Videos
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.
On Thursday, October 5, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs are announcing $130,464 for the Central Illinois communities to use new technologies and equipment to better address crime and keep communities safe.
On Thursday, September 7, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Beyer Early Childhood Center in Sorensen's hometown of Rockford to highlight work being done to bring high-quality, affordable education to families in Central and Northwestern Illinois.
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.
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) sat down with Agri-Pulse news to discuss the state of the 2023 Farm Bill and to talk about a government shutdown's affect on farmers and rural communities.
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released his Plan to Cut Costs for Working Families to reduce prices for everyday goods and grow the middle class.
This newly released plan comes as part of Sorensen’s work in the New Democrat Coalition, a nearly 100-member Congressional caucus devoted to finding workable solutions to our nation’s most pressing issues.
"Inflation and rising costs are affecting every family and every neighbor in Central and Northwestern Illinois."
On Wednesday, September 21, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen released his comprehensive Plan to Cut Costs for Working Families. In the plan, Sorensen outlines what he's doing to bring relief to families struggling with inflation and rising costs.
On Monday, August 28, 2023, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea hosted a roundtable with labor leaders in Peoria to discuss bringing higher wages and safer workplaces to the area.