WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report this afternoon titled, "Leaders Failed to Address Community Care Consult Delays Despite Staff's Advocacy Efforts at VA Western New York Healthcare Syste  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: CHICAGO Today, on the 25th anniversary of Chicago's Plan for Transformation, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) convened housing advocates, community leaders, elected officials, and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard J. Monocchio to assess the state of housing in Illinois' Third Congressional District. Following the convening, the Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: This week, Representative Lauren Underwood announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for university research and local parks in the 14th District. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Underwood has made securing federal resources for northern Illinois a top priority. The following funds will support programs in the 14th District with federal resources: Village of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), alongside Congressman Marc Molinaro (NY-19), Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) introduced the bipartisan Hydrogen for Industry Act, which creates a program for hydrogen to be used to produce building materials such as steel, cement, glass, chemicals, and fuel. Hydrogen energy will play an import  more