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MOLINE, Ill. — U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D), IL-17, met with John Deere leadership this week at the company's headquarters in Moline. Sorensen, who represents the Illinois Quad Cities area, said the meeting was to get answers on recent layoffs and future plans for Deere. 

Since May, the company has announced layoffs impacting more than 1,500 workers at its production facilities and headquarters. 

A member of the House Ag Committee says the U.S. government needs to ensure dedicated annual funding for the inland waterway system.

Eric Sorenson, who represents Illinois’ 17^th district, tells Brownfield…

“I want to see this as part of the President’s budget.”  He says, “We’ve got to make sure that we understand that the lock and dam system is as much infrastructure as a bridge over the river, an airport, or a railroad.”

He says a recent tour of Lock and Dam 16 on the Mississippi River demonstrated the need for modernization.

As the Democratic National Convention is underway, one congressman is making his rounds outside of Chicago. Representative Eric Sorensen visited Martin Equipment Tuesday in order to see what issues the company wants him to relay back to Congress. One concern is the lack of interest in trade jobs.

A Congressman representing this area and parts of western and central Illinois says he still wants to see a new Farm Bill passed, even if no one else does.

17th District Democrat Eric Sorensen says lawmakers in Congress have tried in recent years to get a Farm Bill up for a vote in both chambers, but it just hasn’t gotten as far as he or they would like.

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says his constituents need a modernized farm bill.

Illinois Democrat Eric Sorenson says it was the top topic of conversation during his visit to the Illinois State Fair.

“The reference price problem that we have, that was one thing that was hot on people’s minds.”  He says, “Then also the big question, ‘Are we going to get a farm bill, who’s pushing for it? What is the holdup?’

BLOOMINGTON — Local elected officials celebrated the first anniversary of Connect Transit's Connect Flex service Tuesday with a visit from U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, DRockford. "This on-demand program makes getting around even easier for seniors and veterans and families, and it represents what we can accomplish when we listen to the needs of our neighbors and then respond together, working across party lines to find the ways to meet the needs," Sorensen said.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria City Councilwoman Denise Jackson had a federal lawmaker come to a South Peoria park in an effort to get federal funding to help with the area’s food insecurity.

Jackson, who represents South Peoria on the council, asked U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen to come Sunday to Trewyn Park to see what Market 309 is all about and in turn, see if the lawmaker could find some money to address the area’s “food desert” in the 61605 ZIP code.