Press Releases
ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing the launch of his 2024 Hearts for Heroes drive.
Students and community members in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District are invited to create handmade Valentine’s Day cards and deliver them to Sorensen’s Rock Island Office between Friday, February 2 and Monday, February 12, 2024. Cards will be distributed by Sorensen and staff to veterans and first responders across Central and Northwestern Illinois.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) helped pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, a bipartisan tax reform package that will lower taxes for working families and small businesses.
MOLINE, IL – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released his 2023 Year-End Report, highlighting his office’s work to invest in Central and Northwestern Illinois by making the region more sustainable for generations to come, keeping communities safe and healthy, and making government work for working and middle-class families.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced the bipartisan Quashing Unwanted and Interruptive Electronic Telecommunications (QUIET) Act, which requires robocallers to disclose when artificial intelligence (AI) technology is used and increases penalties for violators who use AI to impersonate individuals.
MOLINE, IL – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) named Akhil Kumar, a Moline High School junior, as the winner of his 2023 Congressional App Challenge for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. Kumar won with his app, FoodFlow, which connects restaurants that have excess food to non-profits and food banks to reduce waste and feed the hungry.
ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to announce $2,241,352 for Rockford-based Crusader Community Health to provide high-quality health services for families in Northern Illinois.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of making sure workers have the right to collectively bargain.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) spoke before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to support upgrades to Mississippi and Illinois Rivers’ navigation infrastructure and call for improved clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure for Illinois families.
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the Department of Transportation (DOT) to announce $500,000 for the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria (MAAP) to expand service to new destinations in the western United States.
