Press Releases
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.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement after voting to support the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act:
Washington, D.C. - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Ro Khanna (CA-17), introduced the Reward Work Act today, as a companion to legislation by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). This bill will address the explosion in so-called "stock buybacks." Since the late 1970s, a growing share of economic growth has gone to Wall Street with little given to workers. This is especially true since the passage of the 2017 tax overhaul.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) successfully included two amendments in H.R. 3055, the second Democratic Majority-passed Appropriations package to fund the government in 2020. H.R. 3055 provides $381 billion to fund federal departments including Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, Interior, Agriculture and Veterans Affairs until Sept 30, 2020.
Chicago, IL- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement in response to news reports that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency will begin conducting raids in major U.S. cities on Sunday:
Washington, DC- Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Ro Khanna (CA-17), introduced the Reward Work Act today, as a companion to legislation by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). This bill will address the explosion in so-called "stock buybacks." Since the late 1970s, a growing share of economic growth has gone to Wall Street with little given to workers. This is especially true since the passage of the 2017 tax overhaul. Since President Trump signed that bill, corporate firms have spent more than $1 trillion on stock buybacks to pay out executives and shareholders.