Senators Duckworth and Durbin criticize the $496 million cost of Trump's domestic troop deployments, highlighting inefficiencies and legal issues.
Quiver AI Summary
Senators Duckworth and Durbin respond to cost report: U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin criticized the recent Congressional Budget Office report estimating nearly $496 million in costs for domestic troop deployments during the last six months of 2025, with Illinois alone incurring $21 million.
Concerns raised over military resource use: Duckworth expressed concern that "these open-ended, unjustified missions... waste taxpayer dollars and harm military readiness," while Durbin labeled the deployment a "violation of the Constitution" that endangers community safety and democracy.
Financial implications highlighted: The CBO report also indicated ongoing monthly costs of $83 million for current deployments in D.C. and Memphis, adding that deploying a thousand Guard personnel could cost between $18 to $21 million monthly, further burdening taxpayers.
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Tammy Duckworth Fundraising
Tammy Duckworth recently disclosed $0 of fundraising in a Q3 FEC disclosure filed on October 15th, 2025. This was the 1540th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year. nan% came from individual donors.
Duckworth disclosed $101.68 of spending. This was the 1763rd most from all Q3 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Duckworth disclosed $7.7K of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 1454th most from all Q3 reports we have seen this year.
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Tammy Duckworth Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Tammy Duckworth is worth $1.4M, as of January 29th, 2026. This is the 294th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
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Tammy Duckworth Bill Proposals
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- S.3664: A bill to require the Bureau of Prisons to submit to Congress an annual summary report of disaster damage, and for other purposes.
- S.3592: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to parole into the United States certain relatives of current and former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- S.3373: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the "Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Post Office Building".
- S.3258: Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2025
- S.3144: Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2025
- S.3143: HOPE Act
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2028 Illinois US Senate Election
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