Press Releases

Chicago, IL - As COVID-19 brings financial devastation to our communities, Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García and Glenn Grothman urge Congress to pass their Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act (H.R. 5050), a bill to protect families recovering from the pandemic by extending the protections of the Military Lending Act to all consumers. These protections include a 36% interest rate cap for payday and car-title loans.

Chicago, IL - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) sent a letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today with Members of the Illinois Congressional delegation calling on the agency to fulfill its mission and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in meatpacking plants. In light of President Trump's executive order to reopen meat and poultry processing plants in the midst of the global pandemic, the letter calls on the agency to enforce stronger protections for workers.

Chicago, IL - The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released results from their two respective investigations, in addition to a third independent study, to determine how the demolition of the Crawford Coal Plant smokestack impacted Little Village and the surrounding neighborhoods. These initial results indicate that there are no pollution levels linked to the demolition that could be considered unsafe for human health, according to the current standards set by the EPA.

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and the Congressional Tri-Caucus – which represents over half of the Democratic Caucus and includes the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) – introduced a landmark bill to close health disparities in the United States, entitled the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020. This legislation is supported by more than 200 community and advocacy organizations in the United States.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement today after voting to pass H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act:

"I voted, with great hesitation, to support this package that will provide funding for hospitals, increased virus testing, and support for small businesses throughout the country. I also support the provision to report COVID-19 demographic data by race, sex, ethnicity, gender and geography.

Chicago, IL - As the Federal Reserve hires BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, to oversee some of its programs designed to stabilize the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to demand accountability, oversight and transparency regarding the firm's contract and ensure that BlackRock's work strengthens the entire U.S.

Washington, DC - Today Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Mark Takano (CA-41) introduced the Robust International Response to Pandemic Act. The bill directs United States representatives to multilateral development banks like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help developing countries as they fight COVID-19.

Chicago, IL - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that he will issue an executive order to halt immigration: