Press Releases
Duckworth Joins President Biden for Declaration of 1908 Race Riot Site as a National Monument
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined President Joe Biden in the Oval Office for the President’s signing ceremony to officially declare the 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site as a national monument to be managed by the U.S. National Park Service through an Antiquities Act proclamation. Duckworth has been a steadfast leader in securing national monument recognition for the 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site, a critical event in American history that spurred the … Continue Reading
August 16, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Applaud Lowered Prices of 10 Medicare-Covered Prescription Drugs
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today applauded the Biden-Harris Administration for its efforts to negotiate price reductions for 10 of the most expensive and frequently-dispensed drugs in the Medicare program. The Inflation Reduction Act, which Durbin and Duckworth both strongly advocated for, provided the Biden-Harris Administration with the authority to negotiate the drug prices with Big Pharma, resulting in price … Continue Reading
August 15, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $32.6 Million in Federal Funding for Cancer Research at University of Illinois
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $32.6 million in federal funding for cancer research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This funding, through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Precision Surgical Interventions program, will go towards inventing new imaging techniques to enhance cancer treatments by allowing surgeons to remove all microscopic cancer cells that remain … Continue Reading
August 14, 2024
On the 116th Anniversary, Duckworth, Durbin, Budzinski Applaud Biden-Harris Administration on Establishing the 1908 Springfield Race Riot National Monument
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) today applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement it will designate the uncovered site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot as a national monument to be managed by the U.S. National Park Service. This designation ensures the historic site will be preserved to tell the story of the Springfield Race Riot of 1908—a critical event in American … Continue Reading
August 14, 2024
Duckworth Welcomes 194 Newly-Naturalized Citizens in Springfield
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. District of Central Illinois Judge Colleen Lawless today to welcome nearly 200 residents from 49 different countries for the first time as United States citizens in the U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Naturalization Ceremony. In her remarks to the new Americans, Duckworth highlighted the importance of diversity in strengthening … Continue Reading
August 13, 2024
Duckworth Touts $500,000 in Federal Funding She Secured for New Women’s Business Center in Peoria
[PEORIA, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today celebrated the opening of the new Women’s Business Center in Peoria, made possible in part by funding she helped secure. Earlier this year, Duckworth secured $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funds for the WBDC to support entrepreneurial training for child care providers throughout Northern Illinois and boost the number of affordable child care businesses. Duckworth was joined by U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen … Continue Reading
August 09, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin, Illinois Delegation Members Push USDA to Boost Farm Conservation Funds for Illinois
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)-a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry-and U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL-01), all members of the House Committee on Agriculture, led members of the Illinois delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to express concerns about the low level … Continue Reading
August 08, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce $15.9 Million in Funding for Clean Manufacturing in Illinois
[CHICAGO, IL] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced $15.9 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) coming to Illinois through the Inflation Reduction Act to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials and products. These awards from the Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate investment in history—will reduce climate pollution by helping … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Duckworth, Blackburn, Casey Urge CMS to Cover Standing Elevation Systems in Power Wheelchairs to Help Improve Health and Mobility for Medicare Beneficiaries
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bob Casey (D-PA) today called on U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help Americans with disabilities more easily get around and have better access to the equipment they need to live fuller, healthier and more independent lives. In their request, the Senators call for CMS to cover standing systems embedded in power wheelchairs under Medicare. The bipartisan letter to CMS Administrator … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Duckworth, Kaine, Markey Press Social Security Administration to Help Those with Long Covid Overcome Barriers to Disability Benefits
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) led their colleagues in pushing the Social Security Administration (SSA) to address the barriers those with Long COVID face when applying for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration. “According to recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 18.4 percent of U.S. adults have experienced Long COVID and over 25 percent of people with Long COVID say … Continue Reading
August 05, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Join Booker, Warnock, Butler, Colleagues to Announce Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
[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 Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Ed Markey (D-MA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to announce the reintroduction of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024, the most comprehensive bill to reform law enforcement and strengthen police … Continue Reading
August 02, 2024
Senate Appropriations Committee Advances Spending Bills with Illinois Priorities Secured by Duckworth, Durbin
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced funding bills for Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies; and Financial Services and General Government for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). Durbin and Duckworth worked to secure various priorities … Continue Reading
August 02, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Join Introduction of Constitutional Amendment to Clarify No One is Above the Law
[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. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and 26 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a constitutional amendment making clear that no one in the United States is above the law, including the President. In response to the Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision last month that Presidents are immune from prosecution for “official” actions, the … Continue Reading
August 02, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $3.8 Million for Crawford County Airport
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $3,853,192 in federal funding for the Crawford County Airport. This funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration will support the construction of a new 6,300 square-foot ADA-compliant and climate change resilient terminal. “Illinois’s airports are critical economic engines for our state and the source of jobs for so many working … Continue Reading
August 02, 2024
Duckworth, Durbin Secure Illinois Wins in Senate-Passed Water Resources Development Act
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), founding Co-Chair of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Environmental Justice Caucus, today highlighted several critical provisions they successfully secured for Illinois in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which passed the Senate earlier this week. These provisions - ranging from adjusting the cost share for the Brandon … Continue Reading
August 01, 2024
Duckworth Joins Booker in Introducing Chance to Come Home Resolution
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) this week in introducing a bicameral resolution aimed at encouraging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide a pathway for individuals who have been unjustly deported from the United States to return and reunite with their families. The Chance to Come Home Resolution calls on DHS to use its legal authority to establish a centralized and independent process for reviewing emergency … Continue Reading
July 31, 2024
Bipartisan Duckworth-Daines-Hirono Bill to Better Protect Parents Traveling with Breast Milk Passes Committee
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to make it easier for parents to safely embark on air travel with breast milk and breastfeeding supplies successfully passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST). The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Enhancement Act, co-led by U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), would require the Transportation Security Administration … Continue Reading
July 31, 2024
Duckworth Joins Sullivan in Introducing Bipartisan S.T.A.N.D with Taiwan Act of 2024
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)—a fellow member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)—in introducing the Sanctions Targeting Aggressors of Neighboring Democracies (STAND) with Taiwan Act of 2024, which would impose devastating, comprehensive economic, energy, financial and other sanctions on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the event that the People’s Liberation Army initiates military … Continue Reading
July 30, 2024
In Wake of Sonya Massey’s Murder, Duckworth, Senate Democrats Renew Push to Strengthen Police Accountability and Help Provide Justice to Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today is leading a dozen of her Senate Democratic colleagues in re-introducing legislation to help strengthen accountability and transparency from law enforcement agencies, encouraging improved training for police officers and the use of independent investigation and prosecution to eliminate inherent conflicts of interest. Duckworth’s re-introduction of her Police Training and Independent Review Act comes after the fatal shooting of Sonya … Continue Reading
July 26, 2024
Duckworth Joins Casey in Introducing Bill to Make Federal Technology More Accessible for People with Disabilities
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA)—Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging—along with U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) this week to introduce the Section 508 Refresh Act. This new bill would require federal agencies to take a series of actions to ensure people with disabilities can use the federal government’s technology. While Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires agencies to make … Continue Reading
