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May 15, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ (CPC) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Task Force, and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chair of the CPC issued the following statement on the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024:

April 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, DCHoy, el Representante Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), el líder de la mayoría del Senado Dick Durbin (D-IL) y el Senador Todd Young (R-IN) presentaron la Ley de Vivienda Segura sin Plomo para los Niños  (

April 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act, which would require the U.S.

April 24, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — Last night, Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led a letter joined by 121 Members of Congress urging House Democratic leadership to reject any changes to the pilot retirement age in a final version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill. 

April 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on today’s supplemental votes:

April 18, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the life and work of Reverend Walter “Slim” Coleman.

A video of the speech can be found here.

Remarks as delivered:

April 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Representative Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04) was joined by representatives from American families of mixed citizenship status and labor, business, and community leaders to unveil a letter, co-led by Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Lou Correa (CA-46), urging the Biden administration to expand access to work permits for all, including long term-immigrants.

April 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Representatives Jesús “Chuy'' García (IL-04), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, and seven other members introduced the Stop Onerous Surcharges (S.O.S.) Act to direct U.S.

April 4, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — Last week, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and his colleagues led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S.

April 4, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC — La semana pasada, el Congresista  Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) y sus colegas encabezaron una carta bicameral instando al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) y al Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés) a alargar el actual período de extensión automática para los permisos de trabajo de los inmigrantes (documentos de autorización de empleo, conocidos en inglés como “EAD”) de 180 días a al menos 540 días.