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CHICAGO – Hoy, el Congresista Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) anunció que la ganadora del Concurso de Arte del Congreso 2025 por el 4º Distrito de Illinois es Carmen Casillas, estudiante del último año en Reavis High School y residente de Burbank, Illinois.

CHICAGO – Today, Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) announced that the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Illinois’ 4th Congressional District is Carmen Casillas, a senior at Reavis High School and resident of Burbank, Illinois. Carmen’s mixed media piece, titled “La Artista,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year alongside winning students’ artwork from across the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after voting against Trump’s Tax Scam:

“Republicans rammed through their Tax Scam in the dead of the night because they know the truth: this bill is a handout to billionaires at the expense of working families.  

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement about the killing of two Israeli Embassy employees at the Capital Jewish Museum: 

“I strongly condemn this horrible, senseless act of antisemitism. My heart is with the victims, and everyone impacted by the attack. We mourn the lives lost and reject the idea that justice can be won through violence.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to speak out against Trump’s proposed double tax on remittances that would destabilize immigrant families and economies here and abroad.

A video of the speech can be found here and here. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to condemn the Republican tax proposal that would strip healthcare and food assistance from millions of Americans to provide tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.

A video of the speech can be found here. 

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CHICAGO — Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the unjustified firing of Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden:

“Donald Trump’s decision to fire the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, one year before her term was set to expire, is unjustified. This is another example of the Trump administration’s pattern of firing leaders who are trying to ensure all aspects of the American experience are visible through the work of our cultural institutions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración sobre la elección del Cardenal Robert Francis Prevost como Papa León XIV, el primer Papa estadounidense: