Tammy Duckworth

I will always work hand-in-hand with Taiwan and our other partners throughout the region to tackle our shared challenges, strengthen security and build a more prosperous future.

Congress must have a steady vision for supporting Taiwan’s democracy and self-defense for the long haul.

Our friendship with Taiwan is bigger than any one President.

As a Pacific nation, we must remain reliable partners to Taiwan—for the sake of their security and our own.

The commitment to our role on the global stage remains.

OMB’s proposal unlawfully seeks to substitute Congress’s role in directing federal spending with the President’s preferred priorities, and in doing so, makes it harder for every community and organization in the United States to fairly…

Rather than focusing on fulfilling the statutory purposes of a grant program, applicants and recipients will be forced to play an endless guessing game, trying to determine which of their activities may or may not run afoul of OMB’s…

Taiwan remaining free and independent is important to our national security.

Support for Taiwan is bipartisan.

Presidents come, presidents go, but the commitment to our role on the global stage remains.

It really is critical to not yield even an inch to President Xi, and that’s why I really wanted to go to Taiwan at this time.

Not only is it a great business opportunity for our partners, but I’ve seen firsthand how these investments help create jobs, support farmers and grow our economy back home.

Every American should be able to live their truth and love who they love,

I’m looking forward to building on my work meeting with business leaders in Japan to strengthen existing partnerships, attract new investment and continue promoting Illinois on a global stage.

I’ve seen firsthand how these investments help create jobs, support farmers and grow our economy back home.

With our existing investments and strong leadership at the state level, Illinois is as strong as ever and the perfect place for more investments and international business expansion from our partners in Asia.

Thanks to the chaos and confusion from the Trump Administration, there’s a lot of uncertainty abroad in about investing in America’s economy right now—I’m traveling to Japan to provide another perspective.

Article I of the Constitution vests the power of the purse in Congress, which Congress has historically exercised by appropriating taxpayer dollars through federal grants to fund critical programs, including to protect public safety…

Ultimately, these changes will make it harder for grant recipients to apply for and manage federal funds – undermining public safety, public health, economic competitiveness, and the government’s ability to address rising costs.

Your proposal exceeds OMB’s authority, will make it impossible for grant recipients to faithfully carry out the funding priorities that Congress establishes in statute, and would turn federal grants into a new cudgel for the President to…

These and other injustices people with disabilities experience in our digital world must end.

No child should ever be put in a situation where they lose their life protecting a friend from gunfire.

On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly promised no more wars and lower costs—and instead, Illinoisans are getting the exact opposite.

The brave Artemis II crew broke new frontiers for space exploration and proved to the next generation of young scientists that anything is possible.

It’s one of the worst deals ever made—and I’ll use every tool at my disposal to ensure not another cent goes toward Trump’s failed war.