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Sorensen Brings Astronaut to Schools in Northwestern Illinois
April 13, 2023

Hearing from an astronaut that the earth looks like a blue marble from space can make a first-grader's day.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, visited Moline this week with an out-of-this-world guest: NASA astronaut Kate Rubins.

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Congressman Eric Sorensen speaks during a House Science, Space, & Technology Committee hearing.
February 1, 2023

Former meteorologist who campaigned on climate science, Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, IL-17, will serve on a science committee in the 118th Congress.

The Science, Space, and Technology committee oversees agency budgets that total over $42 billion and its jurisdiction covers most non-defense and non-human-health Federal research and development.

Issues:Agriculture
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Congressman Eric Sorensen delivers a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act
January 31, 2023

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen was assigned to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for the 118th Congress.

Issues:Agriculture
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Congressman Eric Sorensen delivers handmade Valentine’s Day cards collected from community  members and students to veterans around Central and Northwestern Illinois.
January 24, 2023

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 24, 2023) — Representative Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced the launch of his Valentines for Veterans drive.

Issues:Veterans
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Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce legislative forum, held on Jan. 20.
January 20, 2023

Lawmakers from two states that border the Mississippi River, Illinois and Iowa legislators discussed their different approaches to getting the job done. 

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Rep. Sorensen pictured in the Quad Cities
January 4, 2023

Four new out LGBTQ+ legislators will eventually be sworn into the U.S. House, just as soon as Republicans can stop infighting and pick a new Speaker.

The freshmen legislators — Robert Garcia (D-CA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), and George Santos (R-NY) — signal a shift towards equality in the lower congressional chamber, even as it falls under Republican control.

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Congressman Sorensen works on the House Agriculture Committee to draft the 2023 Farm Bill
January 2, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Congressman-elect Eric Sorensen was sworn in on Saturday in Washington D.C. to begin his term as U.S. Representative from Illinois' 17th District.