Press Releases

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:

Chicago, IL- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) spoke with Chicago health experts this week about the COVID-19 pandemic and the high rate of illness in the Latino community. Recent reports reveal that Latino/Latina and Black communities are being affected at an alarming rate, yet the federal government is not reporting demographic data to better assess the impact on minority communities. The Congressman has asked repeatedly for accurate data collection from federal agencies.

Chicago, IL - Representative Jesús G. "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler's announcement that it will not strengthen the national air quality standards for fine particulate matter, also known as soot.

Chicago, IL - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement regarding the coronavirus outbreak in a migrant youth shelter under the jurisdiction of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in Chicago:

Washington, DC - Today Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) introduced the Systemic Risk Mitigation Act. While the coronavirus pandemic drags our economy into a recession and the Trump administration deregulates our financial sector, this bill strengthens oversight of the shadow banks engaging in risky practices that destabilize the financial system.

Chicago, IL- Representatives Jesús "Chuy' García (IL-04), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Danny Davis (IL-07), and 21 other Members of Congress sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury urging them to issue final guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and to conduct proactive outreach in underserved and minority communities.

Chicago, IL - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), along with 49 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 emergency stimulus package to help people stay in their homes. A comparable provision was included in the COVID-19 stimulus bill drafted by the House, but it did not make it into the final CARES Act.