WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, Foster, Sherman, Cleaver Introduce Legislation to Temporarily Prohibit Crypto Mixers -- Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Blockchain Integrity Act to temporarily prohibit financial institutions from transacting with funds that have gone through digital asset mixers while the Treasury Department, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trade Commissio  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - In response to the ongoing and persistent rise in antisemitism and other forms of bigotry across the country, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing to examine threats facing marginalized communities and how the federal government can better protect the civil ri  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products Director, Dr. Brian King, and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Brian Boynton, to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the sale of unauthorized e-cigarettes, which has resulte  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today filed a bipartisan amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill that was released earlier this week. The proposed amendment would support nonhub airports in smaller communities by requiring the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA to conduct a study to review options to improve existing federal programs  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined hospital leaders and the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) to unveil the five-year report of the Chicago HEAL Initiative. Launched in 2018 by Senator Durbin and 10 of the largest hospitals serving Chicago, the HEAL Initiative is a collaboration to address the root causes of gun violence through economic, health, and community projects in  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on May 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following statement after the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton released the findings from their independent investigation into misconduct at the FDIC: "I am appalled and deeply disturbed by the details of widespread sexual hara  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on May 7, 2024: * * * Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) questioned Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the Biden administration's finalized Title IX rule, which allows biological males to enter women and girls' private spaces. Representative Miller released the following statement: "Secretary Cardona is ignoring his duty under Title IX's original intent to protect women and girls' sports  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Young Kim (CA-40), who serve as co-chairs of the Maternity Care Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate May 5-11, 2024 as "Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week" to raise awareness about maternal mental health and its effects on maternal-child health. "Mental health challenges affect millions of mothers every year, but mothers rarely ask for   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement in observation of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: "Yom HaShoah serves as a time for us to reflect on how to fulfill the promise of 'Never Again.' It is more important than ever for us to remember the lessons of the Holocaust where unchecked hate, ignorance, and nationalism resulted in the systematic murder of six m  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) convened a bipartisan group of 30 House members for a closed-door meeting with Egyptian Ambassador Motaz Zahran. Schneider released the following statement after the call: "As negotiations in Cairo over a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas continue, today I convened several of my House colleagues for a frank and wide-ranging conversation with Egyptian Ambassador  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: In response to the ongoing and persistent rise in antisemitism and other forms of bigotry across the country, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing to examine threats facing marginalized communities and how the f  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products Director, Dr. Brian King, and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Brian Boynton, to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the sale of unauthoriz  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced a joint resolution that would finally enshrine an explicit, individual right to vote in the U.S. Constitution, and protect all Americans who seek to exercise this fundamental right. "In the words of the late John Lewis, the right to vote is  more