Press Releases
Casten, DelBene Introduce Bill to Boost Non-Profit Unemployment Insurance
Downers Grove, IL - Last week, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) and U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced the Emergency Unemployment Relief for Nonprofits Act, which would extend a CARES Act provision that provided a 50 percent subsidy for non-profits that offered unemployment benefits, and increase that subsidy to 75 percent beginning after March 31. This bill ensures that the subsidy is reimbursable. The subsidy would remain available through October 3, 2021 at the 75 … Continue Reading
February 11, 2021
Congressman Casten Introduces Bill to Support Seniors Access to COVID-19 Treatment Under Medicare Part D
Downers Grove, IL - Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Ensuring Seniors' Access to COVID Treatments Act, which would require Medicare Part D plans to cover drugs to treat COVID without cost-sharing, prior authorization, or other utilization management barriers. While previous pieces of legislation covered COVID testing and waived cost-sharing for Medicare beneficiaries under Part B, Casten urges that the same needs to be done for COVID treatments under Part D.Casten … Continue Reading
February 11, 2021
Congressman Casten Hosts Town Hall with Bipartisan Panel of Leaders on the Crisis Facing Illinois Communities without Federal Funding For Essential Services
Downers Grove, IL – U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06) hosted a Virtual Town Hall featuring a bipartisan panel of municipal leaders and local mayors to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on local government budgets and the dire need for Congress to pass funding sufficient to ensure states and localities can continue providing essential services. Casten said, "While I'm proud of the work we've done in Congress to get relief to small businesses, we've got to recognize that this crisis … Continue Reading
February 05, 2021
Casten Slams GOP Hypocrisy on Budget Reconciliation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) at this week's Financial Services Committee (FSC) hearing on the Urgent Need for Congress to Act on Providing Pandemic Relief questioned expert witness, Dr. William Spriggs, Chief Economist, The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) on the economic ?necessity for Congress to deliver immediate relief for families and communities bearing the brunt of the crisis—including provisions to … Continue Reading
February 04, 2021
Congressman Casten Statement on Vote to Remove ?Conspiracy Theory Peddling Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her Committee Roles
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after he voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?, who has previously denied school shootings were real and pushed anti-Semitic falsehoods about the causes of wildfires, amongst others troubling conspiracy theories, from Committee roles."If ?supporting calls for the assassination of political leaders, asserting that 9-11 was a hoax, claiming that wildfires were caused by Jewish-funded space lasers and that … Continue Reading
January 28, 2021
Treasury Pauses Disastrous OCC Rule Limiting Climate Risk Policies By Banks After Casten Led Members of Congress Calling for its Reversal
Washington, D.C. - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced it has paused publication of a rule finalized under the Trump administration that would serve to limit banks' ability to account for climate-related financial risks and discourage banks from adopting risk-based policies prohibiting lending to certain lines of business. Today's reversal comes after Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) led Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sharrod Brown … Continue Reading
January 28, 2021
Congressman Casten Appointed to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on the Heels of Biden’s Historic Climate Actions
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after being reappointed to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis as President Biden took unprecedented executive actions to tackle the climate crisis and restore scientific integrity across the federal government. Casten said, "I am honored to be reappointed to the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and I am thrilled to see the unprecedented climate action coming out of the … Continue Reading
January 21, 2021
Congressman Casten Statement on Waiver Vote for General Austin
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after he voted against granting General Lloyd J. Austin, III a waiver to serve as United States Secretary of Defense. Casten said, "General Austin is eminently qualified for this job. His historic nomination as the first African American Secretary of Defense is even more consequential in light of the scourge of white supremacy that has grown like a cancer in our nation and quite nearly ushered in the final … Continue Reading
January 21, 2021
Congressman Casten Statement on President Biden Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after President Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement hours after being sworn into office. Casten said, "As someone who's devoted my career to fighting climate change, I spent much of my first term in Congress pushing back on the rampant climate denialism and disdain for science exhibited by the Trump Administration. After four years of backsliding on climate policy, I am thrilled that President Biden … Continue Reading
