Press Releases
Duckworth, Schumer, Murray, Booker & Senate Democrats Urge Senate Republicans to Pass Duckworth’s Right to IVF Act, Make It Easier to Access IVF Nationwide
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and other Senate Democrats on the Senate Steps to urge Senate Republicans to pass Senator Duckworth’s Right to IVF Act when it comes to the floor for a vote today. This renewed effort comes after Donald Trump promised that the federal government would cover IVF if he is re-elected and represents a second chance for … Continue Reading
September 16, 2024
Duckworth Reacts to Preventable Death in Georgia that Resulted from Republicans’ Extreme Abortion Bans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In the wake of a ProPublica report detailing the needless, preventable death of a young woman who was unable to receive the lifesaving treatment she needed in Georgia as a result of the state’s then-two-week-old abortion ban, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement: “When we warned Donald Trump and Senate Republicans that women would die if they succeeded in overturning Roe, they called us fearmongers. Tragically, it’s now painfully obvious that … Continue Reading
September 12, 2024
Duckworth, Clark Reintroduce Bill to Expand Child Care on College Campuses, Help Parenting Students Graduate
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) today reintroduced a bill to help increase access to on-campus child care for the more than 4 million parenting students currently enrolled in postsecondary education programs. Despite the growing number of parenting students in postsecondary education, access to affordable on-campus child care services has dwindled since 2004. The Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools … Continue Reading
September 12, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $37 Million for Illinois Airport Improvements
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $37,031,074 in federal funding for infrastructure improvements at airports across Illinois. This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration will go toward reinforcing the structural integrity of taxiways, expanding existing terminal buildings to accommodate more passengers and aircraft operations and installing various … Continue Reading
September 11, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Join Klobuchar, Colleagues to Urge DOJ, FTC to investigate Generative AI Products for Potential Antitrust Violations
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)—Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee—joined U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) in sending a letter to Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to highlight the risks that new generative artificial intelligence (AI) … Continue Reading
September 10, 2024
Duckworth Reintroduces Legislation to Strengthen U.S.-ASEAN Relations, Bolster Regional Security
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee—today reintroduced legislation to strengthen relations between the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The Senator’s Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations (PARTNER) with ASEAN Act would authorize ASEAN’s formal designation as an international organization with diplomatic privileges and immunities, affording … Continue Reading
September 06, 2024
In Chicago, Duckworth Highlights Illinois’s Strength as a Manufacturing Leader
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today toured NuMat Technologies, Inc.’s manufacturing site in Chicago’s West Humboldt Park neighborhood, meeting with leaders to learn more about the Metal Organic Frameworks (MOF) manufactured by NuMat and how this technology can benefit our servicemembers and first responders. Today’s tour follows the Senator’s meeting yesterday with Jungham Kim, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago, where they discussed the importance of … Continue Reading
September 06, 2024
Duckworth Touts Federal Funding She Secured for Current Chicago’s Inclusive Water Education and Workforce Training Program
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with leadership from Current, highlighting the $225,000 she secured through a Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Request for the development of a pilot, entry-level job training program centered on wastewater-based epidemiology. Duckworth also met with plumbers and apprentices to learn more about their in-field experience. A photo from today’s meeting is available on the Senator’s website. “Our state and our nation … Continue Reading
September 06, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Over $32 Million in Federal Funding for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $32,165,705 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Street and Roads for All grant program. This funding will go towards pedestrian, bike and transit infrastructure and safety measures including bike lanes, speed reduction tactics and intersection improvements. The DOT’s Safe Street and Roads for All program, established through the … Continue Reading
September 05, 2024
Duckworth Visits The Chicago Abortion Fund, Underscores Importance of Restoring Reproductive Freedom for All
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today visited the Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF) office to meet with the Fund’s leadership team, tour their new facility and discuss how their day-to-day operations have changed in a post-Dobbs America. Duckworth met with the Fund’s Deputy Director Qudsiyyah Shariyf and staff to thank them for their service and share her support for ensuring women everywhere can access safe and necessary health care. Photos from today’s visit can be found on the … Continue Reading
September 05, 2024
