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Rep Sorensen talks with Quad City Police
May 11, 2024

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) started police appreciation week a few days early with two events in the Quad-Cities.

On Friday, Sorensen met with city officials and leaders of local law enforcement to learn how he could bring federal assistance to local challenges.

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Rep. Sorensen
May 9, 2024

Following his advocacy in Congress to expand the use of E15 fuel, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), a member of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, applauded a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow for the sale of E15 fuel for this summer.

Issues:Agriculture
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Sorensen Speaks at podium in front of the U.S. Capitol
April 29, 2024

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.

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Sorensen Visits Southern Border, Calls for Increased Border Security
April 29, 2024

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.

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Rep. Sorensen poses with group
April 28, 2024

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).

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Sorensen Introduces Bill to Help Working Families Access Clean Drinking Water
April 18, 2024

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act.

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Rep. Sorensen
April 12, 2024

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and with Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) have introduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated for Economic Development (ONSHORE) Act.

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Money
April 11, 2024

With tax season around the corner, there’s one resource you may not be familiar with: your U.S. Congress member.

The Internal Revenue Service help is handled by the constituent services department at every congressional office.

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Rep. Sorensen on the set of a podcast
April 10, 2024

The clock is ticking for lawmakers in the nation’s capitol to find common ground on a new farm bill before the November presidential election.

Last year, lawmakers signed off on extending the current farm bill until September 30, just days before the general election.

Issues:Agriculture
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Sorensen Bill to Foster Interagency Collaboration at NASA Advances Out of Committee
April 5, 2024

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said he will not support a version of the farm bill that does not include funding for a federal nutrition program.

Issues:Agriculture