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Stack of Books
May 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Congressman Zach Nunn (IA-03), introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster safety at schools within our communities.

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Sorensen Applauds EPA Decision to Expand E15 Sales, Lowering Costs for Working Families
May 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Following his advocacy in Congress to expand the use of E15 fuel, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), a member of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus, applauded a decision by the

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Freeport town street.
May 8, 2024

FREEPORT, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Department of Transporation (DOT) are announcing $400,000 for the City of Freeport to study way the community can increase traffic safety.

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Sorensen Calls on Congress to Restore Affordable Connectivity Program
May 2, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) reiterated his call to restore the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) after its expiration at the end of April. The ACP provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward internet service for eligible families.

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Sorensen Visits Southern Border, Calls for Increased Border Security
May 1, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) visited the southern border of the United States on a bipartisan trip to Arizona where he spoke directly with border patrol agents, government officials, and small business owners about the challenges they face in keeping the border secure and managing the flow of immigrants.  

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Rep. Sorensen speaking at the Rock Island Arsenal
April 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that he has nominated five students from Central and Northwestern Illinois for admission to the United States Service Academies for the class entering the fall of 2024. The nominated students are:  

United States Military Academy: 

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Sorensen Speaks at podium in front of the U.S. Capitol
April 29, 2024

Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen (D-Illinois) is back from a bipartisan trip to the border.

The delegation of Democrats and Republican lawmakers went to Nogales, Arizona, last week for a fact-finding mission.

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Sorensen Visits Southern Border, Calls for Increased Border Security
April 29, 2024

Illinois Congressman Eric Sorenson (D) made a trip down to the Mexican border with five other representatives as part of a bipartisan fact-finding mission.

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Rep. Sorensen poses with group
April 28, 2024

In a rare bipartisan visit to the southern border, Arizona Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R) and Greg Stanton (D) were joined by Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Young Kim (R-CA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL), and Nick LaLota (R-NY) to tour the border and surrounding communities in Arizona and Nogales, Mexico, through the Bipartisan Policy Center’s American Congressional Exchange (ACE).

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Sorensen Introduces Bill to Help Working Families Access Clean Drinking Water
April 18, 2024

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act.