Press Releases
Duckworth Visits Quad Cities International Airport, Underscores How Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze Hurts Local Infrastructure and Jobs
[MOLINE, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation—today met with Quad Cities International Airport Director Benjamin Leischner and airport leadership to hear concerns about the impacts of Trump’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) staff cuts. Duckworth also discussed the over $2.7 million in federal funding she secured last year through … Continue Reading
March 22, 2025
Duckworth Visits Parr Instruments to Discuss Economic Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs on Illinois Manufacturing
[MOLINE, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST)—visited Parr Instrument Company yesterday to tour the facility and discuss with company leaders and members of the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) how Trump’s tariffs threaten Illinois’s manufacturing industry. For over 125 years, Parr Instrument Company has designed and built high precision laboratory equipment. However, because of President … Continue Reading
March 21, 2025
Duckworth, Warren Demand Answers from Hegseth on Reports of Musk’s Planned Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)—joined U.S. Senator and fellow SASC colleague Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in demanding clarity from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on meetings held by Elon Musk at the Pentagon today. In a letter, the Senators requested several answers to questions about whether Elon Musk received a “top-secret briefing on U.S. war plans for China” that media reports … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Duckworth Bashes Donald Trump’s Executive Order Aimed at Dismantling Education Department at the Expense of Children and Middle-Class Americans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary steps to shut down the U.S. Department of Education, jeopardizing federal resources and support that millions of teachers and children in our education system depend on: “With this reckless executive order, Donald Trump is turning his back on tens of millions of students and … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Duckworth, Fellow Senate Democratic Veterans Call on Trump and Hegseth to Immediately Restore DoD Webpages Honoring American Military Heroes
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC)—led fellow U.S. Senators and Veterans Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Ranking Member of SVAC, Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in demanding that President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth immediately restore dozens of webpages that the Administration recently purged from U.S. Department of … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
In a Letter to General Services Administration, Duckworth, Durbin, Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation Outline Harmful Impacts of Recent Termination of Federal Government Leases
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with members of the Illinois Congressional delegation, sent a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian requesting answers in regard to GSA’s recent termination of federal government leases across Illinois. As of March 6, 2025, GSA, in conjunction with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), claims to have … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Klobuchar, Cantwell, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Reverse the Illegal Firing of FTC Commissioners
[SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and over two dozen of their Senate colleagues called on President Trump to reverse the illegal firing of … Continue Reading
March 19, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin, Colleagues to Education Secretary: "We Will Not Stand By as You Attempt to Turn Back the Clock on Education in This Country"
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As the Trump administration and Elon Musk attack public education in America by closing offices and laying off 1,300 workers at the Department of Education, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 35 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon expressing outrage at the administration’s reckless and illegal firing of half of the workforce at the U.S. … Continue Reading
March 19, 2025
Duckworth, Senate Democratic Veterans Slam Trump and Musk for Erasing Legacy of American Military Heroes from Department of Defense Websites
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of both the U.S. Senate Armed Services (SASC) and Veterans’ Affairs Committees (SVAC)—led a group of her fellow Senate Democratic Veterans, including SASC Ranking Member Jack Reed, SVAC Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, in issuing the following joint statement rebuking President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, two greedy billionaires who never served a day in uniform, for purging dozens of pages … Continue Reading
March 19, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Lead Members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation in Letter Requesting Answers Regarding SBA Administration's Decision to Relocate Chicago Office
[CHICAGO, IL] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with members of the Illinois Congressional delegation, sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler requesting additional information over the Administration’s announcement to relocate six of its regional offices that do not “comply” with the Administration’s immigration policies, including … Continue Reading
March 19, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues to Push Back on Proposed Cuts to Disaster Recovery Programs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), along with 40 of their Senate colleagues, in pushing back on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner’s proposed cuts to crucial disaster recovery programs that are under the umbrella of HUD. The cuts would reduce employees at HUD’s office of Community Planning and Development, which administers the … Continue Reading
March 14, 2025
Duckworth, Kim Slam Senate Republicans for Voting Against Giving Veterans Their Jobs Back After They Were Fired in Trump-Musk Mass Layoffs
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC)—and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) issued the following statement slamming Senate Republicans for voting against an amendment version of their Protect Veteran Jobs Act—legislation that would reinstate Veterans who were fired from their jobs as part of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s indiscriminate purge of federal employees: “Senate Republicans love to say … Continue Reading
March 14, 2025
Duckworth Will Vote No on Republican Bill That Would Cement Elon Musk’s Harmful DOGE Cuts at the Expense of Middle-Class Families
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement announcing she will vote no on Republicans’ extremely harmful continuing resolution: “I refuse to vote for Republicans’ highly-partisan slush fund bill that grants Donald Trump and co-President Elon Musk permission to continue rigging our government and our economy against the middle class. After weeks of an unelected billionaire taking a chainsaw to programs and services that millions depend on, … Continue Reading
March 13, 2025
Duckworth, Booker Statement as Trump Administration Moves to Shut Down All EPA Environmental Justice Offices and Slash Dozens of Critical Regulations That Help Protect Public Health and Environment
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)—founding co-chairs of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus—issued the following statement after the Trump Administration moved to close all the environmental justice offices within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and slash over 30 EPA regulations that have helped protect our nation’s public health and the environment for decades: “The Trump Administration seems determined to … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
Duckworth, Collins, Shaheen, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Girl Scouts of America
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)—co-chairs of the Girl Scouts’ Honorary Troop Capitol Hill—introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the 113th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America and celebrate its historic legacy of empowering girls and building powerful female leaders across the country. “I still use the leadership skills that I developed in the Girl Scouts as a young woman every … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
Duckworth, Warren, Democrats to Hegseth: Ending DoD Climate Change Programs Threatens National Security, Puts American Lives and Billions of Taxpayer Dollars at Risk
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)—joined her fellow SASC Democratic colleagues Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding his threats to cut efforts to adapt to climate change at the Department of Defense (DoD), which would put thousands of American lives and billions of American taxpayer … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
Duckworth Statement After Trump and Elon Musk Gutted Education Department at the Expense of Children and Middle-Class Americans
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after Donald Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk took action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, laying off more than 1,300 employees after nearly 600 accepted offers to leave voluntarily: “By taking a chainsaw to our workforce at the Education Department, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are jeopardizing critical support for teachers, loan assistance for student borrowers and the promise … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
Duckworth Reacts to NTSB Report on Horrific DCA Aircraft Collision
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the CST Aviation Subcommittee—issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) unveiled a preliminary report on the horrific DCA aircraft collision that occurred on January 29, 2025: “I’m thankful for the NTSB’s work to uncover the facts and circumstances that led to the horrific DCA aircraft … Continue Reading
March 10, 2025
Duckworth, Durbin Demand Answers About the Effect of Trump Administration's Infrastructure Funding Pause on Illinois
[WASHINGTON, D.C] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy criticizing the Trump Administration’s mismanagement of federal funding for Illinois transportation and infrastructure projects. In their letter, the Senators called for more clarity on the future of transportation and infrastructure grants and formula funding for states that were included in the Infrastructure Investment and … Continue Reading
March 10, 2025
Duckworth Joins Hirono, Peters, Pressley in Introducing Resolution to Recognize Abortion Providers
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) in reintroducing a bicameral resolution honoring abortion providers and staff by designating March 10, 2025 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.” The Abortion Provider Appreciation Day resolution affirms that abortion providers are valued as they provide reproductive care despite pressures, restrictions, political … Continue Reading