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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, days before the largest May Day mobilizations in years and hours before the King of England’s congressional address, Congressmembers Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and Analilia Mejia (NJ-11) stood with labor, civil rights, and economic justice leaders from across the country to introduce the Living Wage for All Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led 23 Members in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the U.S. government to conduct a thorough, credible, and independent investigation into the killing of Khamis Ayyad, a U.S. citizen who was killed during Israeli settler raids in the West Bank last summer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) se unió a las congresistas Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) y Delia Ramirez (IL-03), junto con otros 12 miembros del Congreso, para presentar la Ley de Prohibición de la Detención en Almacenes (*Ban Warehouse Detention Act*). Esta legislación prohibiría al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) —incluyendo al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE)— establecer, operar, ampliar, convertir o renovar cualquier almacén, o edificio o estructura similar, con el propósito de detener a personas.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today on the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García led his Progressive Caucus colleagues in a series of speeches to highlight the many ways President Trump’s 2027 Budget Request will make life harder for their constituents, and how he is funding a war of choice over the people’s needs and priorities.
Video of the Congressman’s speech can be found here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led 30 of his colleagues in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and current Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman Geoffrey Gradler demanding transparency regarding recent findings that a federally required student loan oversight report was substantially altered prior to publication.
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) today announced his office will launch a process to seek community input to rename the U.S. Postal Office in Pilsen:
Help Name the Pilsen Post Office
A classroom-based initiative led by Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García
Students across Pilsen are invited to research and nominate a person whose work has made a meaningful impact on the community. This project connects classroom learning with real-world civic participation—and helps shape a lasting community recognition.
CHICAGO — Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), member of the Judiciary and Transportation & Infrastructure Committees, Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Accountability Committee, and Ro Khanna (CA-17), Member of the Oversight and Accountability Committee, led 40 Members in a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, and White House Border Czar Tom Homan firmly opposing the deployment of armed ICE agents to airports around the country.
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on Trump firing Pam Bondi as Attorney General:
“Good riddance to one of the worst Attorney Generals in our nation’s history. She weaponized the Department of Justice to target immigrants, working families, and anyone Trump deems an enemy of the state – all to protect the real criminals in the Trump Administration.