Dick Durbin: “Back in the day, it was just bold-faced marketing; Joe Camel and everything you can imagine.”

Senator Duckworth and I helped to secure $18.3 million in federal funding for the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station to better connect families, students, and small businesses to local and national destinations.

We want to be clear: Democrats and Republicans did not work together to appropriate funds for AHRQ as a gentle suggestion for the Department to follow at their discretion or leisure.

Sadly, for our nation, Todd Blanche is not that person.

This funding will help graduate more highly trained nurses to serve our entire region, making a difference in the lives of thousands of people.