Press Releases
Chicago, IL - Today, just eight days before the presidential election, Senate Republicans have confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States. Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement:
Chicago, IL - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (Il-04), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) joined by 36 Members of Congress introduced the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Safe Schools Act to provide $17 billion to school districts to pay for PPE, cleaning supplies, technical training, and additional staff support needed to keep students, educators, and communities safe.
Chicago, IL — Today Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and 9 other Members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging the agency to strengthen its bank merger review guidelines. The DOJ is currently accepting public comments on its guidelines, which were developed more than twenty years ago.
Chicago, IL - Today the Supreme Court agreed with the Trump administration and issued a decision to suspend the 2020 census from continuing through the end of October. Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia issued the following statement:
Washington, DC - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) voted to advance H.R 925, the revised HEROES Act, which passed the House of Representatives 214-207. The legislation would provide more than $2 trillion dollars in comprehensive relief to families, small businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments.
Washington, DC— Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives this morning in support of H.Res. 1153, a congressional resolution condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full informed consent. This resolution addresses whistleblower allegations of mass hysterectomies being performed on women detained at the privately-run Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga.
Washington, DC - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement following committee-passage of the bipartisan H.R. 8408 Aircraft Certificate Reform & Accountability Act, legislation to strengthen aviation safety following two deadly crashes involving the Boeing 737 MAX.
Chicago, IL - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) today introduced the Expanding Representation at HHS Act of 2020 to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion within each covered agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to the indictment of only one of the three police officers involved in Breonna Taylor's death:
"This verdict does not serve justice to Breonna Taylor, her family, or our community. It's a slap on the wrist for one police officer—and a slap in the face for Black and Brown communities across the country.