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WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Department of Commerce

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced four federal grant opportunities available to local Illinois law enf

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives expressing support for the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act which strengthens a worker’s right to form and join a union.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced $3,328,749 in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Northwestern Illinois. 

GALESBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small announced $18 million in funds for high-speed broadband access to rural communities in Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, and Warren counties. 

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) visited veteran centers and clinics across Illinois’ 17^th Congressional District to distribute handmade Valentine’s Day cards to Central and Northwestern Illinois veterans.

ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement: 

“I look forward to working with Senators Duckworth and Durbin, the Bureau of Prisons, and the Department of Justice to make sure that USP Thomson plays an integral role in our nation’s prison system and creates a high-level of safety and security for all employees and inmates,” said Sorensen.