Tammy Duckworth

Your own plan says as much: 'Chronic use of overtime leads to fatigue, controller burnout and ultimately loss of retention.

Squeezing more ‘utilization’ out of air traffic controllers who have been understaffed, underpaid and overworked for years will weaken retention and undermine aviation safety.

Controllers work long, high-stress hours and make split-second decisions that keep millions of passengers safe every day.

The last thing our National Airspace System needs is a cynical FAA Administrator so hellbent on stretching them thinner that he is willing to withhold their modest 2.8 percent pay raise.

Eliminating these standards is not cutting red tape; it is cutting the safeguards that help our nation’s most vulnerable children succeed.

If the President cares about families at all, he needs to keep his hands off Head Start.

If enacted, this deregulation plan would fundamentally change how Head Start is run and jeopardize its ability to care for our children.

Donald Trump’s latest attack on Head Start would put yet another lifeline at risk for families who depend on it most.

I’m proud I was able to successfully deliver this federal funding for such a transformational organization, and I’m even prouder to see this investment in action today.

Our nation faces a shortage of workers in the skilled trades and an ongoing housing crisis, and this training program is exactly what is needed to solve both those challenges.

Revolution Workshop is proof that when we create pathways to good-paying construction jobs, we can uplift and build entire communities.

Holding air traffic controllers' remaining 2.8 percent pay increase hostage to force a workforce that has operated under mandatory overtime for years to work longer hours is petty, disrespectful and counterproductive.

“Donald Trump has repeatedly used the Presidency to enrich himself and leave taxpayers with the bill—and it has to stop,”

Mandamus is simply not appropriate. This case presents one coequal branch acting in defiance of an order from another coequal branch.

The executive branch, through counsel, may have misrepresented or concealed facts when questioned by a federal court.

Congress requires that lawyers tell the truth in judicial proceedings.

For too long, the Quad Cities have gone without a passenger rail line to Chicago, limiting Illinoisans’ options to get to school, businesses and visit loved ones. With this funding extension, we’re closer to delivering the passenger rail…

This is a crisis our rural communities cannot afford to get worse. To help address these challenges, we must plan for the long-term and invest in training the next generation of health care professionals.

Rural Illinoisans were already dealing with extreme barriers to care, between a shortage of health care professionals and too many having to travel hours to the nearest hospital when mere minutes can mean life or death in an emergency.

When public transportation is accessible, everyone benefits.

For many Illinoisans in rural communities, health care was already too expensive and too hard to get—and then came the Medicaid cuts.

The toll this unauthorized, disastrous war is taking on our troops is unconscionable.

Gutting them to appease nuclear-armed Kim Jong-un is a grave mistake

When will Trump stop embracing dictators and alienating our allies?

Veterans, seniors and people with disabilities deserve to be able to move around their own homes and visit friends and family without worrying about architectural barriers.