Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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Recent News About Illinois' 6th Congressional District
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Foster, Casten Urge Leadership to Guarantee Equitable Funding in Future COVID-19 Stimulus Packages
U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06) and Bill Foster (IL-11) led a bipartisan letter to House leadership urging equitable per-capita distribution of funds to states in any future stimulus package.
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Casten Outlines Priorities to be Included in the CARES 2 Stimulus Package
Congressman advocates for additional resources for health care providers, increased availability of PPE, expansion of testing, funding for state and local governments and much more
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten, Illinois Democratic Congressional Delegation to Trump Administration: Racial Disparities in Covid-19 Cases & Deaths are Unacceptable
Delegation members urge Administration to report demographic data of cases and deaths on CDC website
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Casten Leads Letter Demanding Social Media Platforms Do More to Stop the Spread of Deadly COVID-19 Misinformation Online
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) led a letter to major social media companies including Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Twitter, calling on them to do more to prevent the dangerous spread of information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Casten Urges FERC to Challenge Changes to Federal Power Market Regulations
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) wrote Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Chatterjee concerning FERC’s proposed rule changes to federal power markets.
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Casten Supports Fix for Teens, Young Adults Left out of Recovery Rebates
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) says a tax filing definition in the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act denies recovery rebates to thousands of Illinois young adults who need it.
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Casten Holds Second Telephone Town Hall on COVID-19
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) held his second telephone town hall focused on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Casten Joins Underwood, Durbin, Duckworth, Members of the Illinois Delegation to Urge Trump Administration to Implement A Federally Coordinated Effort to Meet Illinois’ Need for Personal Protective Equipment
Today, Congressman Casten joined Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senators Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and the Illinois delegation in a letter to President Trump, urging the Administration to immediately implement a federally coordinated effort to meet Illinois’ need for personal protective equipment (PPE).
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From Lake County Gazette
Casten Statement on Passage of the CARES Act
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after the House passed the bipartisan H.R. 748, the CARES Act, a third measure to help combat COVID-19 or novel coronavirus pandemic. The package contains $2 trillion in aid to individuals, businesses, and states.
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Casten Hosts Webinar for Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Yesterday U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) hosted a skype webinar with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Illinois District Director, Robert Steiner, to provide resources and answer questions for small businesses across Illinois’ 6th District affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Casten Introduces Bill to Ensure Companies Invest in Economy and Workers During COVID-19 Emergency
Today U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced a bill to temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of Coronavirus (COVID–19) on the American financial system has ended.
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ICYMI: Media Calls Out “Madigan’s Favorite Republican” Lie (Again)
Local media recently caught a push-poll from former Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti that seemed to be recycling a baseless lie from Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s 2018 primary race against Jeanne Ives: Ives is “Madigan’s favorite Republican."
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Sanguinetti resurrects 'ludicrous' Ives/Madigan connection from Rauner days
Political analysts are questioning the wisdom of a campaign maneuver by former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, running in the Republican Primary in the 6th Congressional District, that drags out an old, discredited claim about her opponent, former state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).
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Casten wins 6th Congressional District race
Democrat Sean Casten has been declared the winner in the 6th Congressional District against Republican incumbent Peter Roskam.