Press Releases
ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of $3.2 million for clean drinking water and road infrastructure projects in two FY2024 House Appropriations bills.
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of over $4.6 million for investments in affordable housing, road infrastructure, sidewalk upgrades, and clean drinking water for Central Illinois communities in two FY2024 House Appropriations bills.
ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the news that American Airlines will offer twice daily service from Quad Cities International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) starting on December 20, 2023.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced two bipartisan amendments with Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) to the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure continued support for the hardworking men and women at the 182nd Airlift Wing stationed at the Peoria Air National Guard base. 
NORMAL, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to announce $74,000 to Illinois State University (ISU) to fund microbiology research.
ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the news that passenger rail service will return to Rockford by late 2027, connecting Rockford and the city of Chicago.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen spoke before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs about his bill to help disabled veterans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Congressman Danny Davis (IL-07), and Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) wrote a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide relief to farmers and ranchers suffering from severe drought by initiating the process for permitting emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program acres.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced bipartisan legislation with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) to preserve and restore the Driftless Area between Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.