Durbin defends shutdown vote, says it wasn’t coordinated with Schumer
In defending his vote to end the shutdown, he denied coordinating with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer
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Key Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote — again
Top Illinois Democrats oppose plan to end federal government shutdown and push party leaders to hold out for health care ...
‘Drop in the bucket’: Illinois measures to offset SNAP cuts will not alleviate problem
Illinois devotes funding to food banks to offset federal SNAP cuts, but advocates say it will not be enough.
Illinois joins lawsuit to force federal government not to pause SNAP benefits
Illinois is one of 25 states suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over plans to pause SNAP benefits on Saturday
Budzinski urges bipartisan deal to end shutdown, but draws ‘red line’ on health care
Constituents also aired concerns about health care costs at a virtual roundtable.
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