Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Casten, Group of Bipartisan Colleagues Seek Assistance for Federal Workers Needing Paid Family Leave in 2020
New letter asks agencies to find a reasonable pathway for parents who will go on parental leave this year
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Casten Statement on Removing the Deadline for Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after the House passed H.J. Res. 79 by a bipartisan vote of 232-183.
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From McHenry Times
Casten’s Promoting Grid Storage Act Considered at Energy Subcommittee on House Committee on Energy and Commerce
U.S. Representative Sean Casten’s (IL-06) Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019 was considered at the Energy Subcommittee on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten Introduces Bill to Reduce Gun Trafficking
Congressman’s bill would create a federal requirement that gun owners must report their gun if lost or stolen within 48 hours
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Casten’s Clean Industrial Technology Act Passes Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Congressman’s bill would centralize research and development of low-carbon industrial technologies; make American industrial companies more competitive internationally
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From McHenry Times
Casten Questions Chairman Powell About What Actions the Fed is Taking to Combat the Systemic Climate-Related Risks in Our Financial System
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06) questioned Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell in the House Committee on Financial Services (FSC) about the systemic risks climate change poses to the U.S. and global financial sector and what, if any, action the Fed is taking to mitigate that risk.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten Statement on President Trump’s FY2021 Budget Request
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released President Trump’s $4.8 Trillion budget request for fiscal year 2021 (FY2021).
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From McHenry Times
Casten Votes to Strengthen Protections for Workers
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) voted to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) Act.
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Casten Statement on State of the Union Address
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released statement on President Trump’s State of the Union address
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From DuPage Policy Journal
Casten Announces Distinguished Scientist Dr. Dieter Martin Gruen as State of the Union Guest
Congressman Highlights Gruen’s Scientific Contributions; Hopes to Shed a Light on the Importance of Science
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From McHenry Times
Casten Introduces Bill to Ensure Energy Prices Reflect the Full Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Energy Prices Require Including Climate Externalities (Energy PRICE) Act. The bill would clarify that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has the responsibility to ensure that public electric utilities take into account greenhouse gas emissions when setting their utility rates.
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Casten Statement on Votes to Ensure Proper Congressional Oversight for National Security
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) issued the following statement after voting in favor of two amendments that would prohibit federal funds from being used for military operations against Iran without Congressional approval or as consistent with the 1974 War Powers Resolution, and to repeal the outdated 2002 Authorized Use of Military Force (AUMF).
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten Statement on Voting Against Expanding Mandatory Minimums and Calling for Solutions on Comprehensive Substance Use Disorder Treatment
U.S. Representative Sean Casten issued the following statement after voting against S. 3201, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, which would extend the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) temporary order for fentanyl related substances, which affords significant mandatory minimum prison time and provides resources for the prosecution and funding for those who transport trace amounts of this deadly drug.
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Casten Votes to Restore State and Local Tax Deduction
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after he voted to pass H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for State and Localities Act, fulfilling a promise he made to his constituents to repeal the disastrous state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap implemented in the 2017 Republican Tax Bill.
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From McHenry Times
Casten Statement on His Vote to Approve the USMCA Trade Agreement
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after he voted in support of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as the agreement that regulates trade between the three countries.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten, Durbin, Members of Illinois Congressional Delegation Press EPA Administrator Wheeler on Ethylene Oxide Emissions
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and the other members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation today pressed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler about their concerns about ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions at the Medline and Vantage facilities in Lake County.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten Votes for Articles of Impeachment
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after he voted in support of both Articles of Impeachment against the President of the United States.
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From Prairie State Wire
New Jersey Democrat switches allegiance, joins GOP
Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) views U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew's (D-New Jersey) decision to leave his party for the GOP as a sign of the times.
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten Votes to Fund the Government
U.S Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after voting for government spending bills that would fund the government through fiscal year (FY) 2020.
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Casten to Support Articles of Impeachment
Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that he will support the Articles of Impeachment against the President of the United States. This past Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee introduced the two Articles of Impeachment.