Press Releases
FREEPORT, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Department of Transporation (DOT) are announcing $400,000 for the City of Freeport to study way the community can increase traffic safety.
“Bringing tax dollars back home to invest in infrastructure is one of the best ways we can make our neighborhoods safer and more sustainable,” said Sorensen. “I’m proud to join the Department of Transportation to announce this critical investment that will help Freeport improve its roads and protect drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) reiterated his call to restore the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) after its expiration at the end of April. The ACP provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible families. One in five households in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District relied on it for internet service.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) visited the southern border of the United States on a bipartisan trip to Arizona where he spoke directly with border patrol agents, government officials, and small business owners about the challenges they face in keeping the border secure and managing the flow of immigrants.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that he has nominated five students from Central and Northwestern Illinois for admission to the United States Service Academies for the class entering the fall of 2024. The nominated students are:
United States Military Academy:
John Nienhaus- Moline High School, Moline, IL
United States Naval Academy:
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with the Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the symbiotic relationship between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States De
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LI
ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing that his office returned over $1 million in tax dollars to constituents through federal casework services since he entered Congress last year.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to honor Jason Jenkins, an 18-year-old Rockford student who was murdered in a racially motivated attack while working his shift at Walmart.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), along with Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) introduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitated for Economic Development (ONSHORE) Act. This legislation will help s
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act which would establish a f