Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced a resolution commemorating All Souls’ Day, also known in Latino culture as Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after voting “present” on H.Res. 771:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement following threats of violence towards 12th Ward Alderwoman Julia Ramirez at a Brighton Park protest.
WASHINGTON, DC - Hoy, el Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración luego de las amenazas de violencia hacia la concejal del Distrito 12, Julia Ramírez, en una protesta en Brighton Park.
“Hoy la concejal Julia Ramirez y un asistente fueron agredidos cuando intentaban reunirse con electores. Todos tenemos el derecho a protestar pacíficamente y expresar nuestras preocupaciones, pero nunca toleraremos la violencia hacia funcionarios electos y su personal.”
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García, the first Mexican immigrant elected to Congress from the Midwest, Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) introduced a resolution reaffirming the U.S. commitment to respecting Mexico’s sovereignty and condemning calls for military action in Mexico without Mexico’s consent and U.S. congressional authorization.
WASHINGTON, DC — Los Representantes Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) y la Senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) encabezaron una carta con 55 de sus colegas instando a la administración Biden a apoyar una nueva emisión de Derechos Especiales de Giro (DEG) del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI).
CHICAGO— Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García led 28 Illinois elected officials in a letter to President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asking the administration to provide more federal resources and take executive action to continue providing for long-term and recent migrants. The letter has also been endorsed by 62 Illinois community and service organizations.
WASHINGTON- Reps. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) sent a letter to President Biden today urging him to issue an executive order putting a moratorium on any federal permitting of new carbon pipelines and related infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), joined by 24 Members of Congress, sent a letter today to DHS Secretary Mayorkas expressing deep concern about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recent announcement that it will no longer accept in-person payment of immigration bonds and instead will require all bond payments be made through a new web-based system called Cash Electronic Bonds Online (CeBONDS).