Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Grace Meng (NY-06), Juan Vargas (CA-52), and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) , joined by 41 colleagues, sent a letter urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to immediately reverse the Department of Education’s decision to dismantle the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) and terminate nearly all its staff.
CHICAGO, IL – El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) fue acompañado por a funcionarios locales, líderes sindicales del Sindicato de Empleados del Gobierno (AFGE), defensores de personas con discapacidades de Access Living y aliados nacionales en una conferencia de prensa bilingüe para rechazar los recortes propuestos por la administración Trump a miles de empleos en la Administración del Seguro Social (SSA).
CHICAGO, IL – Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) stood along with local elected officials, union leaders from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), disability advocates from Access Living, and national partners at a bilingual press conference to denounce the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to thousands of Social Security Administration (SSA) employees.
CHICAGO — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración sobre el fallecimiento de Su Santidad el Papa Francisco:
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis:
CHICAGO— El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración condenando a las administraciones de Trump y Bukele por su negativa a devolver a Kilmar Abrego García a Estados Unidos tras una deportación ilegal:
CHICAGO— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement condemning the Trump and Bukele administrations for their refusal to return Kilmar Abrego García to the United States after an unlawful deportation:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (NY-12) and 53 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Trump and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson strongly opposing Trump’s unlawful attempt to fire Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter and urging the agency to use its authorities to address the “cost-of-living crisis” and “deliver emergency price relief” to working families.
CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the temporary release of José Gregorio González from ICE custody:
“I am relieved that my constituent José Gregorio González is free after being detained and sent out of state. What happened in Cicero, in my district, is outrageous. Mr. González came to this country to save his brother’s life by donating a kidney, but ICE locked him up. No one should be arrested for trying to save a life.
CHICAGO — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración sobre la liberación temporal de José Gregorio González de la custodia de la agencia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés):