For decades the city of Joliet has lived under the threat of unsafe drinking water from lead pipes used in service lines to individual homes. In recent years, the lowering of the water tables has threatened even the long-term availability…

For decades substance abuse disorder has torn apart families in Will County and around the country. Often families with young children had nowhere to turn to. That is why I am so proud that the Federal omnibus recently passed by Congress…

For decades, Will County has grappled with issues of affordable housing, an issue that has become more and more important in communities large and small across our country. That is why I am so proud that the Federal omnibus recently passed…

For decades the Old Joliet Prison has served as the backdrop of Hollywood movies like ``The Blues Brothers'' and hit TV shows like ``Prison Break.'' But years of neglect have left the site unsafe and closed to visitors. That is why I am so…

For decades, America has faced a deficit of job training opportunities from underserved and underrepresented communities, and that is why I am so proud that the Federal omnibus recently passed by Congress included $425,000 for the Aurora…

We absolutely must pursue ways to produce more sustainable and domestically grown solutions to meet our energy needs.

Knowing what we know today, we just can't keep doing more of the same and expecting a different outcome.

This is not a problem that we can drill our way out of.

There are times when help for demonstration and commercial application makes sense, but the federal government has no business picking the winners and losers of the energy market.

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 57, nays 40, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 36, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar)…

last Thursday, I decided to join with Senator Shaheen and set up a meeting with about 13 European Ambassadors to the United States. It was for the Democratic Senators. Afterward, we thought this should have been bipartisan, and the next…

I do commend the administration for all they've done so far.

what more he believes the United States may be able to do to help Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has no right to contest the skies over Ukraine in the first place. And Ukraine has a right to defend their skies, even if that involves partner.

I do worry what happens when this goes into chemical weapons. And I think the president should make it very clear that weapons of mass destruction are a very, very bright red line that NATO will enforce.

Yes, I do. I think it's a very real possibility.