Press Releases
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $208 Million in Federal Funding to Help Illinoisans Heat Their Homes This Winter
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $208,170,481 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help Illinoisans pay the rising cost of home heating bills this winter. For more than 40 years, LIHEAP has provided assistance to help low-income individuals and families maintain healthy indoor temperatures during the coldest … Continue Reading
November 01, 2022
New Report from Duckworth, Warren, Hirono, Smith: Healthcare Providers Speak Out on Devastating Harm and Mortal Threats to Women Posed by State Abortion Bans
[WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Tina Smith (D-MN) in releasing a new report: Post-Roe Abortion Bans Threaten Women's Lives: Healthcare Providers Speak Out on the Devastating Harm Posed by Abortion Bans and Restrictions. The 23-page report-based on information provided by leading healthcare providers-reveals the devastating consequences of state abortion bans and restrictions enacted by right-wing … Continue Reading
October 28, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $36 Million in Federal Funding to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to Communities Across Rural Illinois
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $36,103,607 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to bring high-speed internet access to people living and working across 13 counties in Illinois. Today's investments include funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which provided a historic $65 billion to expand reliable, affordable, high-speed internet to all … Continue Reading
October 27, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $8 Million in Federal Funding for Kaskaskia Regional Port District Project
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Project will receive $8,000,000 in federal funding through the Department of Transportation's Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), which is administered by the U.S. Maritime Administration. With this funding, the Kaskaskia Regional Port District Project will install new rail tracks to create yard near an existing port … Continue Reading
October 25, 2022
Duckworth, Ryan Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Ensure National Guard and Reserve Incentive Pay Parity
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), combat Veteran and member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, and Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH-13), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, are leading a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calling for the Department of Defense (DoD) to implement a Duckworth-authored provision from last year's National Defense Authorization Act that was signed into law to help make sure each … Continue Reading
October 25, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Call to EPA to Strengthen the Lead and Copper Rule to Replace Harmful Lead Pipes
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with 13 of their Senate colleagues, wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of steps they have taken to develop and implement the Biden Administration's historic Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. In light of EPA's decision to draft Lead and … Continue Reading
October 25, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.48 Million for Nursing Education Programs in Illinois
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $1,483,510 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants for Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and Loyola University in Chicago. The HHS funding was awarded through the Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies Program and the Registered Nurse Training Program. The Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies Program supports partnerships … Continue Reading
October 21, 2022
Duckworth Applauds DoD for Upholding Servicemembers’ Right to Bodily Autonomy
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is chair of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Subcommittee on Airland, issued the following statement after the Department of Defense released new reproductive healthcare guidance that states the DoD will provide leave and travel expenses for servicemembers seeking abortions: "The DoD's new policies send a clear message: the last thing servicemembers should be … Continue Reading
October 21, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin, Quigley, Casten, Schakowsky Call On USPS Board of Governors to Protect Postal Workers After Inaction From Postmaster General DeJoy
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-5), Sean Casten (D-IL-6) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) sent a letter to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to express their concern over the inadequate response to the rise in violent crime against mail carriers. The letter comes after the lawmakers received an apathetic response to a Durbin-led letter in July that called on Postmaster General … Continue Reading
October 18, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Applaud the Biden Administration for Approving Illinois Disaster Declaration Following July’s Severe Flash Floods
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the Biden Administration for approving Governor JB Pritzker's request for federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the State of Illinois, to help St. Clair County respond to significant damage from the flash floods from July 25-28. In August, Durbin and Duckworth led the entire Illinois Congressional delegation in sending a letter to … Continue Reading
October 14, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $12.5 Million in DOJ Awards for Illinois to Advance Community Policing
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Illinois law enforcement agencies will receive a total of $12,533,250 in funding from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to hire 85 new full-time law enforcement professionals, including 50 in Chicago. This funding is part of a nationwide announcement of more than $139 million in COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grants to 180 … Continue Reading
October 13, 2022
Duckworth, Van Hollen Meet Ukrainian Soldier Receiving Treatment at Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics in Silver Spring
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) met this week with Ukrainian Soldier Oleksandr Chaika, who is receiving care at Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics (MCOP) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Duckworth and Van Hollen toured MCOP, met with Oleksandr and highlighted the continued need for U.S. support for the people of Ukraine. Photos from the meeting are available here. Oleksandr, a Ukrainian athlete, choreographer, … Continue Reading
October 12, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $2.25 Billion in Federal Formula Funding for Illinois Infrastructure
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced a total of $2,250,129,111 in federal formula funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration for Fiscal Year 2023. This funding is part of the more than $17 billion in federal formula funds that Illinois will receive from the significant increase in federal infrastructure funding provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "From dropping kids … Continue Reading
October 07, 2022
Duckworth: Alton Deserves an Updated, Accessible Downtown
[ALTON, IL] - This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) met with social impact-focused redevelopment organization AltonWork's leadership and Alton Mayor David Goins and shared her support for revitalizing Historic Downtown Alton. During the meeting, Duckworth highlighted her successful effort in securing $500,000 for the City of Alton to upgrade surface transportation options, as well as emphasized how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law can help communities such as Alton reimagine and … Continue Reading
October 07, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $6 Million in Grants for Chicago Public Schools
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Chicago Public Schools received $5,893,904 in Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grants to support school curriculum and promote equity efforts. The MSAP grant money, awarded by the U.S Department of Education, will assist Chicago magnet schools in implementing innovative instructional approaches that will support students from a wide-range of social, economic, ethnic … Continue Reading
October 06, 2022
Duckworth in Metro East: CHIPS Act Will Support Jobs, Working Families and Global Competitiveness
[EAST ALTON, IL] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) toured metal manufacturer Wieland's Metro East facility, met with its leaders and Metro East officials and discussed how the historic CHIPS and Science Act that she voted for is supporting local manufacturing, growing our economy and strengthening our nation's science and manufacturing competitiveness with China. Duckworth also emphasized the importance of good-paying union jobs, workforce development and the facility's … Continue Reading
October 05, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Urge Department of Education to Strengthen Regulations Against Informal Removal of Students from Class as a Form of Discipline
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights calling for "informal removal" to be included in the final rulemaking for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As the Senators reiterate in their letter, including informal removal in Section 504 regulations would protect students, particularly those with disabilities, from the discriminatory use of … Continue Reading
October 04, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Join Menendez, Velázquez In Bicameral Effort Urging The Biden Administration To Extend Federal Cost Share Waiver And Unlock Federal Resources For Puerto Rico
[WASHINGTON, D.C.]-U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) in a bicameral effort urging the Biden Administration to direct more resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to all municipalities in Puerto Rico that need assistance following the devastation caused by Hurricane Fiona. Specifically, the lawmakers asked President Biden to grant … Continue Reading
October 04, 2022
Duckworth Touts Support for Humboldt Park’s Kedzie Recovery Home
[CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today visited the Gateway Foundation's Kedzie Recovery Home (KRH) in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood and held a roundtable with the Foundation's leadership to emphasize her support for their work in helping Chicagoans lead healthy, fulfilling lives during recovery. Duckworth and the group also discussed the importance of the Home's work in the face of the nation's opioid crisis, as well as the Senator's successful efforts in securing … Continue Reading
September 30, 2022
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $31 Million for Health Care Research in Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $31,055,926 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) medical research grants for Illinois institutions. The funding will be put toward research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from cancer prevention to vision research. "Illinois has an outstanding slate of state and … Continue Reading
