Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on today’s supplemental votes:
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
CHICAGO — On Friday, Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), alongside state and local elected officials, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and Region 5 Regional Administrator Debra Shore supporting the EPA’s ongoing investigation into pollution in the Collateral Channel.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement after voting NO on the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, the second of two appropriations packages for fiscal year 2024:
WASHINGTON, DC — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración después de votar NO a la Ley de Asignaciones Consolidadas Adicionales de 2024, el segundo de dos paquetes de asignaciones presupuestarias para el año fiscal 2024:
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Joaquin Castro (TX-20), led their colleagues in calling on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to address serious concerns regarding the Customs and Border Protection’s mobile application (CBP One), the primary mechanism for managing asylum interview requests.