Sen. Duckworth. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the Senate’s Aviation Subcommittee—issued the following statement after Donald Trump threatened our nation’s Air Traffic Controllers and encouraged them to leave their jobs with our nation already facing a substantial controller shortage:

The bill would fund the government through January 30th, fund SNAP benefits through next September and at high levels, and Republicans agree to vote on an Affordable Care Act bill of the Democrats’ choosing before mid-December.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on FBI director Kash Patel to end the “secret detentions” and hand over all paperwork regarding the agency’s involvement in immigration enforcement and “Operation Midway Blitz,

CHICAGO - Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth sent another letter to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Friday, saying there

Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would limit Trump’s ability to launch a military attack on Venezuela. The legislation comes following several high profile missile strikes against alleged drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.

Speaking to MSNBC’s Morning Joe Monday morning, King said that he supported Democrats’ shutdown strategy, the goals of which were, in his view, to stand up to Trump and resolve the issue of expiring health care subsidies. But he said the shutdown wasn’t accomplishing either goal, and there was “zero likelihood it was going to.”

Senator Tammy Duckworth sent another letter to the DHS Inspector General Friday, saying there is not enough urgency in honoring her request for an investigation into use of force by immigration agents in Chicago. Senator Tammy Duckworth sent another letter to the DHS Inspector General Friday, saying there is not enough urgency in honoring her request for an investigation into use of force by immigration agents in Chicago. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said 14 people had been arrested as of 10 a.m. outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning. Senator Tammy Duckworth sent another letter to the DHS Inspector General Friday, saying there is not enough urgency in honoring her request for an investigation into use of force by immigration agents in Chicago.

Democrats with ties to St. Clair and Madison counties have held one of Illinois’ two U.S. Senate seats for the past four decades, but that streak could be ending with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s retirement.

Senator Tammy Duckworth honors 30 years of AAPD, calling for continued disability rights advocacy and national accessibility improvements in Washington, D.C.