Press Releases
“We need a level playing field and we need to stop deluding ourselves that the level playing field does overwhelmingly skew to the dirty energy sector.”
“For Americans who watched for the 9 minutes and 29 seconds as George Floyd was murdered, this trial wasn’t so much a question of guilt as it was a test of the American justice system. Today, our justice system prevailed, but in so many instances, it continues to fail Black and brown Americans.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) today issued the following statement after a verdict was reached in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
The Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act will help build a more reliable and robust 21st century energy infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL) and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2021 to help bolster the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) interregional transmission planning process.
Downers Grove, IL – Rep. Sean Casten announced today that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Illinoisans who’ve lost loved ones to COVID-19. Casten helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan.
“137 of my Republican colleagues who gained their power through democratic election voted to overturn our democracy and finish the job a mob of domestic terrorists wanted to do by force. For Officers Sicknick, Smith, and Liebengood, this is something we’ve all got to reckon with--we can’t just move on.”
Washington DC – U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (D-IL) today voted no on three seditionist-led bills.
Through his questioning, Rep. Casten highlighted the threat to the U.S. economy as projections show that climate change will put communities underwater.
Washington, D.C. – During today’s Select Committee on the Climate Crisis hearing Congressman Sean Casten questioned leading climate experts on the devastating economic cost of climate inaction. Through his questioning, Rep. Casten highlighted the threat to the U.S.
“The current level of paycheck disparity is unconscionable, and the pandemic has made these disparities even worse."
Washington, DC – Rep. Casten voted to pass H.R.
The Climate Risk Disclosure Act Would Accelerate the Transition from Fossil Fuels
“Illinois’ critical infrastructure needs have been neglected for far too long,” said Rep. Casten. “The American Jobs Plan is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to revamp Illinois’ roads, bridges, and railways, make headway tackling the climate crisis that’s decades overdue, and create millions of good-paying American jobs.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep.
“Dr. Gruen is a renowned scientist and fierce advocate for climate action whose contributions over eight decades have transformed American technological development, from nuclear fission and fusion to solar and energy storage. We as a nation are forever in his debt.”
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) was joined by Reps. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), French Hill (R-AR), and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) in nominating distinguished Illinois scientist, Dr. Dieter M. Gruen for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Casten previously nominated Dr.