Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) released the following statement after the U.S. Army announced the cancellation of collective bargaining agreements with the American Federation of Government Employees:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) pressed Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Selig about the agency’s ability to crack down on insider trading in prediction markets. The Congressman highlighted the need for additional enforcement staff at CFTC to properly enforce laws that are meant to prevent insider trading.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced more than $25 million in federal funding has been awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support Head Start programs serving families across Northern and Central Illinois.
The funding will help expand access to early childhood education, health services, and family support programs for children and working families in the region.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is pushing for new federal funding to help communities like the Quad Cities prepare for growth, attract new businesses, and create jobs.
Sorensen is urging the House Appropriations Committee to fund the Critical Supply Chain Site Development Program at the Economic Development Administration with $50 million. This program would help communities prepare land for new factories and major industrial projects—making it easier to attract businesses, create jobs, and strengthen America’s supply chains.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen is fighting to lower the cost of housing by supporting the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act. The legislation is a package of over 20 different provisions that will help lower housing costs by cutting through red tape to build more housing, expand access to mortgages for first-time homebuyers, improve protections for renters, and speed up construction of new housing in rural areas.
WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s threats against Iran:
“Donald Trump promised to lower costs and end foreign wars. Voters took him at his word. But instead, he is threatening a level of conflict in the Middle East that would be catastrophic and irreversible.
“An escalating war in Iran would cause so much pain and suffering, a new threat for our troops, and the threat of $5 or $6 gas back home.
ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) met with employees and labor representatives connected to the Rock Island Arsenal for a roundtable discussion on April 3, 2026, focused on workforce concerns and the future of jobs at the Arsenal.
The conversation provided an opportunity for Congressman Sorensen to hear directly from workers about the challenges facing the Arsenal and the potential impact of recent Army decisions on employees, their families, and the broader Quad Cities community.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is helping to lead the fight to crack down on elected officials and federal employees using privileged information to make money by betting in prediction markets. Congressman Sorensen joined House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) and Senators Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and Jeff Merkley in demanding answers from the Trump Administration about how it is enforcing laws against insider trading.
WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and Congressman Eric Sorensen released the following statement in response to the Army’s attempt to move jobs away from Rock Island Arsenal: