Eric Sorensen

Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen calls Trump administration plans to zero out home heating and cooling help for "very low-income" people "cruel."

Mayor Chris Koos said the Central Illinois lawmaker was key to Normal police winning a grant to significantly increase the department's budget.

Several service providers in Bloomington-Normal say proposed Medicaid cuts threaten health care locally. The U.S. House recently passed a measure that would slice $880 billion over the next decade.

Illinois U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen is pointing to “great danger” tied to the Department of Government Efficiency’s involvement with the Treasury Department, and “red flags” about the Trump Administration’s buyout offer to thousands of federal employees.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen says the Trump administration’s sudden pause of federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs will result in widespread adverse outcomes.

Illinois is among the states with the largest proportion of workers affected by the Social Security Fairness Act.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, a Democrat from Moline, also supported the bill when it came up in the last Congress. He said illegal immigration is something his constituents in the 17th Congressional District bring up often.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal, is set to begin his second term in Washington. The second term is likely to look much different under the incoming Trump administration.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen says he's frustrated it's taken lawmakers so long to come with a plan to fund the government into the new year, but the Quad Cities Democrat says there are several parts of the stop-gap budget bill he supports.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen and Joe McGraw, the candidates for the 17th Congressional District seat, have contrasting views on a lot of issues, but perhaps their positions are most different on immigration and reproductive rights.