Press Releases
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
December 21, 2020
Casten Statement on Passage of COVID Relief Package, Omnibus Spending Bill
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) voted for H.R. 133, the more than $2.3 trillion fiscal year 2021 appropriations omnibus and emergency coronavirus relief bill.Casten said, "For over eight months, I've fought alongside my Democratic colleagues in the House for COVID-19 relief sufficient to get the virus under control and ensure struggling Americans can stay afloat. I'm pleased we passed a bipartisan bill that includes urgent, necessary funding for our small … Continue Reading
December 21, 2020
Casten Statement on Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) issued the following statement about receiving the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine:"As a nation, we are fortunate to have a vaccine that is safe and proven. We are also fortunate to have a public health system that has developed a robust protocol for national vaccine and I'm particularly thankful the first round of vaccines continue to be distributed to our frontline health care workers who have worked tirelessly to … Continue Reading
December 15, 2020
Casten, Durbin, and Duckworth Ask State Department to Ensure Fair Trial in Killing of Illinoisan Charged with Blasphemy Abroad
Washington D.C. - Today, Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo regarding Pakistan's ongoing trial for the murder of Tahir Ahmad Naseem, an American citizen who had lived in Illinois. Mr. Naseem, a former Ahmadi Muslim, was killed in a Pakistani courtroom in July while facing questionable charges for religious blasphemy. The Congressman and Senators asked the State Department to ensure his … Continue Reading
December 10, 2020
Casten, Schakowsky, Foster, Kelly, Schneider, Underwood Unveil Illinois Climate Report
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Bill Foster (IL-11), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Brad Schneider (11-10), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) unveiled a new climate reported titled, "The Urgent Need for Climate Action: Health Benefits for the State of Illinois if the United States Meets the Goals of the Paris Agreement," prepared by the staff of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Subcommittee on Environment. Through worsening air … Continue Reading
November 23, 2020
Casten, Riggleman Introduce Bill to Uncover Authoritarian Regimes Misuse of the U.S. Financial System
Washington, D.C - Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) and U.S Representative Denver Riggleman (VA-05) introduced H.R. 8796 to study the efforts of foreign authoritarian regimes to exploit the United States financial system. This common-sense, bipartisan bill leverages Federal expertise at the Department of Treasury, U.S. Attorney General, and other national security, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies to uncover how authoritarian regimes in foreign countries and their … Continue Reading
October 29, 2020
Casten Applauds NY State Financial Regulator for Directing Banks to Manage and Disclose Climate-Related Financial Risk
Downers Grove, IL - U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) applauded the New York State Department of Financial Services for directing banking institutions in its jurisdiction to begin incorporating climate-related financial risks into their governance frameworks, risk management processes, and business strategies as well as developing climate-related financial risk disclosure. Rep. Casten, a former clean energy entrepreneur, has introduced two bills that would accomplish these goals at the … Continue Reading
October 14, 2020
Casten Introduces Bill to Eliminate Emissions from Electricity and Thermal Energy Generation by 2040 Congressman’s ‘Tradeable Performance Standard Act” Eradicates 40% of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
Downers Grove, IL - Today U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Tradeable Performance Standard Act, which would eliminate roughly 40% of U.S. net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 by creating tradeable emission allowances for the electric and industrial thermal energy sectors. In 2018, those sectors combined to emit roughly 2.7 billion tons of greenhouse gases - emissions that would be eliminated under the bill. U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) is an original … Continue Reading
October 09, 2020
Casten Urges Senate to Delay Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings until After Inauguration
Downers Grove, IL. - Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06)?, as a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, joined Co-Chairs Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) along with ?the Pro-Choice Caucus Task Force Chairs? including Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and 115 members of the House in a letter to Senate leaders urging them to delay confirming any Supreme Court nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the next president is sworn into office. "As members of … Continue Reading
October 06, 2020
Casten Hosts Event to Honor Vietnam Era Veterans
Barrington Illinois – Today, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) hosted an event to commemorate, honor and thank Vietnam era veterans with official certificates and pins at the Lake Barrington Shores Memorial Garden. The event was part of the Department of Defense's (DOD) Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration program, with which Congressman Casten is a proud partner. Casten said, "In this challenging moment, we cannot forget the enormous debt of gratitude we owe our veterans. … Continue Reading
October 01, 2020
Casten Supports Updated Heroes Act To Help Illinois Families and Communities Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) voted for the updated Heroes Act, a $2.2 trillion stimulus package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill supports small businesses by improving the Paycheck Protection Program, restores unemployment benefits through next January, provides a second round of economic impact payments, and allocates additional funds to bolster education and child care. Specifically, it provides $225 billion for education, including $182 billion … Continue Reading