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Sorensen Applauds Investments for Local Projects in Northern Illinois
July 19, 2023

ROCKFORD, IL Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of over $2.8 million to fund a police training facility in Winnebago County, upgrade

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Sorensen Applauds Investments for Northwestern Illinois Infrastructure Projects
July 19, 2023

ROCK ISLAND, IL Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of $3.2 million for clean drinking water and road infrastructure projects in two F

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Sorensen Applauds Investments in Central Illinois Infrastructure Projects
July 19, 2023

PEORIA, IL Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) applauded the inclusion of over $4.6 million for investments in affordable housing, road infrastructure, sidewa

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Sorensen Statement on Expanded Service from the Quad Cities to Charlotte on American Airlines
July 13, 2023

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the news that American Airlines will offer twice daily service from Quad Cities International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

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Sorensen Works to Protect Air National Guard Jobs in Peoria
July 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced two bipartisan amendments with Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) to the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to ensure continued support for the hardworking men

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Lock and Dam No. 13, located near Fulton, Illinois
July 11, 2023

For years, the lock and dam system on the Mississippi River has been falling into disrepair. The system was created under President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and has been instrumental in bringing agricultural goods and products from other industries, from the Midwest, down the Mississippi, to be exported around the world.

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Sorensen Announces Available Funding to Strengthen STEM Workforce
July 10, 2023

NORMAL, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is joining the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to announce $74,000 to Illinois State University (ISU) to fund microbiology research.

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Sorensen Statement on Passenger Rail Returning to Rockford
July 6, 2023

ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement on the news that passenger rail service will return to Rockford by late 2027, connecting Rockford and the city of Chicago. 

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Sorensen Urges Congress to Support Disabled Veterans
July 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen spoke before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs about his bill to help disabled veterans.

Issues:Veterans
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Sorensen Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Rural Broadband Access
June 29, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), along with Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Congressman Danny Davis (IL-07), and Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15) wrote a letter urging the U.S.

Issues:Agriculture