Recent News About Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.)

STEM learning partnership with CPS gets $600,000 federal grant
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STEM learning partnership with CPS gets $600,000 federal grant

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) said on Friday that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Learning Partnership from Western Springs a grant totaling nearly $600,000 for an ongoing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program with Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

Lipinski part of effort to boost, extend public-transit-user tax break
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Lipinski part of effort to boost, extend public-transit-user tax break

U.S. Reps. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) and Peter King (R-NY) have called on Congress to increase and permanently extend a tax benefit for commuters who use public transit to get to and from work. This benefit helps more people use public transportation, eases congestion on the roads, supports the economy and increases quality of life, the duo said.

Illinois lawmakers in D.C. spotlight report on Chicago air traffic control woes
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Illinois lawmakers in D.C. spotlight report on Chicago air traffic control woes

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Reps. Tammy Duckworth (D-Dist. 8), Bill Foster (D-Dist. 11), Mike Quigley (D-Dist. 5) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Dist. 9)on Wednesday in revealing that a Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General's (IG) probe found that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s contingency plans and security protocols were insufficient at Chicago air traffic control facilities at the time of a 2014 fire at an Aurora facilit

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Lipinski wants greater protections for U.S. airlines

Reps. Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Robert Dold (R-IL), Paul Cook (R-CA), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Steve Israel (R-NY) and Frank Pallone (D-NY) recently requested a meeting with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to discuss protecting U.S.airlines and their workers from unfair competition coming from government-subsidized Persian Gulf carriers.

U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3)
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Lipinski, Quigley urge fellow lawmakers to extend positive train control deadline

U.S. Reps. Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) and Mike Quigley (D-Dist. 5) joined leaders of the passenger- and freight-rail industry recently in urging Congress to take immediate action to extend the upcoming deadline for implementing positive train control (PTC) safety technology and prevent a shutdown of the nation’s passenger- and freight-rail systems.