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My staff and I look forward to better serving the Metro East community and helping Illinoisans—and any Veteran—with their issues with federal agencies and benefits like Social Security, Medicare, Veterans benefits, small business development and more.

These comments from Laura Ingraham aren't just racist, they're wrong & shouldn't have been aired by @FoxNews. This country was built by immigrants who worked hard to give their families better lives & our diversity makes our nation stronger.https://twitter.com/ndrew_lawrence/status/1027380439420420101 …

The need to take action that will protect our children and keep our communities safe from gun violence has never been more clear or more urgent. It’s time to act

In addition to improving gun safety, resources and job opportunities, we must do a better job of providing treatment in communities that need trauma care—not just the kind of trauma that leaves scars, but the kind that stays with you for a lifetime

We’re 219 days into 2018, but the average Black woman in America just finally caught up to what the average Caucasian male earned in 2017. That’s 219 days too late—and it’s unacceptable. We should all work to make the #WageGap a thing of the past. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

In the absence of clear leadership and sound judgment in the White House, I’ll keep working to strengthen government oversight and create comprehensive immigration reform that is just, fair and humane to help ensure another preventable crisis like this never happens again

It’s clear we need more transparency and accountability in facilities housing children separated from their families – a cruel, inhumane policy that shouldn’t have existed in the first place

I’ll continue working to bolster cutting edge research programs at community colleges and universities across Illinois so that every student has the opportunity to contribute to impactful projects like those at RFU

Every naval recruit passes through boot camp at @navstaglakes in IL as they train to become a Sailor. Proud to tour the base & meet with the leadership. I’ll do everything I can to ensure they have the resources they need to serve our country

It’s time to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act to help restore the #VRA’s critical civil and voting rights protections and ensure all Americans have the same access to the ballot box

The #VotingRightsAct, landmark legislation that became law 53 years ago today, has done so much to advance voting rights in this country. Unfortunately, those rights have been weakened by the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v Holder decision and discriminatory voter ID laws

Despite the Trump Administration’s promise set an aggressive timeline and deliver a strategy to protect children from lead poisoning, they’ve failed to do so and are leaving children at risk. It’s unclear what real progress – if any – they’re making on this