Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement after voting against H.Res. 1182.
“I’ve been proud to work with rural communities across Illinois’ 17th district to address some of their most pressing issues—from helping rural hospitals keep their doors open, to expanding broadband, to supporting our farmers with access to markets and lower input costs, and securing community project funding to upgrade aging infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Reps. Ashley Hinson (IA-02), Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Tracy Mann (KS-01), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Mike Bost (IL-12) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced the bipartisan Homegrown Fertilizer Act to boost domestic fertilizer production and storage, lower costs for farmers, and reduce reliance on unstable global supply chains.
ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement in response to the severe storms that touched down across Northern Illinois on Friday night:
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.