Press Releases
Washington, DC - Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) released the following statement after voting present on H. Res. 326:
"I have always strongly supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I was a co-sponsor of H. Res 326 as originally introduced in April 2019 because it affirmed Congressional support for a negotiated solution to bring peace and security to the region. The resolution was a significant positive step toward peace.
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) voted today in support of H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill would restore protections gutted by the Supreme Court's 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision, which made it easier to implement barriers to voting.
Washington, DC - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the introduction of the Diversifying by Investing in Educators and Students to Improve outcomes For Youth (DIVERSIFY) Act. The legislation will increase the TEACH Grant award to support students interested in becoming teachers, ensuring an education workforce as diverse as the students it serves.
Washington, DC - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (D-Ill.), member of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today announced the introduction of the Bank Merger Review Modernization Act. The legislation would restrict harmful consolidation in the banking industry and protect consumers and the financial system from "Too Big to Fail" institutions, like those that caused the 2008 financial crisis.
WASHINGTON, D. C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Bobby Rush (IL-01) sent the following letter to the Organization of American States seeking answers to several questions related to the controversial Bolivian Presidential election of October 20, 2019.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) joined labor and faith leaders at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol to demand justice for the Media Luna gold mine unionists assassinated and disappeared in Mexico, and to call for stronger labor standards in the revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Quintin Salgado, Marcelino Sahuanitla Peña and Víctor Sahuanitla Peña were murdered by anti-union vigilantes last year and the crimes remain unsolved.
Washington, D.C. - Congressmen Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act, legislation that would prohibit airlines from charging fees, including cancellation, change, and bag fees, that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs of the services actually provided. The bill also directs the Department of Transportation to review any other fees charged by airlines.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Norma Torres (D-CA), along with 80 other Members of Congress, sent a letter to the heads of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) demanding that they abandon plans to hike up USCIS application fees.
Washington, D.C. - Today Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) introduced the Protecting Consumers from Market Manipulation Act, a bill to limit the revenue that large non-financial companies can derive from financial activity. The Protecting Consumers from Market Manipulation Act restricts big tech's involvement in banking, and guards against banks' ability to manipulate the price of commodities.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Glenn Grothman (WI-06) introduced the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act, which would extend small dollar "payday" and car-title 36% rate cap protections established under the Military Lending Act (MLA) to all consumers, including veterans and their families. The bill will better protect consumers, particularly military personnel, from certain predatory lending practices.