Press Releases

December 07, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin Announce $2.5 Million in Federal Funding for Improved Infrastructure in Du Quoin

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $2,529,000 in federal funding to the City of Du Quoin for the extraction and relocation of utility lines under Hickory Street, a project that the town has worked toward for years. Today’s federal investment which comes through the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) covers over half of the cost of this project that will help the town to improve their water … Continue Reading


December 07, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin, Sorensen, Colleagues Lead Effort to Improve Workers’ Compensation Access for Federal Workers in the Quad Cities

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), along with U.S. Representatives Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), issued a letter urging Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to improve workers’ compensation access for federal workers in the Quad Cities area, including Department of Defense (DOD) workers at the Rock Island Arsenal. “The inability to get appointments with local providers has forced some federal … Continue Reading


December 07, 2023

Duckworth Meets with Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Advocates, Reiterates Call to Protect Lives

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with Illinois community members and gun violence prevention advocates and survivors to discuss their shared efforts to save American lives through comprehensive gun safety reform, including a federal assault weapons ban. The meeting included Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, representatives from Highland Park, Moms Demand Action in Illinois, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, Chicago Survivors, Illinois Gun Violence … Continue Reading


December 07, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin Call on Biden Administration to Increase Funding for Programs Addressing Root Causes of Gun Violence in FY25 Budget

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young urging the agency leader to increase funding for a variety of programs that have been shown to prevent gun violence, including housing and economic development, job opportunities, education, public health and community policing.  In their letter, the Senators underscored the unacceptable level … Continue Reading


December 06, 2023

Duckworth Reaction to Senate Republicans Blocking President Biden’s National Security Package to Keep America Safe, Strengthen Border Security

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of both the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees—issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block President Biden’s request to Congress for additional resources that would strengthen U.S. national security by investing in our domestic defense industry, countering China in the Indo-Pacific region, supporting Ukraine, helping innocent civilians in Gaza and countering Hamas, as well as … Continue Reading


December 06, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin, Quigley Announce $93.6 Million to Modernize Chicago's Union Station

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - 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) today announced $93,600,000 for the Chicago Hub Improvement Project (CHIP) through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal-State Partnerships for Intercity Passenger Rail grant program, which received funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. CHIP is Amtrak’s multi-phased project to revitalize Chicago Union Station (CUS) … Continue Reading


December 05, 2023

Duckworth on Tuberville Lifting Most Military Promotion Holds: “It Never Should Have Taken This Long—And Can’t Erase Damage to Our National Security, Troops or Military Families”

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, today responded to U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) finally backing down and allowing many of the more than 450 critical military promotions he has been blocking—with the help of many of his Senate Republican colleagues’ silence—to finally move forward. For almost a year, Senator Tuberville’s reckless and damaging holds have been hurting our military readiness … Continue Reading


December 05, 2023

Duckworth Joins Cotton, Merkley, Colleagues to Introduce Legislation Commemorating 190th Anniversary of Relations with Thailand

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Dan Sullivan (R-AL) today to introduce a resolution commemorating the 190th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Thailand. U.S. Representative Michelle Steel (R-CA-45) introduced companion legislation in the House. “Since establishing our first treaty alliance in the Indo-Pacific region in 1833, … Continue Reading


December 05, 2023

Duckworth Joins Durbin, Colleagues to Reintroduce Bill to Create Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) today to reintroduce legislation to ensure struggling student loan borrowers are treated fairly and understand the full range of repayment options and resources available to them.  The Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights Act creates consistent servicing and disclosure standards across … Continue Reading


December 01, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin Applaud More Than $21.6 Million in Full-Service Community Schools Grants for Illinois Institutions

[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the U.S. Department of Education for awarding $21,632,950 in Full-Service Community Schools grants to education institutions and community organizations in Illinois. Funding for full-service community schools has increased five-fold, from $25 million in 2020 to $150 million in 2023. The grant funding allows schools to partner with community organizations and institutions of … Continue Reading


December 01, 2023

Duckworth, Klobuchar, Colleagues Call on FDA to Swiftly Address High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals in Food for Babies and Young Children

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Following the recall of three brands of cinnamon applesauce pouches linked to elevated blood lead levels reported in over 50 children, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29), Katie Porter (D-CA-47), Sean Casten (D-IL-06), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the authority of … Continue Reading


December 01, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin Statement on United, American Commitment to O'Hare Terminal Area Project

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding a recent report that United Airlines and American Airlines want to “slow down, dramatically scale back, or indefinitely ground” the Chicago O’Hare International Airport Terminal Area Project (TAP), on which they signed an agreement with the City of … Continue Reading


November 30, 2023

Duckworth Announces $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending to Boost Workforce Development in Chicago and East St. Louis

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $500,000 she secured through a Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Request will be sent by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration to Illinois’s Revolution Workshop to help support its 12-week pre-apprenticeship construction job training program. This Duckworth-secured federal funding will help grow Revolution Workshop’s programs that offer skills training for good-paying jobs … Continue Reading


November 30, 2023

Duckworth, Booker Statement on EPA’s Proposed Strengthening of the Lead and Copper Rule

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), co-founders of the new U.S. Senate Lead Task Force and the U.S. Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed strengthening of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), which would lower the lead action level to better protect human health and require water systems to replace old and deteriorating lead pipes within a decade. “We applaud the Biden … Continue Reading


November 30, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Proposed Strengthening of EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), author of the historic Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed strengthening of the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), which would lower the lead action level and require water systems to replace all their old and deteriorating lead pipes within the decade, following the Senators’ continuing calls for these … Continue Reading


November 29, 2023

Duckworth Joins Durbin, Collins to Introduce Legislation to Address Uptick in Attacks on Letter Carriers on the Job

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) today in introducing bipartisan legislation to address the steep increase in armed robberies against postal workers, who are often targeted for their arrow keys.  The Postal Police Reform Act would ensure that Postal Police Officers may be assigned to duty outside of Postal Service real property to offer protection to letter carriers on their … Continue Reading


November 28, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin Announce CMS Funding to Address Physician Shortage in Illinois

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded new Medicare Graduate Medical Education funding to support an additional 23 residency slots for hospitals in Illinois. With this new federal funding, eight Illinois hospitals will be able to expand their medical training opportunities for new doctors, in order to help address the nation’s physician shortage.  “Doctors and … Continue Reading


November 22, 2023

Duckworth Reacts to Agreement Temporarily Pausing Fighting in Gaza, Releasing Hamas-held Hostages

[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator and member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after an agreement was reached to pause hostilities in Gaza for four days and release 50 hostages who have been held by Hamas since their terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7th, enabling the delivery of much more humanitarian aid to innocent civilians suffering there: “While my heart breaks for every single innocent soul lost in the violence we’ve … Continue Reading


November 20, 2023

Duckworth, Durbin Join Baldwin, Colleagues in Calling for Immediate Steps to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza and Protect Civilians

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), led their colleagues in urging President Biden to work with Israel and international partners to implement a plan that will protect innocent civilian life in Gaza, deliver sustained humanitarian aid and work toward the long term goals of ending Hamas’s threat, bringing hostages home and … Continue Reading


November 17, 2023

Duckworth Reacts to Agreement Allowing More Fuel into Gaza to Support Lifesaving Services

[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator and U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Tammy Duckworth reacted to news that an agreement has been reached to allow 140,000 liters of fuel into Gaza every other day to help restore critical lifesaving services, issuing the following statement: “This week, I hosted several Senators for a conversation with physicians who have colleagues on the ground in Gaza doing amazing work trying to provide care for innocent civilians under unimaginable … Continue Reading

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