Press Releases
CHICAGO- Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the state of Illinois will close enrollment for thousands of immigrants who are currently eligible for insurance programs:
CHICAGO- El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió el siguiente comunicado en respuesta al anuncio de que el estado de Illinois cerrará la inscripción para miles de inmigrantes que actualmente son elegibles para programas de seguro:
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the following statement after H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC- El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió el siguiente comunicado sobre la decisión de la Administración Biden de no redesignar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) para El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal y Nicaragua:
WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s decision to not redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), re-introduced the Cargo Flight Deck Security Act. This bipartisan bill requires all cargo aircraft be equipped with intrusion-resistant cockpit doors that remain locked while in flight.
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, los congresistas Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) y Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) enviaron una carta al presidente Joe Biden; al secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas; y a la directora del Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS), Ur Jaddou, instando a la Administración Biden a utilizar de manera expedita su autoridad estatutaria para reasignar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) a los ciudadanos venezolanos que han estado resi
Washington, DC – Thursday, June 8th marks 40 years since Chicago activist Rudy Lozano’s assassination. On Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives honoring Mr. Lozano’s life and legacy. The text of his remarks as delivered are below.
The video of the speech can be found here.
CHICAGO — Representatives Jesús “Chuy" García (IL-04) and Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) as well as Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $8 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program for Franklin Park, Illinois, to complete project development and final design for a grade separation of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) tracks through the Village while closing one or more at-grade crossings.