Press Releases
Casten Statement on Release of Gaetz Report
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has issued the following statement regarding the release of the Gaetz Report: “The release of the Gaetz Report is welcome news for all who care about integrity, accountability, and transparency in the U.S. House of Representatives,” said U.S. Congressman Sean Casten. Earlier this month, Rep. Casten introduced a privileged resolution to force a vote by the full House of Representatives requiring the House Ethics Committee to release the … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Casten Statement on Continuing Resolution Until March 2025
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has released the following statement regarding the continuing resolution passed by the House to keep the government open: “Keeping our government open is one of the most basic responsibilities of Congress. Government funding should have been sorted out before the start of the 2025 fiscal year, but unfortunately, Speaker Mike Johnson proved incapable of doing this. “When it became clear a full government funding package was not within … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Casten, Merkley Question Robinhood Over Election Betting
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), and Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) sent a letter to Robinhood questioning their recent decision to allow customers to bet on the results of the presidential election. “It appears that Robinhood has capitalized on election betting to expand its profits, which could come at the expense of protecting investors,” the lawmakers wrote. “It … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Casten Statement on the Impending Release of the Gaetz Report
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten has issued the following statement regarding reports that the House Ethics Committee plans to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Representative Matt Gaetz before the end of the 118th Congress: “As someone who cares deeply about upholding the integrity of the House of Representatives and ensuring that there is full transparency to the American people, I welcome the news that the Gaetz Report is expected to be … Continue Reading
December 17, 2024
Casten Statement on DOE LNG Study
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the Department of Energy’s assessment of U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) exports: “Today’s report from the Department of Energy proves what we already knew - when we export liquified natural gas, energy costs rise, emissions increase, and fossil fuel companies rake in profits at Americans’ expense,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “It is not in the national interest to raise prices on American … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Casten, Williams Call for Disaster Supplemental, Updated FEMA Flood Maps, Flood Mitigation Reform
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06) and Nikema Williams (GA-05) led 25 colleagues in a letter to House and Senate Appropriators urging them to include a disaster supplemental in the upcoming appropriations package that prioritizes updating the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) flood maps, expediting federally-funded floodplain buyouts, and implementing the White House’s proposal to create a National Catastrophe (CAT) modeling platform. “Inaccurate maps … Continue Reading
December 11, 2024
Casten Statement on NDAA for FY2025
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has released the following statement regarding the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025: “In the six years I’ve been in Congress, the National Defense Authorization Act has been one of the last bastions of bipartisanship,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “For decades, Republicans and Democrats alike have treated the NDAA as sacrosanct, putting our nation’s national defense above politics. I have proudly voted for its final … Continue Reading
December 06, 2024
Casten, Dean, McBath Urge Increased Funding for ATF in FY2025 Government Funding Package
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Lucy McBath (GA-07) led 55 colleagues in a letter to Congressional Appropriations Committee Leadership urging them to increase funding for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) within the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the FY2025 government funding package. “As you work to finalize the FY25 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations package, we respectfully request that you … Continue Reading
December 05, 2024
Casten Statement on Gaetz Report Resolution Vote
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives vote on his resolution to require the House Ethics Committee to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. “Today, the majority of the House of Representatives took the easy way out,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “They could have ensured a vote on whether or not former Members should be held accountable when they face … Continue Reading
December 03, 2024
Casten Introduces New Privileged Resolution To Force House Vote On Gaetz Report
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced a new privileged resolution to force a vote by the full House of Representatives within two legislative days to require the House Ethics Committee to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. “The Committee on Ethics has, on many occasions, released its reports on former members,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “Resigning from Congress should not allow Members to avoid … Continue Reading
November 22, 2024
Casten Introduces Legislation to Require the Consideration of Climate Impacts for New LNG Export Terminals
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the LNG Public Interest Determination Act of 2024, legislation to require the Department of Energy to examine impacts on climate stability, consumer energy costs, and environmental justice when considering permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. “When we ship LNG exports overseas, it raises the cost of energy for American consumers. It leaks so much that it might not be any less damaging to the … Continue Reading
November 21, 2024
Casten Statement on Gaetz
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has released the following statement: “While I welcome the news that Matt Gaetz is withdrawing from consideration for Attorney General, it remains important that the Gaetz report be made available to the American people.” # # … Continue Reading
November 20, 2024
Video: Casten Introduces Privileged Resolution Requiring House Vote to Release Gaetz Report
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) offered a privileged resolution on the House Floor to require the House Ethics Committee to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. Video from the House Floor can be found here. “The allegations against Matt Gaetz are serious. They are credible. The House Ethics Committee has spent years conducting a thorough investigation to get to the bottom of it,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “This … Continue Reading
November 20, 2024
Casten To Introduce Privileged Resolution Requiring House Vote to Release Gaetz Report
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) will introduce a privileged resolution forcing a vote to require the House Ethics Committee to release its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. “The allegations against Matt Gaetz are serious. They are credible. The House Ethics Committee has spent years conducting a thorough investigation to get to the bottom of it,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “This information must be made available for the … Continue Reading
November 19, 2024
Casten, Nearly 100 House Democrats Urge Ethics Committee To Release Gaetz Report
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 97 House Democrats in a letter to the House Ethics Committee requesting the immediate release of its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. “Given the seriousness of the charges against Representative Gaetz, withholding the findings of your investigation may jeopardize the Senate's ability to provide fully informed, constitutionally required advice and consent regarding this … Continue Reading
November 18, 2024
VIDEO: Casten Calls for Sanctions on High-Ranking Members of Netanyahu Government Responsible for the Increase in Settler Violence in the West Bank
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) spoke from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to press the Biden Administration to hold members of the Netanyahu Government - specifically Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir - accountable for the rise in settler violence, settlement expansion, and destabilizing activity in the West Bank. You can watch Rep. Casten’s speech here. Last week, Rep. Casten, along with … Continue Reading
November 18, 2024
Casten Urges Treasury to Address Use of Crypto Mixers to Hide Illicit Activity
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten led six of his colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee in urging the Biden Administration to address the illicit uses of cryptocurrency mixing services, like Tornado Cash, which present serious national security risks. “On August 8, 2022, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Tornado Cash for helping to launder more than $7 billion worth of cryptocurrency, including hundreds of millions … Continue Reading
November 17, 2024
Casten Statement on Trump Energy Secretary Nominee
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has released the following statement regarding President-Elect Donald Trump’s announcement of Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy and a documented climate denier, as his nominee for Secretary of Energy: “Chris Wright is a science-denying, self-serving, sanctimonious fracker who consistently puts the wants of energy producers over the needs of American energy consumers,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “To put him in charge of the Department … Continue Reading
November 14, 2024
Casten, DeLauro, Van Hollen, Durbin Lead More than 80 Lawmakers in Bicameral Push Urging Biden Administration to Sanction Members of the Netanyahu Government, Others for Actions to Incite Violence, Expand Settlements in the West Bank
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced their efforts to press the Biden Administration to hold members of the Netanyahu Government - specifically Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir - and others accountable for the rise in settler violence, settlement expansion, and destabilizing activity in the West Bank. The group was … Continue Reading
October 30, 2024
Casten Introduces Legislation to Remove Barriers to Voting for Overseas Service Members
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Military Voter Overseas Technical Enhancement (VOTE) Act, legislation to improve access to the ballot for military voters stationed overseas. “Our service members - who put their lives on the line to defend our freedoms — currently face far too many unnecessary barriers that limit their ability to consistently vote,” said Rep. Sean Casten. “It’s past time we make sure the Department of Defense takes reasonable steps to … Continue Reading