Press Releases
After Armed Agents Violently Tear Teacher Out of Chicago Preschool, Duckworth Reiterates Need for Independent Investigations Into Trump’s Excessive Use of Force
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Following armed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents violently tearing a teacher out of a Chicago daycare center in front of preschoolers, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today reiterated her call for an independent investigation the outrageous use of force by federal agents involved in “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago. Citing DHS’s noncompliance with court orders and even more harrowing excessive uses of force, Duckworth underscored the urgent need for the … Continue Reading
November 06, 2025
Duckworth Marks 30th Anniversary of the AAPD by Recommitting to Make Our Nation Truly Accessible for All Americans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) tonight delivered remarks celebrating the 30th anniversary of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). In her remarks, the Senator highlighted AAPD’s achievements over the past three decades and the progress made through their fierce, tireless advocacy, while emphasizing how far our nation still has to go to become truly accessible for all who call it home. Photos of the event can be found on the Senator's … Continue Reading
November 06, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Senate Democrats in Slamming Trump Administration for Rising Health Care Costs, Affordability Crisis for American Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 23 Senate Democrats in slamming the Trump Administration for its failure to address rising health care costs for American families. In a new letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the lawmakers highlighted the worsening affordability … Continue Reading
November 06, 2025
Duckworth, Moran Introduce Resolution to Recognize 50th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced a resolution to recognize the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. “The 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War powerfully reminds us to honor the brave Americans whose service and sacrifice should never be forgotten,” said Duckworth. “We must continue to uphold the memory of those who never came home, to recognize the legacy of all those who supported the American effort in South … Continue Reading
November 06, 2025
Duckworth: Trump’s Unauthorized Boat Strikes in Southern Hemisphere are Un-American, Unconstitutional and Dangerous
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) took to the Senate floor today to excoriate Donald Trump’s unlawful, unauthorized military strikes on boats in the Southern Hemisphere and to vote in favor of U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) resolution to block the Trump Administration from continuing to illegally use military force within or against Venezuela. The Senator admonished the President for launching this military campaign without the required Congressional … Continue Reading
November 05, 2025
Duckworth Leads Call for Boeing to Negotiate with Workers and End Strike
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in calling on Boeing to bring the ongoing strike to an end with a proposal that provides fair compensation for its workers. In a letter to Boeing President and Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg, the Senators—all members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee—urged Boeing to make good faith efforts to reach an … Continue Reading
October 31, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Demand DHS Stop Arresting Individuals for Exercising Their First Amendment Rights
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) are demanding that the Trump Administration stop the unlawful and unconstitutional arrests of individuals, including U.S. citizens, for exercising a core First Amendment right: filming law enforcement activities that take place in public. In a letter sent to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Duckworth and Durbin highlight how recent actions by federal … Continue Reading
October 30, 2025
Duckworth Joins Coons, Schumer, Murray, Reed in Introducing Legislation to Ensure Pay For Military Personnel, Intel Community Continues During Shutdown
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)—along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) and 18 of their Democratic colleagues—in introducing the Armed Forces Pay Act, legislation to ensure that military personnel continue to receive pay during the Republican-led government shutdown. Paychecks for servicemembers are scheduled to go out on November 5, 2025. “Congress has a duty … Continue Reading
October 30, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Grassley, Sorensen Press Army Leadership Over Impacts of Army Transformation Initiative on Rock Island Arsenal
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth led U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and U.S. Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) in hosting a briefing with Acting Army Materiel Commander Lieutenant General Christopher Mohan to learn more about the impacts the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI) could have on Rock Island Arsenal and the Quad Cities region. The Members pushed for answers on how the ATI—a sweeping set of … Continue Reading
October 30, 2025
Duckworth Defends Disabled American Veterans as Senate Republicans Promote Trump’s Dangerous Efforts to Take Away More of Their Benefits
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC)—lambasted Republicans for platforming a false, dangerous narrative designed to help Donald Trump rip as many promised benefits as possible from disabled American Veterans who earned them through their sacrifices in uniform. During the SVAC hearing, Duckworth derided the cherry-picked, anecdotal evidence Republicans used to try and inaccurately characterize … Continue Reading
October 30, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Luján and Senate Democrats in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, legislation that would help prevent the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). … Continue Reading
October 30, 2025
Duckworth Announces Support for Republican-Led Bill to Keep SNAP Funded Through Government Shutdown, Demands Republican Leadership Call It For a Vote
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement announcing her support of U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) bill to keep SNAP funded until the government shutdown ends, which Republican leadership is refusing to bring up for a vote: “Donald Trump has the ability, right now, to keep funding SNAP. He is choosing not to use the nearly $6 billion he has available to him to keep the program funded. There is even a Republican-led bill that would keep … Continue Reading
October 29, 2025
Duckworth, Schiff, Senate Democrats Demand Answers on Financing of President Trump’s White House Ballroom
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) and 10 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in launching a new push for answers into the financing of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, which includes private donations from individuals and corporations whose business interests are directly impacted by the administration and its decisions. In a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles following the recent release of a list of donors, … Continue Reading
October 28, 2025
Duckworth Joins Van Hollen, Merkley, Castor, Frost, Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Israeli Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) in pressing the Trump Administration on the detention of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim, a 16-year-old American citizen who has been held in Israel’s custody without trial since February 16, 2025. “We write with grave concern regarding the detention without trial of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim. Mohammed is … Continue Reading
October 28, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Join Merkley in Calling for CBO Probe Into Cost of Trump’s National Guard Deployment to American Cities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in leading several of their Senate colleagues in calling on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to probe the cost of the Trump Administration’s brazen decision to deploy National Guard personnel to U.S. cities. President Trump has ordered troops into major cities across the country, including … Continue Reading
October 28, 2025
Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Denouncing FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s Unlawful Plan to Increase Costs for Law-Abiding Americans with Incarcerated Loved Ones
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—author of the historic, bipartisan Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act that was signed into law in 2023—led her colleagues in denouncing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr’s decision to block Duckworth’s law from going into effect, a critical reform that will help end egregious prison phone rates and make it easier for innocent family members to regularly communicate with their incarcerated … Continue Reading
October 24, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Senate Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Pay All Federal Employees, Servicemembers and Contractors During Shutdown
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and more than 20 of their Senate Democratic Colleagues to introduce legislation that would pay all federal employees - both those excepted and furloughed - as well as servicemembers and federal contractors during the current Republican shutdown. The Senators’ legislation, the True Shutdown Fairness Act, would immediately restart pay for … Continue Reading
October 24, 2025
Duckworth Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration End Extreme & Dangerous Enforcement Activities Near Schools
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led seven of her Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration take immediate action to ensure the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stops conducting aggressive, extreme and dangerous civil enforcement activities within 1,000 feet of any school properties where our nation’s children should be learning, not terrorized. In a letter sent to U.S. Department of Education, the Senators call on Secretary McMahon to hold DHS … Continue Reading
October 24, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Statement on Trump Administration Denying Illinois Two Federal Disaster Declarations Following Severe Summer Weather
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after the Trump Administration denied Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s requests for Individual Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following two bouts of severe storms on July 25-28 and August 16-19: “Denying two disaster declarations for Illinois is yet another troubling example of the Trump Administration putting politics … Continue Reading
October 20, 2025
Duckworth Calls for Investigation into Federal Agents’ Excessive Use of Force in Chicago
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called for an independent investigation into the outrageous use of force by federal agents involved in “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago. In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General and (OIG) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) OIG, Duckworth requests the offices establish a joint task force for investigation after Trump’s agents repeatedly deployed tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bang grenades … Continue Reading