The policy fights we're in right now with proposed cuts to EQIP funding, local food programs, market consolidation — have real consequences for farms like hers.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Illinois District 13
Nikki Budzinski
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Voting Record — 617
Yes48%
No51%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align95%
Cross-party5%
Nikki Budzinski
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratIllinois District 13
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Nikki's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 19 sponsored · 209 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
It was a beautiful afternoon at Delight Flower Farm in Champaign yesterday with farmers, conservationists, and advocates from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance and American Farmland Trust. Maggie Taylor built this farm from a backyard operation into a thriving, sustainable business.
Another massive recall — 167,000 pounds of pork, beef, and goat products with fake USDA inspection labels. Americans should be able to trust that the food they buy is safe. That trust requires a fully staffed, fully funded USDA food safety system — not one hollowed out by cuts and firings.
Starting soon — join me live at 6:00 PM CT for a fireside chat on what cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and ACA mean for Central and Southern Illinois families. I'll be taking your questions in real time. Register here if you haven't already: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Americans have spent $107 billion more on fuel since the Iran war began. That's $750 per household. That's more than what the entire country spends on elementary and secondary education in a year. Working families in Central and Southern Illinois can't absorb this much longer.
Congressional Republicans in Washington cut Medicaid, slashed SNAP, and let ACA premiums skyrocket. Central and Southern Illinois families deserve answers about what that means for them — and what I'm doing about it. Join me tonight at 6pm CT for a fireside chat. I'll take your questions live.
Diesel is averaging $6.83 a gallon across our state. Central and Southern Illinois families and farmers are absorbing all of this right at harvest season. This is unsustainable.
Illinois gas prices jumped 41 cents in a single week — now averaging $4.88 a gallon, $1.53 more than a year ago. The Iran war and regional refinery issues are hitting the Great Lakes states especially hard.
Register here — bring your questions. I'll be taking them live.
A lot has happened in Washington this year when it comes to healthcare and nutrition programs. Medicaid cuts. SNAP reductions. ACA premium hikes. I want to talk directly to you about what it means for Central and Southern Illinois families — and what we're fighting to do about it.
I’m honored to have met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at NYC Climate Week this week. A powerful reminder of the global stakes behind the work we're doing every day.
[📷 credit: UN Photo/ Eskinder Debebe]
one of the most promising tools we have to reduce emissions in one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize. For Illinois corn and soybean growers who can supply the feedstocks, it's also a real economic opportunity. Clean energy and agricultural opportunities go hand in hand.
A big week at NYC Climate Week. I delivered the keynote at CAP's Industrial Decarbonization event on how we can advance a strategic, worker-centric industrial policy and spoke with industry leaders at about sustainable aviation fuel
Multiply that across hundreds of acres and you understand what record fuel prices mean for farm families right now. This is the cost of an unresolved war — and working farmers are absorbing every bit of it.
A Minnesota farmer put it simply: diesel is nearly double what it was last year — and it takes 8 gallons of fuel per acre just to bring in a harvest.
The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act does anything but take care of our veterans.
What it actually does is cut $57 billion in disability benefits from more than 1.5 million veterans — including those injured in service. That's not how we honor the people who served.
I’m proud to cosponsor the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention Act to push for earlier detectionbetter treatment, and less stigma. We're not done fighting.
Today we pause to remember World Alzheimer's Day. Alzheimer's doesn't just affect the person diagnosed — it affects every family member, every caregiver, every person who loves them.
Science shouldn't be subject to political approval. The White House is drafting an executive order to give political appointees veto power over NIH scientific grants. This is about control — steering billions in cancer, heart disease, and infectious disease research based on politics, not evidence.
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Voting History
617 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | H.R. 6500 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-08-31 | S. 32 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-08-31 | S. 307 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | H. Res. 1438 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-21 | H.R. 1118 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-20 | H.R. 8823 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-20 | H.R. 4541 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-16 | H.R. 9237 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-07-16 | H.R. 5362 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-15 | H.R. 8595 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-15 | H.R. 8595 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | H.R. 8595 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | H.R. 8595 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | H.R. 8595 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | YES | ✕↔ | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | H.R. 8595 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-07-15 | H.R. 8595 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-07-14 | H.R. 1181 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-14 | H.R. 1181 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-07-14 | H.R. 139 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-14 | H. Res. 1423 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-14 | H. Res. 1423 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-13 | H.R. 8897 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-07-13 | H.R. 3106 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-30 | H. Res. 1399 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-30 | H. Con. Res. 108 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-06-30 | H. Res. 1398 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-06-30 | H. Res. 1398 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-29 | H.R. 7128 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-29 | H.R. 7757 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-25 | H.R. 2478 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-24 | H.R. 915 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-24 | H.R. 7401 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-23 | H.R. 6644 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-23 | S. 629 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-11 | H. Res. 1335 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-11 | H.R. 9238 (119th) | Fast-track passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-06-10 | H.R. 8464 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-10 | H.R. 8464 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-06-10 | H.R. 8312 (119th) | Final passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2026-06-10 | H.R. 7892 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | H.R. 5408 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | H. Res. 1140 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | S. 2 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | S. 2 (119th) | Motion to Commit | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-06-09 | H. Res. 1140 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | H. Res. 1345 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-09 | H. Res. 1345 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-08 | H.R. 8428 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-08 | H.R. 8466 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-06-05 | H.R. 2913 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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