Press Releases

March 21, 2024

SEEC Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs Sean Casten and Mike Levin Highlight Democrats’ Clean Energy Vision During Republicans’ Dirty Energy Week

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force, Reps. Sean Casten (IL) and Mike Levin (CA), released the following statement to highlight a real vision for an American clean energy future during House Republicans’ Dirty Energy Week. “This week, House Republicans doubled down on their goal of increasing emissions and costs for American families all while turning a blind eye to energy reliability. The … Continue Reading


March 18, 2024

Casten, Raskin Urge DOJ, FBI, DHS to Address White Supremacy in Policing

Washington, D.C.  - U.S. Congressmen Sean Casten (IL-06) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led 28 colleagues in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas urging their respective agencies to fully and robustly implement President Biden’s May 2022 Executive Order to combat white supremacy in federal policing. “The Department of Justice must act expeditiously to fully implement EO 14074 among federal law enforcement, … Continue Reading


March 13, 2024

Casten Statement on HR 7521

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act: “Foreign interference and disinformation campaigns remain two of the gravest threats to American democracy. Ensuring our adversaries abroad don’t have unfettered access to Americans’ data is critical to preventing foreign influence operations from distorting and misleading the American … Continue Reading


March 13, 2024

Casten Introduces Bill to Mitigate Methane Emissions

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06), along with co-sponsors Representatives Scott Peters (CA-50), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) introduced the Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act to create a program for methane emissions detection and mitigation research, as well as development and demonstration for technologies and methods that would detect and mitigate emissions.  Methane is one of the leading … Continue Reading


March 06, 2024

Casten Secures $11,427,646 For Local Projects in Illinois’ 6th District

Washington, D.C.  - Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) voted to pass $11,427,646 in Community Project Funding that he previously secured for Illinois’s 6th District in the 2024 government funding. This funding, included in the first of the appropriations government funding packages, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in the 6th District.  The legislation is expected to pass the Senate and be signed into law by President Biden later this week. “After an extremely … Continue Reading


March 06, 2024

Sustainable Investment Caucus Applauds SEC Climate Rule

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressmen Sean Casten (IL-06) and Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, released the following statement regarding the SEC’s finalized rulemaking requiring companies to disclose climate-related financial risks: “The climate rule approved by the SEC today ensures investors have access to clear, comparable, and standardized disclosures to judge registrants’ climate risks. Climate change remains a threat to the … Continue Reading


March 05, 2024

Casten To Bring Founder and Executive Director of The Bridge Teen Center As State of the Union Guest

March 5th, 2024 - U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that Priscilla Steinmetz, Founder and Executive Director of The Bridge Teen Center, will be his State of the Union 2024 guest.  Steinmetz is the Executive Director of The Bridge Teen Center, a nonprofit organization in Chicagoland focused on providing free programs during after-school and unsupervised hours where students can develop mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually in a safe environment. Their vision is to … Continue Reading


March 01, 2024

Casten co-sponsors bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization

March 1st, 2024 - U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) has cosponsored H.R. 7056, the Access to Family Building Act, which would establish a federal right to access assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization (IVF). This legislation would pre-empt state efforts to limit access and ensure that no parents or doctors are punished for trying to start a family. Earlier this month, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring that frozen embryos created through IVF are … Continue Reading


February 29, 2024

Casten Statement on Trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Mark Takano (CA-39), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Becca Balint (VT-AL) released a statement on their recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories and outlining changes for future U.S. policy: “What happened in Israel on October 7th was horrifying. On our recent trip to Israel, we saw firsthand the remnants of the violence that innocent people were subjected to on that dark … Continue Reading


February 26, 2024

Casten, Duckworth, Durbin Announce $100 Million to Modernize Metra Railcars and Improve Accessibility

Monday, February 26th 2024 - U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that Metra is expected to receive $100,000,000 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FY24 Rail Vehicle Replacement Program for Metra’s Modern Railcars Project. This funding will support Metra in purchasing 50 modern, ADA-accessible, multilevel railcars to replace rail cars that have serviced Illinoisians for over 40 years. The new cars … Continue Reading


February 13, 2024

Casten Announces EPA Approval of Over $2.6 Million in Funding for Upgrades at Wheaton Sanitary District

