Nikki Budzinski

Despite their campaign promises to lower prices, this Administration has just made it worse. As Vice Chair for Policy @NewDemCoalition, we just released our Affordability Agenda – a real plan for h...

Deregulating Head Start is just the first step to dismantle a program the administration does not like. Head Start provides quality child care for working families across the country. We should be...

I’m proud to be leading the agriculture chapter of the SEEC Thriving Economy Project, to make sure the next generation of farmers can thrive. I sat down with the EcoRights Speaks Podcast to talk ab...

When our service members make the ultimate sacrifice, that should be acknowledged and honored. Four soldiers were removed from the Pentagon's Iran war casualty database, then quietly moved to a new...

Today marks the 6th anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act! The GAOA Legacy Restoration Fund has funded over 400 projects across the National Park System, supporting more than 72,000 jobs –...

Today, we celebrate 236 years of the United States Coast Guard. Years of service, sacrifice, and showing up in some of the most dangerous conditions imaginable. From search and rescue to protecting...

ICYMI: Last week I visited State Rep. Wayne Rosenthal at his farm in Waggoner to talk through the issues that matter most to Illinois farmers — and what Congress can do to support the farm economy....

Medicare and Medicaid aren't just health programs — they're how millions of Americans get the care they need to live with dignity. Seniors, people with disabilities, working families, children. The...

August is National Back to School Month! As students, families, teachers, and staff prepare for a new year, we recommit ourselves to ensuring every child has access to a high-quality education and ...

Working families shouldn't have to choose between filling up the tank and putting food on the table. That's the reality for too many people right now — and it's exactly why I’m fighting to lower co...

There's no better way to understand what farmers need than to walk the land with them. I joined State Rep. Wayne Rosenthal for a farm tour and talked conservation, year-round E15, and crop insuranc...

Rural counties make up 86% of the nation's highest food insecurity rates. Behind every number is a family, a child, a senior trying to make ends meet. Cutting SNAP makes this worse. We need to do b...

Americans are losing confidence in the economy — and it's not hard to understand why. Gas is back up to $4.10 a gallon as fighting in the Middle East escalated again. Inflation has risen since the ...

This week, I presented the flag that flew over the capitol on June 26, 2026 in Carlinville in honor of 62626 Day. It's one of the privileges of this job that never gets old — a chance to pause and ...

Yesterday, I visited a Planned Parenthood clinic to see firsthand the essential care they provide every single day. For many patients, this is their only option for affordable healthcare — cancer s...

When federal and state partners work together — alongside local engineering and construction firms — that's how we deliver real certainty for our workforce. https://t.co/RSGcp467HN

Caterpillar is investing up to $10 million in Central Illinois as part of their $100 million Building the Future Workforce Initiative — expanding access to manufacturing training and strengthening ...

Canceling congressionally approved research grants to institutions like the University of Illinois is devastating. Seventy-five years of corn and soybean genetics research don't just get moved or r...

Agriculture is the #1 economic driver in Illinois and that’s why I’m so committed to standing up for our farmers. Yesterday, I joined Rep. Wayne Rosenthal for a tour of his farm and to discuss how ...

Seniors on Medicare are already stretched thin. Now this administration is trying to end a program to keep premiums lower. After cutting Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and now this — it's ...