Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020:

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that he will issue an executive order to collect citizenship information from every department and agency in the federal government:

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement after the Department of Commerce formally announced that the 2020 U.S. Census will be printed without the citizenship question.

Washington, D.C. - Representative Jesús G. "Chuy" García's (IL-04) bill to require carbon monoxide detectors in public and publicly subsidized housing advanced out of the House Financial Services Committee this week, and it's on its way to a full vote in the House of Representatives. The Safe Housing for Families Act, Rep. García's first bill, was introduced earlier this year in partnership with Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC) and Sen.

Washington, D.C. - Representative Jesús G. "Chuy" García's (IL-04) bill to require carbon monoxide detectors in public and publicly subsidized housing advanced out of the House Financial Services Committee this week, and it's on its way to a full vote in the House of Representatives. The Safe Housing for Families Act, Rep. García's first bill, was introduced earlier this year in partnership with Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-SC) and Sen.

Washington, D.C. - Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (D-Ill.) and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Jamie Dimon, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of JP Morgan Chase, expressing alarm with reports that Chase has decided to reintroduce forced arbitration clauses into their credit card contracts, which make it more difficult for consumers to hold banks accountable for misconduct.

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement upon voting against the Senate version of the Emergency Border Supplemental Bill:

"Today, I voted no on Senator Mitch McConnell's Emergency Border Supplemental because the bill fails to provide the funds or accountability measures needed to protect children in U.S. custody being held in conditions that would be classified as child abuse by any child welfare agency in the United States.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the proposed citizenship question for the 2020 U.S. Census cannot be added for now, in part because the Trump Administration's explanation for adding the question is inadequate.