Press Releases
Chicago, IL - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement after United Airlines announced possible layoffs of 36,000 employees, nearly half of its U.S. workforce, starting in October.
Chicago, IL - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García published an op-ed in the Mexican newspaper Reforma calling on Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to hold President Trump accountable for his attacks against Mexicans and Mexican immigrants during his visit tomorrow in Washington.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García voted to advance H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, which passed the House of Representatives 233-188.
Washington, DC - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) led Illinois delegation members in a letter to President Trump urging him to continue funding COVID-19 testing sites.
Washington, DC - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement after voting in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, an extensive police reform package:
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Mike Quigley (IL-05); introduced a measure to create a new grant program in support of Park Districts. The proposal was introduced as an amendment to H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrat's $1.5 trillion proposal to rebuild America's infrastructure.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, praised today's passage of the surface transportation bill, the INVEST In America Act, which recognizes that transportation has a profound impact on equity and social justice.
Chicago, IL. - The Supreme Court of the United States ruled today that the Trump Administration did not follow the law in its attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and did not properly weigh the impact of their decision on individuals with DACA protections. Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement about this decision:
Chicago, IL - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that sexual orientation and gender identity are protected characteristics under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination in employment. The case is Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia.