Press Releases
In Alton, Duckworth Commemorates Juneteenth
[ALTON, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today provided the keynote remarks at Alton’s 33rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration, which is one of the longest-running Juneteenth celebrations in the state. Duckworth joined Alton Mayor David Goins, Alton Alderwoman Rosie Brown Alton Juneteenth Co-Commissioner Lee Barham and hundreds of community members to celebrate. Photos from today’s event are available on the Senator’s website. Key Quotes: “I’m grateful to be here to celebrate. Because … Continue Reading
June 15, 2024
Duckworth Holds Community Conversation on Environmental Justice with United Congregations of the Metro East
[EAST ST. LOUIS, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus, today joined the United Congregations of the Metro East and community members for a discussion about her continued efforts to help bring environmental justice to the Metro East. Duckworth has been a leader in bringing national attention to and providing oversight of the ongoing flooding and sewage issues in Cahokia Heights and East St. Louis, as well as … Continue Reading
June 14, 2024
Duckworth Secures Key Priorities, Military IVF Expansion in Committee-Passed NDAA
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), secured several important provisions in the committee-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will support our servicemembers, improve medical readiness as well as enhance strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, improve logistics to bolster readiness and continue to … Continue Reading
June 14, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $14 Million in Grant Funding for Head Start Projects
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Illinois Head Start programs will receive $14,026,810 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant funding. The federal funding will support Head Start’s mission to offer services for children under the age of five in receiving wrap-around support in early learning and development. “Head Start and Early Head Start programs are crucial for kids … Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
Duckworth Statement on FDIC Chair Nominee Christy Goldsmith Romero
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s nomination of Christy Goldsmith Romero to be Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): “I welcome today’s announcement—Christy Goldsmith Romero has led an impressive, decades-long career as a financial regulator in the federal government and has twice been unanimously confirmed by the Senate for leadership roles. Her track record … Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
Duckworth to GOP after IVF Vote: I Wish You Luck Trying to Excuse Your Vote to Your Constituents
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - After nearly every single Republican voted against her Right to IVF Act despite publicly claiming to support IVF, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) delivered impassioned remarks calling out Republicans’ hypocrisy and cruelty as millions of Americans continue to be rightfully worried about accessing the IVF treatment and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) that they rely on to build their family. By blocking her pro-family, pro-freedom Right to IVF Act that would … Continue Reading
June 13, 2024
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
