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Sorensen with UAW workers and local leaders at picket line event in Belvidere.
January 22, 2025

ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) praised Stellantis’ announcement today that it will honor its commitment to bring 1,500 union jobs to the Belvidere Assembly Plant for the production of new mid-size trucks.

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Sorensen poses with US Army Corps of Engineers worker at Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, Illinois
January 22, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) today announced his appointment to the House Armed Services Committee for the 119th Congress, along with assignments to two critical subcommittees: the Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

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Congressman Sorensen speaks to farmer in front of cornfield
January 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) issued the following statement after the Department of Treasury released their proposed guidance for the Clean Fuels Production Credit (45Z), a critical step in supporting Illinois farmers, lowering transportation costs, and investing in sustainable fuel sources: 

Issues:Agriculture
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stock market graph
January 14, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced today that he helped introduce a bipartisan bill to ban members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks, a move aimed at restoring public trust in government. 

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Photo depicts Rock Island, Illinois.
January 10, 2025

ROCK ISLAND, IL — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining local leaders today to announce $22.7 million in federal funding for significant infrastructure improvements along 11th Street in the City of Rock Island. Following the city’s grant submission, Sorensen and Senators Durbin and Duckworth championed the project.

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Sorensen Statement on Passenger Rail Returning to Rockford
January 10, 2025

GALESBURG, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) today joined local leaders to announce $25 million in federal funding for major infrastructure upgrades in Galesburg, expected to bring new businesses and good-paying jobs to the area.

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Picture depicts the interior of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, during the funeral servicer of former President Jimmy Carter.
January 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) attended today’s funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. He released the following statement:

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Eric Sorensen and local manufacturing worker look on at facility.
January 8, 2025

ROCK ISLAND, IL — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) announced that their bipartisan bill, the Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities to be Rehabilitate

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Congressman Eric Sorensen Headshot
January 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen released the following statement upon being sworn in for his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Rep. Eric Sorensen
December 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison, Wisconsin.