Washington, D.C. (February 13th, 2024) - Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that the Wheaton Sanitary District will receive $2,655,400 in federal funding to begin construction on wastewater treatment improvements. This funding from the Environmental Protection Agency was originally approved as one of Casten’s FY2023 community funding projects.  These funds will go towards secondary clarifier upgrades, which include the installation of new mixed liquor piping, a new splitter … Continue Reading


February 06, 2024

Casten Statement on Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Sean Casten has released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7217, legislation to provide supplemental appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel: “The United States has a duty to provide aid to our allies in their times of need. That includes Israel, and I stand ready to support serious efforts to assist Israel in its absolute right to defend itself. This legislation is not that. Hamas gains power in the region in part because they … Continue Reading


February 01, 2024

Casten Celebrates Expanded Access to High Speed Internet in the 6th District

Washington, D.C. (Thursday, February 1st) - Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) announced that 20,000 households in Illinois’ 6th District have access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet thanks to the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).  Broadband costs in the 6th District have been reduced by roughly $8.5 million annually and 92.7% of households in the district live in an area where an internet service provider is offering a no-cost plan to ACP participants. “High-speed … Continue Reading


February 01, 2024

Casten, Whitehouse, Vargas lead 62 Colleagues in letter to Appropriations Leadership Opposing Anti-Sustainable Investing Riders

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-52) led 62 of their colleagues in a letter to the House and Senate appropriations leadership opposing several anti-ESG riders spread across the FY 2024 appropriations bills. “These appropriations riders follow a dangerous trend of political interference with investing choices at the state level that are antithetical to the free-market system that has made US … Continue Reading


January 31, 2024

Casten Votes for Legislation to Expand Child Tax Credit, Boost Affordable Housing

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) voted for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, legislation that would expand the Child Tax Credit to benefit over 21,000 children in the 6th District and boost affordable housing throughout Illinois. “The enhanced Child Tax Credit as part of the American Rescue plan was one of the most impactful things Congress has done and lifted 153,000 Illinois children out of poverty. We should never have let it … Continue Reading


January 26, 2024

Casten Statement on Biden Administration Pausing New LNG Export Terminals

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will temporarily pause pending approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports:  “We can’t claim to be decarbonizing our economy while increasing the natural gas we send overseas. Natural gas is mostly methane, one of the most powerful global warming pollutants. When we ship it overseas, it leaks so much that it might not be any better … Continue Reading


January 25, 2024

Sustainable Investment Caucus Celebrates One-Year of Protecting Investor Freedom

Washington, D.C. (January 25th) - Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus (CSIC), released the following statement celebrating the first anniversary of the establishment of the caucus:  “When we started the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus one year ago, we did so to better inform policymaking by creating a forum to have robust discussions with experts, protect Americans’ freedom to … Continue Reading


January 18, 2024

Casten: Climate Change Poses a Major Risk to the Stability of the U.S. Financial System

Washington, D.C. (Thursday, January 18th)  - Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) highlighted the importance of the SEC's forthcoming final climate disclosure rules that will protect investors and increase market transparency during the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations Hearing. “Last year in the United States, climate-related weather disasters cost us $176 billion. Climate risk is not going away,” said Congressman Sean Casten. “This hearing is really … Continue Reading


January 12, 2024

Casten, Foster, Underwood Lead Illinois Delegation in Urging Biden Administration to Provide Federal Resources for Migrant Arrivals

Washington, DC - Today, Reps. Sean Casten (IL-06), Bill Foster (IL-11), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led Members of the Illinois congressional delegation in urging the Biden Administration to provide and help coordinate federal resources to manage the recent influx of migrant arrivals throughout the suburbs.  In a letter to President Biden, the Members wrote:  “Many of our suburbs lack the financial means, expertise, and resources to support these migrants, and immediate assistance is … Continue Reading


December 18, 2023

Casten Leads 106 Democrats In Letter Urging Banking Regulators to Revise Basel III Provisions That Could Imperil Clean Energy Transition And Undermine The IRA

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led 106 colleagues in a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu urging the agencies to revise tax equity provisions in the Basel III endgame proposed rules that may imperil the clean energy transition and undermine the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. “We strongly support the Agencies’ goals of prioritizing the safety and … Continue Reading

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