Press Releases

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.

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) successfully included two provisions in H.R. 2740, the first Democratic Majority-passed Appropriations package since 2010. H.R. 2740 provides $982.8 billion to fund federal departments including Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, and Energy until Sept 30, 2020.

Washington, DC- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the President's latest threat to deport millions of immigrants and target families:

"It is no coincidence that President Trump is fanning the flames of hate and threatening immigrant families with deportation on the same day he is kicking off his presidential campaign. This is the same strategy of dividing Americans he has used since he first ran for president.