Eric Sorensen

The two congressmen who represent parts of Greater Peoria were split Thursday on the proposal to cancel funding for foreign aid and public media.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen is urging the public to call Republican lawmakers to protest proposed cuts to food aid and health insurance programs for lower income people.

The two U.S. House members who represent Bloomington-Normal and Greater Peoria split their vote on a massive bill to enact the heart of President Trump's domestic agenda.

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

Among the agencies targeted for staff reductions by the Trump Administration are the National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford says the cuts will have wide-ranging detrimental effects.

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.

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 Greater Peoria, is set to begin his second term in Washington, D.C. The second term is likely to look much different under the incoming Trump administration.

U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen will have an easier time hanging onto his seat going forward after clinching his race for re-election Tuesday.