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As your Representative, I am taking strides to invest more into local law enforcement agencies to support their training needs, help them better retain and recruit officers, and build better relationships with the communities they serve.
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Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Illinois) is back from a bipartisan trip to the border.
The delegation of Democrats and Republican lawmakers went to Nogales, Arizona, last week for a fact-finding mission.
“This can’t be a partisan or political issue, right?” he said. “We have to make sure that we solve the issue regardless of the year it is, regardless of what the politics are. It is also important that we keep our politics out of this, and we focus on what is in front of us and what are the facts.”
Illinois Congressman Eric Sorenson (D) made a trip down to the Mexican border with five other representatives as part of a bipartisan fact-finding mission.
The trip was said to address four points: Mexico, as the U.S.’ largest trade partner; the establishment of legal migration into the country; taking care of individuals seeking asylum; and addressing drug smuggling and human trafficking.
Sorenson said the volume and danger of fentanyl being distributed in the United States has made drugs crossing the border a critical issue.
In a rare bipartisan visit to the southern border, Arizona Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R) and Greg Stanton (D) were joined by Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Young Kim (R-CA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), and Nick LaLota (R-NY) to tour the border and surrounding communities in Arizona and Nogales, Mexico, through the Bipartisan Policy Center’s American Congressional Exchange (ACE). The purpose: to better understand the urgent challenges and opportunities for bipartisan cooperation on U.S. immigration and border policy.
On Saturday, April 13, 2024 Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) appeared on WREX to discuss what he is doing to secure the southern border and provide a pathway to legal status for those who follow the law.
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) appeared on WREX to discuss the introduction of his new bill, the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act. This legislation will provide states with federal grants to help working families afford clean drinking water and wastewater services.
Sorensen also discussed what he is doing to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program and securing the border.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to honor Jason Jenkins, an 18-year-old Rockford student who was murdered in a racially motivated attack while working his shift at Walmart.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with members of the Illinois House delegation led the House of Representatives in a moment of silence to remember the victims of the Rockford stabbing spree.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) lead a moment of silence on the House floor in honor of the Rockford stabbing spree victims.
ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the multiple stabbings that occurred in Rockford’s southeast neighborhood on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) in helping launch House Democrats’ Border Security Task Force.
The task force, comprised of 24 House Democrats, will work on bipartisan, sensible reforms to secure the Southern border, address the immigration backlog, combat the flow of dangerous narcotics such as fentanyl, and provide the Department of Homeland Security with the resources they need to do their jobs.