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May 15, 2019

Washington, D.C.- Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and 11 other Members of Congress including senior Financial Services Members Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Al Green (TX- 09), as well as Freshmen Members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Katie Porter (CA-45) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), called on the Federal Reserve Board to stop the series of recent deregulatory moves that seem to ignore lessons from the 2008 financial crisis.

May 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Representatives Jesus "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) re-introduced legislation that seeks to remove the ability of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to contract with local law enforcement for the purposes of enforcing federal immigration law.
Issues:Immigration
May 10, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Kathleen M. Rice (NY-04) introduced legislation to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from closing Citizenship and Immigration Services offices overseas without the consent of Congress.

Issues:Immigration
May 9, 2019

Washington, DC- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) voted today in support of H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2019, legislation that blocks the Trump Administration's efforts to sabotage Americans' health care.

Issues:Health
May 7, 2019

Washington, DC- U.S. Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Representative Joe Cunningham (SC-01) and Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) today sent a letter to the Financial Services Committee Chairwoman, Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43) and Ranking Member Rep. Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) and to the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Sen.

May 6, 2019

Washington, DC U.S. Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL-04) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today announced the Protections in Consumer Lending Act, new legislation to help protect people against discrimination when they apply for different types of credit. Although it is illegal for credit lenders to discriminate against credit applicants due to their race, religion, sex, marital status, or age, it is still a widely recognized problem and there is currently no method of tracking if discrimination has taken place.