WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, issued the following statement on Sept. 28, 2023: * * * U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) issued the following statement after voting last evening to cut security assistance to Ukraine in the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations bill: "At a time when we're fighting to restore fiscal sanity here at home, we can't continue sending hundreds of millions of dollars to Ukraine with little accountability for how the money's spent. The needs   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, DC --Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, presented a motion to recommit H.R. 5525, the Spending Reduction and Border Security Act, back to the House Rules Committee for the proper bipartisan negotiation. During the debate on the House Floor, Congresswoman Ramirez highlighted the importance of bringing forward a clean Continu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement: "Today's hurtful, extremist Republican Continuing Resolution (CR) demonstrates the Republicans' hypocrisy, ineffective leadership, and disregard for working families. Day after day, we have been here, voting until the wee hours of the morning, and we have made absolutely no progress. After each vote, conserva  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Protecting Immigrants from Legal Exploitation Act. The legislation would create penalties for those who provide fraudulent immigration legal services; allow immigrants who are victims of fraud to have their cases reconsidered under certain circumstances; and create grant programs to educate immigrants on how to avoid legal service fraud   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), released the following statement on the passing of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein. "Dianne Feinstein was one of the most dedicated, passionate Senators in our nation's history. She paved the way for progress, serving honorably as the first female chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. She authored the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. She i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, issued the following Q&A on Sept. 28, 2023: Federal Government Shutdown: Frequently Asked Questions Funding for the federal government expires on September 30. I am working to keep critical services up and running for families in our community, but House Republicans are charging forward with shutting down the government. An extreme MAGA shutdown will have serious impacts across the nation, hurting working families, damaging our economy,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO, IL - Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) issued the following statement regarding the UAW strike at the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant: "A company's biggest asset is its employees. Workers must be fairly compensated for the benefits they bring to their company and to our entire economy. "Auto makers have seen record profits and record executive pay in recent years. Workers ought to be fairly included  more