Duckworth Touts $1 Million in Federal Funding She Secured for New Affordable Housing Projects in Chicago
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today visited Breakthrough Urban Ministries to highlight and discuss the $1 million federal investment she secured through a Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Request to help build 14 new units of affordable housing on Chicago’s West Side. Groundbreaking on the new units will take place later this month, helping increase housing in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. Duckworth today met with Breakthrough Urban Ministries … Continue Reading
September 03, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funding for Rural Illinois EMS Services
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $962,877 in federal funding through Durbin’s Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (SIREN) Act to support emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in rural communities. The funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which was created through Durbin’s SIREN Act, goes toward supporting rural fire and EMS agencies in training and … Continue Reading
September 01, 2024
Duckworth Statement on the Brutal Killing of Hersh Goldberg-Polin by Hamas
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today released the following statement in response to confirmation the bodies of six Israeli hostages killed by Hamas were recovered, including Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin: “My heart is broken by this gut-wrenching news. My deepest condolences are with Hersh’s family and friends, including those throughout the Chicagoland area, and his parents, Rachel and Jon, who have been staunch advocates for the hostages and their … Continue Reading
September 01, 2024
Duckworth Statement on Donald Trump’s Disrespect of Arlington National Cemetery
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following statement today in response to Donald Trump’s disgraceful and dishonorable desecration of the hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery: “Donald Trump’s latest incident at Arlington National Cemetery is just another example of someone who has no idea what it means to serve anything greater than himself. Arlington National Cemetery is sacred ground for those who gave their lives to defend … Continue Reading
August 29, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Led Members of Illinois Delegation in Urging President Biden to Grant Federal Disaster Declaration for Illinois Counties Following July's Severe Storms, Tornadoes
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today led 16 members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to President Biden urging the White House to grant Governor JB Pritzker’s request for federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help seven Illinois counties recover from storm damage. In July, severe storms passed through the state, with more than 40 tornadoes spinning through … Continue Reading
August 28, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Budzinski Secure Funding for Disaster Preparedness in Illinois
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today announced $118,945 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program going to the University of Illinois. The Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program supports innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster … Continue Reading
August 27, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $57 Million in Funding for Elementary School on North Chicago Naval Base
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced the award of a $57,701,575 grant to North Chicago School District 187 at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois from the Department of Defense (DoD). The project will address facility capacity and condition deficiencies at Forrestal Elementary School. Upon completion, 580 kindergarten through fifth-grade students will be supported through the project. Funding for this grant is … Continue Reading
August 26, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $1 Million in Funding to Address Lead in Drinking Water
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—founding member and co-founder respectively of the Senate Lead Task Force—and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Illinois will receive $1,093,000 to address lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These federal grant dollars will reduce lead exposure where children learn and play, maximizing the investment by impacting more members of … Continue Reading
August 19, 2024
Duckworth Joins U.S. Coast Guard for Security Preview Ahead of 2024 Democratic National Convention
[CHICAGO, IL] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) this weekend joined U.S. Coast Guard Rotary Wing Air Intercept (RWAI) helicopter crews from the Detroit Coast Guard Air Station and Sector Lake Michigan Commander Captain Seth Parker to observe airspace security efforts ahead of the 2024 Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago. Photos from today’s tour are available on the Senator’s website. “I was pleased to receive an in-depth look by our Coast Guard into the … Continue Reading
August 16, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announces $1.5 Million in Funding to Modernize Homes for Illinois Families
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $1.5 million in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to finance energy efficient and climate resilient improvements for affordable homes in Illinois under the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP). Funded under the Inflation Reduction Act, GRRP provides funding for direct loans and grants to make improvements to … Continue Reading
