Sean Casten is a Democrat serving as U.S. Representative for Illinois' 6th congressional district. This is his first term in office.
Sean Casten
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Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures…
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"From 2000 to 2016, every major drug that was introduced came out of" National Institutes of Health funding.
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"Most climate scientists agree that we only have less than a decade to turn things around or else we’ll be stuck with a 'worst case…
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Under the GOP tax law, "if you live in Hinsdale, Illinois … you are now being double-taxed to the tune of $35,000."