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Congressman Sorensen walking with armed service member
August 8, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is now accepting applications from high school students in Illinois’ 17th

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Sorensen Tours Freeport, Highlights Clean Drinking Water Efforts
August 8, 2023

FREEPORT, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Freeport Mayor Jodi Miller, and other local officials toured the newly constructed Freeport Well House and viewed the Adams Avenue Reconstruction project to highlight efforts to improve local infrastructure and expand clean drinking water access. 

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Announcement: Veterans who begin filing a PACT Act claim by August 9 may be eligible for backdated benefits. Visit VA.gov/PACT
August 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that under the

Issues:Veterans
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Rep. Sorensen speaks with a farmer in Mercer County
August 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), alongside Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), introduced the Advancing Research on Agricultural Climate Impacts Act, bipartisan legislation to support farme

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Stack of Books
July 31, 2023

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing over $3.2 million in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Northwestern Illinois. 

Issues:Education
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Sorensen Urges Congress to Support Disabled Veterans
July 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of his priorities to help disabled veterans in a bill passed in the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

Issues:Veterans
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Sorensen Supports Manufacturing Jobs in Northwestern Illinois
July 25, 2023

ROCK ISLAND, IL Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) secured the inclusion of $12.5 million in the FY2024 House Defense Appropriations Bill to support manufacturing

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 U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, left, with Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe in downtown Bloomington on Friday, May 5, 2023.
July 20, 2023

Bloomington-Normal has nearly $2.7 million in potential projects included in a U.S. House appropriations bill that has advanced from a subcommittee to the full appropriations committee.

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Sorensen Announces Over $1.6 Million for Early Childhood Education in Northwestern Illinois
July 20, 2023

FREEPORT, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing $1,654,296 in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Northwestern Illinois. 

Issues:Education
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  U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen speaks to media as Normal Mayor Chris Koos looks on in this May 5 photo.
July 20, 2023

BLOOMINGTON — U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, announced the inclusion of roughly $4.6 million Central Illinois infrastructure projects into pending appropriations bills.