Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is now accepting applications from high school students in Illinois’ 17^th Congressional District seeking nominations to a U.S. Service Academy for the fall 2024 term. The deadline for applications is October 31, 2023, at 5:00 P.M.

FREEPORT, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Freeport Mayor Jodi Miller, and other local officials toured the newly constructed Freeport Well House and viewed the Adams Avenue Reconstruction project to highlight efforts to improve local infrastructure and expand clean drinking water access. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that under the PACT Act, veterans exposed to toxic ch

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), alongside Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), introduced the Advancing Research on Agricultural Climate Impacts Act, bipartisan legislation to support farmers and combat extreme weather by better tracking farmers’ conservation efforts. 

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing over $3.2 million in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Northwestern Illinois. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of his priorities to help disabled veterans in a bill passed in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) secured the inclusion of $12.5 million in the FY2024 House Defense Appropriations Bill to support manufacturing jobs and develop new technologies in the Quad Cities area. 

FREEPORT, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing $1,654,296 in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Northwestern Illinois.