News Releases Group Dates
News Releases Dates
News Releases Titles
March 2021
03/12/21	Bill to Reduce Climate Change Risk in Financial System Draws Broad Support
03/11/21	Casten Statement after President Biden Signs American Rescue Plan into Law:
03/11/21	Congressman’s ‘Tradeable Performance Standard Act’ Eradicates 40% of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
03/04/21	CASTEN, DINGELL, SCHAKOWSKY, NEWMAN HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON THEIR WORK TO GET $1,400 RESCUE CHECKS TO MIDWESTERNERS
03/04/21	Casten, Feinstein Introduce Bill to Reduce Climate Change Risk in Financial System
03/03/21	Casten Joins House Democrats in Passing Historic Voting Rights, Anti-Corruption and Ethics Reforms
03/03/21	Rep. Casten Votes to Pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
03/02/21	Casten’s Climate Risk Disclosure Act Included in E&C’s Newly Introduced CLEAN Future Act, Comprehensive Legislation to Combat the Climate Crisis
February 2021
02/27/21	Casten Statement on House Passage of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 Act: $13.2 billion for Illinois
02/25/21	Casten Statement on House Passage of Equality Act After Scathing Condemnation of GOP Rep’s Transphobic Attack Against Member of Illinois Delegation
02/25/21	Casten Questions Chairman Powell on Climate Risk in Hearing on U.S. Economy
02/19/21	Casten Grills Robinhood CEO, Vlad Tenev, in Financial Services Committee Hearing on GameStop, Seeking Answers on How Their Business Profits off Its Users -Not Protects Them
02/16/21	Casten, DelBene Introduce Bill to Boost Non-Profit Unemployment Insurance
02/11/21	Congressman Casten Introduces Bill to Support Seniors Access to COVID-19 Treatment Under Medicare Part D
02/11/21	Congressman Casten Hosts Town Hall with Bipartisan Panel of Leaders on the Crisis Facing Illinois Communities without Federal Funding For Essential Services
02/05/21	Casten Slams GOP Hypocrisy on Budget Reconciliation
02/04/21	Congressman Casten Statement on Vote to Remove ?Conspiracy Theory Peddling Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her Committee Roles
January 2021
01/28/21	Treasury Pauses Disastrous OCC Rule Limiting Climate Risk Policies By Banks After Casten Led Members of Congress Calling for its Reversal
01/28/21	Congressman Casten Appointed to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on the Heels of Biden’s Historic Climate Actions
01/21/21	Congressman Casten Statement on Waiver Vote for General Austin