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April 20, 2024
— Today, U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) voted to pass a supplemental funding package to provide critical aid to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and humanitarian assistance for Gaza. Rep Casten released the following statement: “Now more than ever, the United States plays an important role in global governance, from strengthening alliances and helping address national security threats to defending democracy and advancing respect for human rights. “Russia’s cruel and unprovoked invasion of Ukrai… Continue Reading
April 17, 2024— U.S. Congressmen Sean Casten (IL-06) and Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, released the following statement following the Financial Services Committee passage of a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the SEC’s climate risk disclosure rule: “Today, Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee voted unanimously to protect market transparency and provide investors with clear, comparable, and standardized disclosures to judge pub… Continue Reading
April 17, 2024— Today, the House Financial Services Committee adopted an amendment proposed by U.S. Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) to the Financial Services Innovation Act to require that companies certify that their innovative products do not present national security risks and meet the current anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism requirements (AML/CFT) under the Bank Secrecy Act. “While I understand the spirit behind the Financial Services Innovation Act, as originally drafted, it coul… Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
During my six years in Congress, I have received countless messages from parents and teachers concerned for their children and students’ lives in the classroom, at church, in the mall and at parades. They are terrified of what has become a reality for parents in Uvalde, Texas; Parkland, Florida; Highland Park; and countless other cities and towns across America. I know my colleagues across the aisle receive these letters, too. But every time I see them walk into the Capitol proudly wearing an A… Continue Reading
March 19, 2024The Oak Brook Park District has been awarded a grant of more than $1.4 million that will be used for the Ginger Creek Accessible Pedestrian Bridge and Shoreline Improvement Project. Specifically, the grant is from the HUD Community Project Funding Package included in the Federal 2024 Appropriations Bill and will be used to replace the existing bridge at Central Park. The Park District’s executive director, Laure Kosey, said the grant funding will be used to replace the existing bridge crossing… Continue Reading
March 07, 2024The Security and Exchange Commission’s decision Wednesday to dilute a long-awaited rule to compel major companies to disclose their carbon emissions ultimately did little to neutralize the political response on Capitol Hill. As lawmakers learned the details of the SEC’s so-called climate disclosure rule, their reactions signaled just how politicized environmental policies have truly become — and how dug in members remain in their positions. “The SEC was bullied by corporate interests, specific… Continue Reading