Reps. John Cabello (R-Machesney Park), Michael Coffey Jr. (R-Springfield) and Wayne Rosenthal (R-Morrisonville) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
On June 09, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Zach Nunn (R-IA-03), Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) introduced the Increasing Land Access, Security and Opportunities Act — bipartisan legislation to help bring the next generation into family farming.
On June 2023, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) highlighted the stories of her constituents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during a House Committee on Agriculture Hearing on nutrition programs in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.
On June 07, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) advocated for Granite City steelworkers during the Congressional Steel Caucus’ annual “State of Steel” meeting.
On June 06, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (SC-06) introduced the Rural Energy Savings Act of 2023 to reauthorize the Rural Energy Savings Program in the 2023 Farm Bill.
This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth in announcing $16 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program for Decatur, Illinois, to improve rail connectivity by supporting construction activities to upgrade 1.21 miles of Brush College Road.
A section of Illinois Route 121 will soon be renamed to honor Illinois Trooper Todd Hanneken who was killed in a single-car crash while on the job in March 2021.
On May 31, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski released the following statement after voting for the bipartisan debt limit deal made between President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans.
On May 25, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to announce that Springfield’s Moving Pillsbury Forward project has been selected to receive a $787,135 grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Illinois Republican lawmakers have been critical of the budget process during the legislative session, as a deadline for May 19 has come and gone without a vote on the proposed budget.
Illinois State Rep. Randy Frese (R-Quincy) took to social media to plead fellow legislators to pass a budget, while criticizing Democrats for their spending.
On May 16, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture urging Secretary Tom Vilsack to make additional resources available to rural and urban communities struggling to maintain access to healthy and affordable food options.
Former state worker Curtis Caldwell is sharing his disappointment over the state’s Democratic lawmakers seeking to increase taxes on the rich while also increasing spending on immigrants.
On May 15, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski joined Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Wesley Hunt (TX-13) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) to introduce the Fuels Parity Act, bipartisan legislation that would allow ethanol from corn starch to qualify as an advanced biofuel.
On May11, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) led a moment of silence with colleagues from the Illinois congressional delegation to honor the victims of last week’s tragic pileup on Interstate 55. The incident, caused by low visibility from a dust storm, resulted in seven deaths and more than 30 hospitalizations.
On May 11, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) joined Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and colleagues on the New Democrat Coalition in a call for increased federal funding to address the flow of deadly, illicit fentanyl that is impacting nearly every American community and secure our nation’s southern border. Budzinski is the Freshman Leadership Representative for the coalition.