RELEASE: Bustos Slams Defense Dept.’s Failure to Answer Why Certain States are Favored in COVID-19 National Guard Response
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) responded to the Department of Defense’s failure to explain why the current Administration requires some states to pay for a portion of National Guard COVID-19 response efforts, while fully funding others. The Department of Defense recently issued a response to lawmakers’ inquiries about changes in the federal cost-share of National Guard […]
BUSTOS, DURBIN, DUCKWORTH CALL FOR IMMEDIATE TESTING OF ALL STAFF AND INMATES AFTER FCI PEKIN COVID-19 OUTBREAK
PEORIA – U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) are calling for all staff and inmates to immediately be tested for COVID-19 at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Pekin after an outbreak of more than 75 cases was confirmed at the prison. A significant number of staff and inmates have […]
Bustos, Finkenauer, LaHood, Loebsack Request for Corn Belt Port Designation in Illinois Answered by Army Corps of Engineers
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced recently that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved the creation of the three Port Statistical Areas (PSAs) in the Heart of the Corn Belt, which includes key ports in Illinois and Iowa. The Corps will designate the Mississippi River Ports of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois (MRPEIWI), the Mid-America Port […]
Bustos Statement on Trump Refusal to Continue COVID-19 Negotiations
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) issued the following statement after President Trump announced via Twitter that he is refusing to continue good-faith negotiations on the next COVID-19 package until after the election: “I’m grateful President Trump received the highest-quality medical care and treatment after his COVID-19 diagnosis. “But the millions of Americans who have […]