Press Releases
Duckworth Reacts to Short-Term FAA Extension
[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation—today issued the following statement after the Senate passed a short-term extension of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) authorization. “As Chair of the Aviation Safety subcommittee, I’m encouraged that Senate negotiators are close to finalizing a strong, full FAA Reauthorization bill that builds on the … Continue Reading
December 19, 2023
Duckworth, Murkowski, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Military and Foreign Services Spouses and Families, Create Job Flexibility
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) today introduced bipartisan legislation to support military and foreign service spouses and their families by creating more job flexibility when a servicemember is deployed or transferred. The READINESS Act, which was developed by current and former federally employed military spouses, aims to encourage the retainment of military spouses across the federal government and … Continue Reading
December 19, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Join Merkley in Push to Keep Anti-LGBTQ+ and Anti-Abortion Provisions Out of Critical Government Funding Bills
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and 42 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME), urging them to reject any new poison pill policy riders in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills, including the anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion policy provisions that … Continue Reading
December 18, 2023
Duckworth, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Beauty Professionals Recognize and Respond to Domestic Violence
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced bipartisan legislation to incentivize states to provide domestic violence awareness training for beauty professionals and cosmetologists, which would help these individuals better recognize signs of abuse in their clients, appropriately intervene and keep them safe. The Supporting the Abused by Learning Options to Navigate Survivor (SALONS) Stories Act would increase already-established … Continue Reading
December 18, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $1.8 Million in Federal Funding for Road Improvements Throughout Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $1,835,880 in new federal funding for a total of five projects throughout Illinois to help improve traffic safety. These federal investments from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All program will help support planning, infrastructure, behavioral and operational initiatives to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway … Continue Reading
December 15, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Lead Illinois Delegation Members in Call for DOT Involvement in O’Hare Terminal Area Program
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), with U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL-04), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) and Bill Foster (D-IL-11) today called for more involvement from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to assist in the completion of the nationally-important O’Hare Terminal Area Program (TAP). In a … Continue Reading
December 15, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Join Warren, Baldwin in Introducing Resolution Affirming Support for FDA’s Scientific Judgement that Medication Abortion is Safe and Effective
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 36 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights have been increasingly under attack, with more than a dozen states banning or restricting access to … Continue Reading
December 15, 2023
Duckworth Statement on Biden Administration’s New Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Implementation Guidance
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation—issued the following statement after the Biden Administration’s Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced a notice regarding the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) tax credit requirements created in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: “After months of pushing the … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
At U.S.-ASEAN Center Opening Ceremony, Duckworth Reiterates Importance of Deepening Ties with Southeast Asia Allies
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke at the opening ceremony of the U.S.-ASEAN Center, an initiative dedicated to building deeper habits of cooperation between the full range of U.S. departments and agencies and the countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In her remarks, Duckworth emphasized that shoring up this partnership involves more than just providing security support—it also means working together to take on the other … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Key Duckworth NDAA Provisions to Support Scott Air Force Base and Illinois School Districts Pass Congress
[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 to support our state in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed Congress this week. Some of the Illinois priorities Duckworth secured include supporting school districts near military bases by helping alleviate state and local tax … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Duckworth Joins Durbin, Colleagues to Urge Department of Education, OMB to Prioritize Funding for Open Textbook Pilot in Fiscal Year 2025
[WASHINGTON, D.C] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN), in leading nine of their colleagues in sending a letter to the Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young, urging the agency leaders to include strong funding for the Open Textbooks Pilot (Pilot) in the Biden Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) … Continue Reading
December 13, 2023
Duckworth Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan NDAA that Gives Troops a Raise, Supports Servicemembers, Bolsters Readiness and More
[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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed Congress today to support our servicemembers, enhance strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, improve logistics to bolster readiness and energy resiliency as well as continue to … Continue Reading
December 13, 2023
Duckworth Reaction to Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Case on Access to Mifepristone
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider a case that could determine the future of widespread access to Mifepristone, a medication that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved in 2000 and that doctors have safely and effectively prescribed for more than 20 years until a Trump-appointed Judge’s extreme and unprecedented decision to overturn a long-standing FDA drug-approval for … Continue Reading
December 13, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $20 Million in Federal Funding for Chicago’s Ogden Avenue Corridor Improvements Project
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $20,927,748 in new federal funding for the Chicago Department of Transportation’s Ogden Avenue Improvement Project in the North Lawndale neighborhood. This federal investment from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All program will support improvements along Ogden Avenue to reduce crashes and create a safer and more comfortable corridor for people walking, … Continue Reading
December 12, 2023
Duckworth Joins Rosen, Colleagues in Bipartisan Push Condemning United Nations Inaction on Hamas’s Sexual Violence Against Women
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin (D-MD) and more than two dozen Senate colleagues in a bipartisan a letter condemning the inaction of the United Nations (UN) regarding Hamas’s widespread sexual violence, including mass rape and mutilation, against women in Israel on October 7, 2023. The Senators urged … Continue Reading
December 12, 2023
Duckworth Urges Senate GOP to Pass Additional Ukraine Aid After Zelenskyy Meeting with Senators
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees—issued the following statement after she and her Senate colleagues heard directly from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning on the importance of additional American aid as Ukraine continues to fight against Putin’s unjustified and unprovoked war of choice: “President Zelenskyy’s sobering analysis this morning made it clear just how urgently we need … Continue Reading
December 12, 2023
Duckworth Highlights Nearly $1 Million in Congressionally Directed Spending to Boost Educational Support for Children in Lake County
[DES PLAINES, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with Kids Above All leadership over the weekend after securing $975,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending Request to help the youth support organization offer young children in underserved Lake County communities the comprehensive educational support that all children deserve. These Duckworth-secured federal funds will go toward Kids Above All’s partnership with North Chicago Schools, which focuses on helping ensure children in … Continue Reading
December 12, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Reintroduce Bill to Bring Fairness to FEMA Disaster Declaration Process
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Following a continuous stretch of severe weather events in Illinois, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced the Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act. The bill would reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster declaration process to make it more transparent and equitable to small and rural communities in larger states like Illinois. Due to FEMA’s disaster declaration process, … Continue Reading
December 11, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin, Budzinski Urge ATSDR to Conduct Public Health Assessment on Impact of Decades of Flooding in Cahokia Heights
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), co-founder of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) urging the agency to conduct a public health assessment on the impact of decades of flooding in Cahokia Heights, Illinois. “We write to request that the Agency for … Continue Reading
December 08, 2023
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Funding for 12 Rail Corridors in Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has selected 12 rail corridors in Illinois to each receive $500,000 for expansions and renovations through the new Corridor Identification and Development (CID) Program, which was established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “Connecting Illinoisans by rail allows folks to commute to … Continue Reading
