Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to end Temporary Protected Status:
Chicago, IL - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to constituents and stakeholders calling for a repeal of the statewide preemption that prevents municipalities from enacting rent control laws to protect renters and homeowners:
Chicago, IL - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement after notice that the U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) has postponed the launch of its controversial "Citizens Academy'' in Chicago:
Chicago, IL - Today Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and 107 Members of Congress sent a letter to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urging him to ensure Mexican state governments drop politically motivated charges against labor lawyer Susana Prieto Terrazas. The letter also urges Mexico to ensure states comply with the labor rights guaranteed by the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement ("USMCA").
Por el Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) y Janet Murguía*.
Nos han dicho que el coronavirus es una enfermedad que no discrimina, ya que todos están en riesgo de adquirir el virus y las dificultades asociadas con detener su propagación se comparten por igual. Pero los números cuentan una historia muy diferente. Estos muestran que las comunidades afroamericanas y latinas no tienen el mismo acceso a atención médica asequible y de calidad que el resto de la sociedad.
Washington, DC. - Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and the Congressional Tri-Caucus Chairs – which includes the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) – urged Congressional leadership to include several provisions of H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 (HEAA) in the upcoming COVID-19 relief package.
WASHINGTON, DC– Today the House advanced a plan from Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX) to curtail the ability of federal law enforcement officers to intervene in constitutionally protected protests across the country.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo announcing it will no longer process new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and will limit renewals to only one year, while a review takes place:
Washington, DC. - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), and Mark Takano (CA-41) led 106 Members of Congress in urging Congressional leadership to support public transportation agencies, including their workers, in the next relief package addressing the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Washington, DC - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), along with 41 of their colleagues led a letter to House and Senate leadership today urging them to include $100 billion for emergency rental assistance in the next stimulus package to help people stay in their homes. This provision passed the House as part of the HEROES Act, but was not included in the Senate's HEALS Act.