Press Releases
Chicago, IL-- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement today, on day 29 of the federal government shutdown, in response to President Trump's speech:
"President Trump has gone on television again with a proposal that is a sham. It fails to bring 800,000 public employees back to work and it fails to address permanent solutions to DACA and TPS. Trump insists on holding Americans hostage to the idea of a wall that people don't want.
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released the following statement after his appointment to the House Financial Services and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees:
Washington, DC- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García issued the following statement today in response to the court ruling that Commerce Secretary Ross' attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census is unlawful:
Chicago, IL—Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), joined Members of Congress from the Illinois Delegation and representatives of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association this morning at O'Hare International Airport for a press conference to call President Trump to end the government shutdown. Members in attendance included Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthy (IL-08), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06).
Below are Congressman García's prepared remarks:
Chicago, IL—Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García convened this morning a round table with community service organizations and residents to raise awareness about how the longest ever government shutdown is affecting people in the 4th Congressional District.
The organizations represented include Erie Family Health Centers, Connections for Abused Women and their Children, La Casa Norte, Instituto del Progreso Latino, Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women's Network, Mujeres Latinas en Acción and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE).
Washington, DC - Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) released this statement in response to the President's televised address tonight:
Washington, DC- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the House Speaker on January 3rd, 2019. On his first day in office he made good on his commitment to go to Washington, D.C. to represent the best interests of his constituents by voting for a solution to reopen the government immediately and end the Trump shutdown.