WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a decision to begin new rulemaking on protections for survivors of campus sexual assault:

WASHINGTON — On Sept. 7th, Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) will participate in a press teleconference call with labor and environmental leaders from the BlueGreen Alliance to discuss the importance investing in America’s infrastructure to help create jobs, protect the environment and grow Illinois’s economy

MOLINE – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced $112,365 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). The Rural Energy for America Program was established to increase American energy independence and lower the cost of energy for producers through energy-efficiency improvements and the development of renewable energy systems.