Jobs, Small Business, and the Economy
So many of our neighbors feel left behind, like the economy isn’t working for them – and they’re right. That’s why I’ve centered my work in Congress around building an economy that helps Illinois working families.
Tackling Inflation and Lowering Costs - My top priority is addressing rising costs that are hurting Illinoisans from the grocery store to the gas pump. I’m also committed to bringing down out-of-control drug prices, especially for our seniors.
Jobs – Illinois 17th District has been a hub of manufacturing and innovation for generations, in addition to having a rich farming history. I will always work to create good-paying, sustainable jobs in our communities so we can provide for our kids and grandkids.
Small Business – We need to make it easier to start and own a small business. This means cutting red tape and making sure Illinoisians have access to the resources they need to succeed. I’ll make sure Congress keeps the needs of Main Street in mind, and not just the interests of the wealthiest corporations.
More on Jobs, Small Business, and the Economy
ROCK ISLAND, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced over $1.2 million in funding awarded to 12 rural and small businesses and agriculture producers in Central Illinois to lower energy costs and strengthen their energy resilience.
Congressional District, has announced more than $1.2 million in funding awarded to 12 rural
and small businesses and agriculture producers to lower energy costs and strengthen their
energy resilience.
PEORIA, IL - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced over $180,000 in funding awarded to two rural and small businesses and agriculture producers in Central Illinois to lower energy costs and strengthen energy resilience.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to select Illinois as part of a Midwest hydrogen energy hub that will support energy needs and create good-paying jobs.
On Monday, October 9, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) toured Quad Cities International Airport in Moline to highlight a $283,000 grant to study the possibility of bringing a spaceport to the facility, which would bring jobs and economic development to the surrounding region.
MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Congressman Eric Sorensen, Illinois 17th Congressional District, toured the Quad Cities International Airport, discussing future developments and highlighting work being done to install a potential spaceport at the facility. But amid the ‘stunning weekend attack’ into southern Israel towns by Hamas, Iran-backed terrorist organization.
ROCKFORD, IL – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined a United Auto Workers (UAW) picket line with workers from UAW Local 1268 at the Belvidere Assembly Plant outside Rockford.
On Thursday, August 31, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Small Business Administrator Administrator Isabel Guzman heard from local entrepreneurs and visited small businesses in Sorensen's hometown of Rockford.
On Thursday, September 28, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) hosted a telephone town hall with nearly 4,000 participants from Illinois' 17th Congressional District.
During the call, the Congressman spoke with constituents directly about the impacts of a government shutdown on working families, the progress of the upcoming Farm Bill, and his plan to cut costs for working families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) hosted a telephone town hall yesterday evening with residents of Central and Northwestern Illinois.