U.S. congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has released the following statement, this week, celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act being signed into law: “Since president Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law one year ago today, we’ve seen tremendous benefit through our community. In the 6th District,...
U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the shooting in Willowbrook, Ill. Sunday, June 18: “I’m heartbroken to see the news from Willowbrook this morning. We live in a tragic reality where you cannot go to school, go to the grocery store, go to your place of...
Congressman Sean Casten (Ill.-06) and congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (Va.-07) introduced legislation, Monday, May 1, to combat the increased use and proliferation of dangerous gun conversion devices. The Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act would help tackle the ongoing gun violence epidemic by requiring federal law enforcement to coordinate efforts to prevent...
Speakers at a Tuesday, Sept. 27, press conference in Aurora on reproductive rights pose for a photo. From left are Rep. Katherine Clark, assistant speaker, House of Representatives; Congressman Sean Casten, D-6; and Jennifer Welch, president/CEO, Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Planned Parenthood's Aurora health center hosted the presentation.
President Joe Biden, Tuesday March 12, signed into law historic government funding legislation passed by the House Wednesday, March 13 that is set to deliver $7.9 million in community project funding secured by congressman Sean Casten to Illinois’ 6th District. This funding, included in the appropriations government funding package, responds...
U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) delivered remarks Thursday, Jan. 20 on the House floor on the ongoing postal delays impacting seniors, veterans, businesses and constituents in Illinois’ 6th District. Casten said, “Since the start of this year, 50% of all the phone calls are about disruptions in the Postal Service....
State representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced Monday, Jan. 10 that Illinois will receive $999,514,444 in new federal funds under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to create good-paying jobs for Illinoisans while improving roads and bridges across the state. It is the first round of fund under the five...
Congressional representative Sean Casten (IL-06) recently announced that approximately $94 million in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will go to Illinois to make much-needed improvements to O’Hare and Midway airports. O’Hare is set to receive $73,672,455, and Midway will receive $20,245,396. “Thanks to the...
U.S. congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) addressed the State House to honor the dedication to science of Jennifer Lauermann (Aurora University alum, Lisle resident) and her fifth grade class at Pleasantville Middle School in Burr Ridge. Ms Lauermann’s class spent the last school year studying rocks. They met with geologists and...
It may have been a bit unusual. We live in unusual times. Three members of the Illinois U.S. House of Representatives, on a break from convening in Washington, D.C., were in Aurora Tuesday afternoon. They were a part of the group which held a media conference for the press and...
