After the Illinois General Assembly passed S.B. 18, U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released this statement on the future of nuclear energy. Read more

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) says 9/11 was such a pivotal moment in his life that he doubts that he would be a member of Congress had it not happened. Congressman Adam Kinzinger's reflection can be found on the Washington Post website here. Read more

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) sent a letter to Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin to inquire about the evacuation process, the status of those left behind, and the plan moving forward in Afghanistan. Read more

ROCKFORD — U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and said he looks forward to getting a booster shot, once it’s approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The six-term Republican representative from Channahon toured the Walgreens, 1145 N. Alpine Rd., on Wednesday and used the occasion to deliver a message to those who choose not to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “If we all get in this together and we all get vaccinated, we can beat coronavirus,” Kinzinger said. “Until then,... Read more

As U.S. leaves Afghanistan, congressman advocates for residual force in region Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Il., discusses the end of the 20-year mission in Afghanistan, what his fears are for the region and why he would have kept a residual U.S. force in Afghanistan. The interview on MSNBC can be found on their website here. Read more

CHICAGO - Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ottawa) praised the former U.S. military members who have rescued more than 500 Afghan citizens in an operation they called "Pineapple Express." "They're going to be heroes and movies are going to be made some day," Kinzinger said in an interview on FOX 32's Good Day Chicago. The rescue started with veterans determined not to leave an ex-Afghan commando behind. He had helped the U.S. military and was being threatened. Eventually, the group rescued more than 500 p... Read more

Washington (CNN) -- Republican Congressman and US military veteran Adam Kinzinger on Monday reflected on the closing of America's longest war, saying that while he's relieved, Afghanistan now being under Taliban control has left him with mixed emotions. "At the one hand, it's great relief that we got those thousands of military members out without further incident besides, you know, the one tragic bombing, because that's really difficult to do," Kinzinger told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead." "... Read more

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a Republican and member of the Air National Guard, about the harm done by suicide bombers and gunmen outside the Kabul airport. The full conversation can be found on the NPR website here. Read more

WASHINGTON (WREX) — Congressman Adam Kinzinger sent a letter to President Biden and members of his administration asking them to use emergency powers to keep the Byron Nuclear Plant open. Congressman Kinzinger wants President Biden to keep both the Byron and Dresden nuclear plants open at least until Springfield or Washington can enact new laws to level the energy playing field and help financially-struggling plants. Here's the statement Congressman Kinzinger issued following the letter to the p... Read more

WASHINGTON (WTVO) — Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is asking President Joe Biden to use emergency powers to keep the Byron nuclear power plant open until Springfield or Washington can enact new energy laws to help the financially struggling plant. “The failure of leadership in Springfield has been astonishing, and has now made the closures of Byron and Dresden imminent. Despite the fact that Congress is finally poised to pass my bipartisan legislation—the Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Ge... Read more