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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is fighting to protect Americans from the Trump-Musk plan to gut Social Security. Sorensen helped introduce the Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act, which aims to prevent the closure of critical Social Security field and hearing offices.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) led 14 of his Illinois colleagues, including Senators Durbin and Duckworth, calling on the administration to refrain from their efforts to reduce the Peoria Ag Lab workforce. The letter warns Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Dr.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen announced today that his guest for the State of the Union address will be James Diaz, a resident of Monmouth, Illinois. Diaz, a disabled veteran who served overseas during the Gulf conflicts of the 1980s and 1990s, was unexpectedly laid off in February 2025 as a result of actions taken by the Trump administration and Elon Musk.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Ranking Member of the Energy Subcommittee on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, demanded answers about reports that Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff entered the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (N
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) issued the following statement in response to safety concerns following the tragic mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s freeze on all federal grants and loans, including those already awarded, leaving communities in Central and Northwestern Illinois in limbo: