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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) today introduced the bipartisan Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act with Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02). This legislation will improve flood and drought mitigation in the Driftless Area through existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39) introduced the Autonomy for All Disabled Veterans Act, which willhelp disabled veterans make accessibility improvements to their homes.
ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced $1,681,014 in federal grant funding for Rockford-based Crusader Community Health to provide high-quality health services for families in Northwestern Illinois.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced The
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing a $400,000 grant awarded to the Peoria-based Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) to strengthen local manufa
When Eric Sorensen wanted to start talking about climate change while delivering the weather forecast in the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa, it wasn’t an easy lift.
The Illinois Democrat said he heard a lot of “hell, no” from management at his television station, WREX.
Back then, more than a decade ago, climate change was a highly politicized topic — a fact he attributed at least in part to former Vice President Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” which had been out just a few years at that point.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) are announcing a $4.5 million grant funding competition to support efforts to create science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent development strategies and support innovation.
U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen addressed several topics during a telephone town hall Tuesday ranging from prescription drug costs and veterans care to the national debt ceiling and law enforcement training.
Sorensen, a Moline Democrat, answered questions from constituents from throughout the 17th District, including Morrison, Moline, Canton, Peoria, Bloomington, Rockford and Mendota.
ROCKFORD — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1 million to the Region 1 Planning Council to conduct environmental assessments and develop cleanup and reuse plans for polluted brownfield sites in Winnebago and Boone counties.