Illinois12th Congressional District

I am honored to accept the Rural Health Hero Award from @uiccom. Fighting for access to high quality, affordable health care in all parts of our state is something I am incredibly proud of, and I am grateful for the University of Illinois College of Medicine’s partnership.

"It's their fertilizer that's stranded, not our fertilizer." Try telling this to the majority of American farmers who can't afford the fertilizer they need because the Strait is closed. It’s a global commodity, of course it impacts us.

I toured 618 Plastics in Salem, a new injection molding company founded by local entrepreneur Aaron Robb. The state-of-the-art facility is focused on producing precision automotive parts and creating good jobs in Marion County. It was great to see this kind of homegrown