Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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From South Cook News
Casten Introduces Bill to Eliminate Emissions from Electricity and Thermal Energy Generation by 2040 Congressman’s ‘Tradeable Performance Standard Act” Eradicates 40% of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
Congressman’s ‘Tradeable Performance Standard Act” Eradicates 40% of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
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From South Cook News
Casten Hosts Event to Honor Vietnam Era Veterans
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) hosted an event to commemorate, honor and thank Vietnam era veterans with official certificates and pins at the Lake Barrington Shores Memorial Garden.
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From South Cook News
Casten, Sherman, Foster Urge SEC Chairman, FINRA President to Protect Robinhood Investors
U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Brad Sherman (CA-30), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets, and Bill Foster (IL-11) Chairman of the Task Force on Financial Technology, led a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) President Robert Cook pressing them on how they are protecting inexperienced investors on online trading platforms.
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From South Cook News
Durbin, Duckworth, Casten, Davis Lead Illinois Delegation in Urging Hhs to Expand Use of University of Illinois’ Covid-19 Saliva-based Testing Initiative
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) led the Illinois Congressional Delegation in sending a bipartisan letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging federal resources to support the expansion of SHIELD T3, an innovative system of COVID-19 testing and tracing, developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).
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From South Cook News
Casten Votes to Protect the United States Postal Service
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) voted for the bipartisan ‘Delivering for America Act,’ legislation that prohibits the Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or level of service it had in place on January 1, 2020, and provides $25 billion in critical funding to support the Postal Service.
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From South Cook News
Casten Announces Second Federal Grant of the Summer for Westmont Fire Department
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that the Westmont Illinois Fire Department has been awarded a second Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) Grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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From South Cook News
Casten Introduces Legislation to Reduce Vehicle Emissions
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Efficient Vehicle Leadership Act, legislation that would combat the climate crisis by reducing transportation emissions, and save Americans' money by creating a financial incentive for consumers to purchase more fuel efficient vehicles.
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From South Cook News
Casten, New Democrat Coalition Members Urge House Action on Climate Change Legislation
The New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Climate Change Task Force and NDC Leadership Members sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer] urging them to move NDC-endorsed climate bills have already passed out of committee and are ready for consideration by the full House.
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From South Cook News
Casten Announces Federal Grant for Westmont Fire Department
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that the Westmont Illinois Fire Department has been awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s FY 2020 COVID-19 Supplemental Grant Program (AFG-S).
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From South Cook News
Casten Introduces the National Security Resiliency and Sustainability Act
Legislation would set standards for clean energy use, carbon intensity, and water use intensity for the Department of Defense
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From South Cook News
Casten Introduces The Housing Efficiency Standards Act
Legislation would modernize energy efficiency requirements to reduce emissions and combat the climate crisis
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From South Cook News
Casten Announces Over 18,000 Businesses in IL-06 Received PPP Assistance
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that 18,634 small businesses in Illinois’ 6th District received a total of $641,401,189 from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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From South Cook News
Casten Votes for the ‘Moving Forward Act’ to Improve America’s Infrastructure
Package modernizes energy infrastructure for a clean energy future, includes Casten’s Promoting Grid Storage Act
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From South Cook News
Casten Priorities Included in the Select Committee’s Climate Crisis Report
Congressman’s proposals would deploy clean energy, fund research into lowering industrial emissions, and more
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From South Cook News
Casten Votes to Strengthen and Expand the Affordable Care Act
While the administration continues to sabotage healthcare, the Congressman supports the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Enhancement Act
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From South Cook News
Casten Statement on the Supreme Court Striking Down Louisiana Abortion Law
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, striking down a Louisiana abortion law that unconstitutionally restricted women’s access to care
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From Kane County Reporter
Casten Statement on the Justice in Policing Act
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) voted for the Justice in Policing Act, legislation to reimagine the culture of policing in America with unprecedented reforms to curb police brutality, end racial profiling, eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement and build greater trust between law enforcement and our communities.
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From McHenry Times
Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook
Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) joined Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and 42 Members of Congress in a letter to Facebook Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, calling on the company to address the proliferation of hate speech and white supremacy across the platform, in addition to a lack of diversity within the company.
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From Lake County Gazette
REMINDER IL-06 Small Businesses: PPP Loan Application Deadline Due June 30th
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) reminded small businesses in Illinois’ 6th District of the June 30th application deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program.
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From South Cook News
Casten Urges House Appropriations Committee to Include Climate Priorities in Funding Bill
Illinois' 6th Congressional District issued the following announcement on June 23.Original source can be found here.