January 20, 2021
Congressman Casten Statement on Inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement following the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.Casten said, "After four years of corruption, cruelty, and deadly incompetence in the White House, today marks the beginning of a new day for America. With today's swearing-in of President Biden and Vice President Harris, glass ceilings will be shattered, and a new era of truth-telling and integrity will begin. "As … Continue Reading
January 13, 2021
Casten Votes for Article of Impeachment Charging Trump with Incitement of Insurrection on the U.S.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after he voted in support of the article of impeachment against President Trump. Casten called for impeachment on the evening of the deadly attack, and became an early co-sponsor of the impeachment resolution introduced by Congressmen Cicilline, Lieu, and Raskin. The article of impeachment charges the outgoing President with "incitement of insurrection" for his actions on January 6, 2021, when he gave a speech … Continue Reading
January 07, 2021
Casten Calls for Impeachment Following President Trump’s Attempted Coup
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after Congress reconvened late-night to certify the results of the electoral college vote and in response to yesterday's disastrous events at the United States Capitol.Casten said, "Yesterday's attempted coup incited by our 45th president, Donald J. Trump, will go down as one of the darkest moments in our nation's history."In America, safe, secure, fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. Yet for … Continue Reading
January 06, 2021
Illinois House Democrats Blasts Remarks by Congresswoman Mary Miller Praising Hitler
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky led her fellow House Democrats in a statement blasting Congresswoman Mary Miller, who earlier today made comments saying "Hitler was right." Schakowsky is joined by Reps. Bobby Rush, Robin Kelly, Marie Newman, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Mike Quigley, Sean Casten, Danny K. Davis, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Brad Schneider, Bill Foster, Lauren Underwood, and Cheri Bustos."We, the duly elected Members of the Illinois Delegation, condemn today's statement by our … Continue Reading
January 05, 2021
Members of Congress Slam Treasury Rule Limiting Climate Risk Policies by Banks
Washington, DC - Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steven Lynch (D-MA), and Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-CA) wrote to the Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) in opposition to a proposed rule that would serve to limit banks' … Continue Reading
January 03, 2021
Taking the Oath of Office
U.S. Representative [evo:firstname] [evo:lastname] was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House on January 3rd, 2021. The Honorable [evo:firstname] [evo:lastname] was elected to serve as representative of [evo:state]’s [evo:district_ordinal] Congressional District. Representative [evo:firstname] [evo:lastname] was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of … Continue Reading
January 03, 2021
117th United States Congress Convenes
The First Session of the 117th United States Congress commences on January 3rd, 2021. Members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives will attend the First … Continue Reading
January 03, 2021
Newest Members of Congress
The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2021 when the First Session of the 117th United States Congress … Continue Reading
January 01, 2021
Casten’s Bill to Combat Authoritarian Regimes Exploitation of U.S. Financial System by Becomes Law with National Defense Act Reauthorization Veto Override
Washington, D.C - U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after his legislation to curb the exploitation of the U.S. financial systems by authoritarian regimes was signed into law as part of the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to override the President's veto. Notably, President Trump vetoed this overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation ?that has passed with support from both parties for sixty … Continue Reading
December 28, 2020
Casten Statement on Passage of Climate Change Bills
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released a statement following the President signing H.R. 133, the fiscal year 2021 appropriations omnibus bill that included two important Casten-led bills to address climate change into law.Provisions from two bills introduced by Rep. Casten (D-IL) - the Clean Industrial Technology Act (CITA) and the Promoting Grid Storage Act (PGSA) were included in the omnibus package. Combined, the two bills authorize nearly $1.4 billion of … Continue Reading
December 28, 2020
Casten's GRADUATE Act Becomes Law
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sean Casten's (IL-06) released the following statement after the President signed Casten's GRADUATE Act into law as part of the year-end government spending and coronavirus relief bill. The GRADUATE Act (Giving Resources and Dollars to Undergraduates for Adequate Time for Education Act) eliminates the restriction that students can only take out federally subsidized student loans over three years for an Associate's Degree or six years for a Bachelor's … Continue Reading