Valerie Biden Owens Woman of Power & Purpose Award
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Last week, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) received the Valerie Biden Owens Woman of Power & Purpose Award from the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware. The award recognizes one woman each year whose transformational leadership makes a difference across the country. Photos from the event are available on the Senator’s website. “I’m honored to be recognized by the Biden Institute as a woman whose leadership and service has helped inspire others and make … Continue Reading
March 09, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin, Warnock, Booker and Blunt Rochester Introduce Resolution Honoring the Late Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) today introduced a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. The resolution recognizes his significant leadership during the Civil Rights Movement and his decades of advocacy in pursuit of justice, equality and human rights. Duckworth and Durbin attended … Continue Reading
March 06, 2026
Duckworth, Schmitt, Bennet-Led Bipartisan Bill to Promote Space Exploration, Strengthen U.S.-Taiwan Relations Passes Committee
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) marked the committee passage of their bipartisan legislation that would help the United States counter threats from China and address current gaps in NASA’s ability to cooperate with Taiwan’s space efforts, including satellite programs, space exploration initiatives and atmospheric and weather research. After passing the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST), … Continue Reading
March 06, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Call for Greater FAA Investment and Efficiency at Chicago O’Hare Airport
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford about the urgent need for greater FAA investment and efficiency at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Specifically, the Senators’ letter urged the FAA to prioritize ORD for Air Traffic Control (ATC) staffing and technology, to allow full use of ORD’s runway capabilities and to give full and fair … Continue Reading
March 05, 2026
Duckworth Reacts to Trump Removing Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement after Donald Trump removed Kristi Noem from serving as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary: “Kristi Noem should've been fired a long, long time ago. Next, the Trump Administration needs to work with Democrats to enact the commonsense DHS reforms that the American people are crying out for. “Helping prevent more Americans from being executed by their own government is the very least they … Continue Reading
March 05, 2026
Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Demanding Secretary Rubio Ramp Up Crisis Efforts to Safely Evacuate Americans Left Stranded by Trump’s War of Choice Against Iran
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - A day after Donald Trump admitted that there was no evacuation plan for Americans in the region when he launched his reckless, needless and unconstitutional war of choice against Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is leading her Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio immediately ramp up communication and efforts to safely evacuate American citizens who have been left stranded in a crisis of Trump’s own making … Continue Reading
March 05, 2026
Duckworth, Durbin Join Merkley to Demand Independent Probe of Funds to Carry Out Trump’s Cruel Mass Deportation Scheme
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in calling on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to probe the cost of President Trump’s violent escalation of federal immigration enforcement. The Senators are requesting a comprehensive assessment and accounting of the supplemental funds, including the roughly $75 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and … Continue Reading
March 04, 2026
Duckworth Statement on Senate Republicans Choosing Fealty to Trump Over Our Troops’ Lives and their Constitutional Duty by Blocking Iran War Powers Resolution
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans shamefully blocked U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) bipartisan War Powers Resolution that would’ve blocked Donald Trump’s illegal war of choice against Iran that has tragically already taken the lives of six U.S. servicemembers and wounded many others: “I would never wish another needless, endless, unjustified war like the one I served in on anybody else. In the days following … Continue Reading
March 04, 2026
Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Demanding Secretary Rubio Ramp Up Crisis Efforts to Safely Evacuate Americans Left Stranded by Trump’s War of Choice Against Iran
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - A day after Donald Trump admitted that there was no evacuation plan for Americans in the region when he launched his reckless, needless and unconstitutional war of choice against Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is leading her Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio immediately ramp up communication and efforts to safely evacuate American citizens who have been left stranded in a crisis of Trump’s own making … Continue Reading
March 03, 2026
Duckworth: Trump’s Illegal Iran Campaign is a Gift to Our Adversaries that Makes Americans Less Safe, Undermines American Readiness and Puts Security in the Indo-Pacific Region at Risk
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As the Trump Administration continues its illegal military campaign against Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called out Donald Trump for once again breaking his promise to get our nation out of foreign wars—making Americans less safe while providing a gift to our adversaries like Russia and China who wish us harm. At today’s U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, Duckworth underscored that by pushing American servicemembers into … Continue Reading
March 02, 2026
Duckworth Excoriates Trump for Launching an Illegal Attack Against Iran, Putting Our Servicemembers and National Security at Needless Risk
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Foreign Relations Committees (SFRC)—excoriated Donald Trump for launching an illegal attack against Iran without Constitutionally-required authorization from Congress, without any known imminent threat to our national security and without a plan to mitigate the instability that will come next. In her remarks on the Senate floor, Duckworth pleaded with her Republican … Continue Reading
February 28, 2026
Duckworth Statement on Trump’s Illegal Attack on Iran
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement after Donald Trump launched an illegal military campaign against Iran without Constitutionally-required authorization from the democratically-elected Congresspeople who represent both the troops whose lives Trump is risking and the American people who he may be forcing to fund yet another forever war in the Middle East: “Donald Trump cannot stop breaking his promises to the American people. Too many … Continue Reading
February 26, 2026
Duckworth Statement on Secretary Collins Abandoning his Ambush Rulemaking That Threatened to Prevent Veterans from Seeking or Accessing the Health Coverage They Earned
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quietly rescinded its horrendous new interim final rule (IFR) that put millions of Veterans’ disability ratings and care at risk and shockingly disincentivized our nation’s heroes from both seeking earned coverage for service-connected disabilities and following recommended medical treatment plans. The VA’s announcement comes just … Continue Reading
February 26, 2026
Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Duckworth Statement on Reports that Trump’s DoD Shot Down CBP Drone in Texas
[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator and Ranking Member of the Senate’s Aviation Subcommittee Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today issued the following statement regarding reports that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) accidentally shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone in Texas: “The Trump Administration’s incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies. “On the heels of the NTSB confirming that the failure of DoD and FAA to effectively communicate resulted in the tragic loss … Continue Reading