Press Releases
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April 17, 2025
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) visited Kewanee’s Main Street for a walking tour with Mayor Gary Moore. The visit was an opportunity for the Congressman to hear directly from small business leaders about their successes, challenges, and how federal resources can better support economic growth in the region.
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April 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Darin LaHood (IL-16) applauded the announcement from the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) that the Peoria Mail Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) will remain open at current staffing levels.
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April 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the announcement from the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) that the Milan Mail Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) will remain open at current staffing levels.
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April 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) issued the following statement in response to House Republicans passing their budget proposal that calls for giving massive tax breaks to billionaires, while cutting more than $880 billion from Medicaid.
“The budget House Republicans passed today would rip health care coverage away from neighbors with disabilities, women receiving breast cancer treatments, and postpartum moms to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations,” said Congressman Eric Sorensen.
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April 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in co-sponsoring the Prevent Tariff Abuse Act, a bill aimed at protecting American families, workers, and farmers from unfair and unnecessary tax hikes disguised as “emergency” tariffs. The bill makes it clear that no president should be able to raise taxes on everyday Americans without approval from Congress.
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April 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered passionate remarks and tough questions during a House Agriculture Committee hearing focused on expanding opportunity through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Issues:Agriculture
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April 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) honored former Thomson Federal Correctional Institution Officer Blake Schwarz on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and urged House leadership to swiftly pass the Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act.
The legislation would help provide mental health support for corrections officers across the country by establishing a grant program through the U.S.
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April 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s across-the-board tariffs that will significantly raise prices on families in Illinois’ 17th district.
“Tariffs are taxes that will make it more expensive for families across Central and Northwestern Illinois to afford their groceries or buy a new home,” said Congressman Eric Sorensen.
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April 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) led nearly two dozen of their House colleagues in demanding the Director of U.S. Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought to stop firing and reinstate impacted National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service (NWS) employees.