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Not one penny included in this legislation will help struggling American families with the rising cost of gas, groceries, housing, or health care.

Gun violence is the number one killer of young people in this country. That’s right—not cancer or car accidents—guns.

On this day, we wear orange to honor the nearly 4,000 children and teens who are shot and killed by guns in America each year.

Illinois is home to world-class medical research institutions that are pushing our nation toward a cure for cancer and treatment for neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. I’m grateful to bring federal dollars home to support this…

Donald Trump has been engaged in the most corrupt enterprise in the history of the Presidency. Todd Blanche apparently has not noticed.

This report is damning. We now know even more details of how dangerous and irresponsible the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign truly is.

The independence of DOJ has been decimated under Blanche’s authority. I had no confidence in him before…and after everything we’ve seen, I doubt we can have confidence in him now.

Blanche’s direct role in the Department’s failure to follow the law and protect the victims and survivors of Epstein’s abuse is disqualifying.

While deploying the Justice Department as a shield for the President and his cronies, Blanche has also used our top law-enforcement agency as a sword against Trump’s political opponents.

It appears that blind loyalty has paid off for Blanche—which is exactly how President Trump incentivizes his appointees to throw away their integrity.

Regrettably, over the past year, he has disregarded that call and erased that line—placing loyalty to President Trump above all else and damaging the independence and credibility of the Department in ways that will have ramifications for…

When Blanche was under consideration to be Deputy Attorney General, the number two position at the Justice Department, I reminded him of the importance of DOJ maintaining its independence from the President and the pull of politics.

All investments must ensure the highest standards of accessibility across all modes of transportation so that people with disabilities and those facing transportation barriers have access to the same travel options as others.

We now know even more details of how dangerous and irresponsible the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign truly is.

A critical component of this investment is the Section 5337-State of Good Repair program, which enables safe, reliable transit travel by funding rehabilitation and replacement of aging rail and bus infrastructure.

That is what Secretary Hegseth said two or three weeks ago, and nothing has happened. Here they are fighting for their lives. They’re facing ballistic missiles. They don’t have the defense that they need. They’re valiantly doing everything…

The Energy Bills Relief Act is a consumer-focused approach that prioritizes expanding access to low-cost, clean energy.

When I was 14 years old, I lost my father to lung cancer at the age of 53.