Duckworth Meets with PsiQuantum Leadership, Reinforces Support for Illinois’s Quantum Future

Duckworth Meets with PsiQuantum Leadership, Reinforces Support for Illinois's Quantum Future

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with PsiQuantum Interim CEO Victor Peng to discuss federal support for quantum growth in Illinois and progress on the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), of which PsiQuantum is an anchor tenant. A photo from today's meeting is available on the Senator's website.

"Illinois is already a hub of agriculture, manufacturing and transportation, and we're becoming a national and international leader for quantum technology," Duckworth said. "Investment in quantum can enhance our national security, help cure diseases, bend the curve on climate change, protect our financial system and so much more - and I'm eager see these advancements help bolster the strength of our state and region's manufacturing. It was great to meet with PsiQuantum today to learn more about their progress in Chicago and discuss how we can keep supporting quantum technology advancement at the federal level."

Duckworth has been a staunch advocate for bringing investment in quantum to Illinois. In the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, Duckworth included language recognizing the importance of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) program, which aims to help the US build a commercially useful Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer by 2033. This provision recognizes the importance of the development of the first FTQC, which is being built at the IQMP in Chicago.

As a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Duckworth is committed to helping bring international investment into Illinois, especially in the quantum space. Last year Duckworth traveled to Taiwan to underscore Illinois's preparedness for additional international investments.

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