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MOLINE, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $8 million in federal funding for Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen released the following statement on his decision to vote against the House GOP’s proposed legislation to fund the government.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement in response to an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen announced that two national police organizations, the National Fraternal Order of Police and the National Association of Police Organizations, endorsed his bipartisan
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Hundreds of immigrants from 61 countries become U.S. citizens Thursday morning in Rockford.
The top ten countries represented were: Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Ukraine, India, Pakistan, Congo, Moldova, Thailand and Vietnam.
The 312 candidates packed the auditorium of the Coronado Performing Arts Center at 314 N. Main Street. Friends and family watched as they were welcomed as legal U.S. citizens. The new citizens proudly waved American flags and recited the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance and the Pledge of Allegiance.
MOLINE, IL – On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen released the following statement on the shooting of two police officers in Macomb, Illinois:
MOLINE, IL – On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 6:30 PM CT, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) will host a town hall with residents of Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. Constituents will be allowed to participate over the phone, and a recording of the event will be made available afterward.
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing over $14 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) funding for a new air traffic control tower at General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport.
Sorensen fought to secure the funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Airport Terminal Program. These funds will be used to replace an existing tower that has been in operation since 1959. The new tower will meet updated FAA standards and Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Ahead of their meeting Wednesday, the board that oversees the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport got further confirmation that money was coming to build a new control tower.
But the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria must also worry about underground mines in the area that could possibly lead to unstable ground where the control tower is slated to be built.
A local congressmen says John Deere isn’t planning any more layoffs. U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen met with company officials last week, and said they told him there are no planned “workforce changes.” Sorensen wanted the sit-down with Deere after the company announced 1,500 layoffs in July. Sorensen said he is concerned about the jobs that are leaving the Quad Cities for Mexico, and said he planned to fight for local workers here. Sorensen, who represents eastern Mercer County, said the company assured him that there are no plans to move the company headquarters from Moline.