CSSean Casten
U.S. Representative, Illinois District 6
- Party
- D
- State
- Illinois
- Age
- —
- Serving since
- 2019
Rhetoric
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Toward Republicans
3.8n=62026-08-06 · Social post · X (Twitter)
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…rk Health Center to meet with staff, hear about the challenges they face, and discuss how attacks on reproductive healthcare are https://t.co/EL5TgzEecU
Casten's statement is primarily about a constituency visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic and a general policy stance ('Everyone deserves…
Link to source ↗2026-08-05 · Social post · X (Twitter)
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32,000 people in IL-06 may be forced to pay more for healthcare because Congressional Republicans refused to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. I'll keep fighting to protect affordable healthcare and lower costs for everyone. https…
The statement targets the opposing party as a bloc ('Congressional Republicans') for a specific legislative action - refusing to extend ACA…
Link to source ↗2026-08-03 · Social post · X (Twitter)
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… Medicare and Medicaid. We need to do more than just restore funding for these programs. We have to repeal the entire bill that has put the health and financial security of millions of https://t.co/r6sSGoSjO7
Casten criticizes an unnamed piece of legislation (likely a Republican-backed bill affecting Medicare/Medicaid funding) without explicitly…
Link to source ↗Toward Democrats
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Where they sit
Coalition
Establishment Democrat
Confirmed current member of the New Democrat Coalition, a pro-business, pragmatist Democratic bloc.
Source: newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/members
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Legislative activity
Sponsored
138
Cosponsored
1,821
Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026