Press Releases
Chicago, IL – Today Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) joined Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Rep. Dan Lipinski (IL-03), UNITE here Local 23 Amtrak Division President Donald Boyd, Transport Workers Union officials John Feltz and Jack Dinsdale, and dozens of UNITE HERE Amtrak workers at a rally calling for increased Amtrak funding.
In the proposed 2020 Budget, Trump slashes funding for Amtrak by 23 percent, proposes replacing long distance trains with buses, and cuts funding for new transit projects by 39 percent.
Congressman García issued the following statement:
Chicago, IL – Today Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) joined Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06), Nicole Cantello, President of AFGE Local 704, Representatives from Sierra Club Illinois and other environmental organizations at an Earth Day rally to denounce President Trump's budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Chicago, IL - Today an appeals court in Chicago reversed an earlier decision that stopped Pipeline Health from closing Westlake Hospital from closing. The new decision allows Pipeline to close the facility and stop serving the community. Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement:
Chicago, IL – Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it will propose new regulations to require carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in all public housing units subsidized by HUD. Last month, Congressman "Chuy" García (IL-04), Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-01) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Safe Housing for Families Act, legislation that would make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in (HUD) housing units.
Congressman García issued the following statement upon learning of HUD's decision:
Washington, D.C.- Today Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement regarding Attorney General William Barr's press conference:
Chicago, IL -Yesterday Cook County Court Judge Moshe Jacobius held Pipeline Health, owner of Westlake Hospital, in contempt of court. The judge ruled that Pipeline Health violated a temporary restraining order when it suspended services at Westlake Hospital on April 9th. Today, Pipeline Health continued to avoid their initial commitment to keep the hospital open by announcing in a press release that it wanted to transfer ownership of the hospital to the Village of Melrose Park.
Washington, DC- Yesterday Chicago's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report outlining its findings about the Chicago Police Department's (CPD) gang database. The review found the database is riddled with inaccurate and outdated information that put innocent people at risk of a severe sentence, high bond or deportation. It also sheds light on the racial bias of the information, as 91.3% of the individuals designated as gang members in the past 20 years have been African American and Latino males.
Washington, DC- Statement from Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García upon learning of the decision by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Eve Reilly granting a temporary restraining order to prevent Westlake Hospital from closing:
Washington, DC- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement regarding the closing of Westlake Hospital:
"I am very concerned about reports that Westlake Hospital may be closing as soon as tomorrow. The closure of the hospital would harm people in my community who are currently being treated by doctors in that facility and who don't have other options for their health care.
Washington, DC- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement upon President Trump's announcement of Kirstjen Nielsen leaving her position as Secretary of Homeland Security: