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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 10545, the American Relief Act, a continuing resolution (CR) that extends government funding, passes critical disaster assistance, and reauthorizes farm and nutrition programs:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoy, los Representantes Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) y Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) enviaron una carta al secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, al director de información, Eric Hysen, y a la directora de la Oficina de Administración y Presupuesto (OMB), Shalanda Young, sobre la falta de transparencia en el uso de tecnologías de inteligencia artificial (IA) por parte del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) y sus subagencias.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young regarding the lack of transparency in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its subagencies.
(La versión en español de este comunicado puede encontrarse aquí)
WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, el Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) fue elegido por sus colegas como Coordinador de Votación del Caucus Progresista del Congreso (CPC), que está compuesto por 97 miembros del Congreso que abogan por políticas que ponen a las familias trabajadoras por sobre los intereses corporativos, luchan contra las desigualdades económicas y sociales y promueven las libertades civiles.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) was elected by his peers as Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which is comprised of 97 Members of Congress who advocate for policies that prioritize working families over corporate interests, fight economic and social inequalities, and advance civil liberties.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Nikema Williams (GA-05) introduced the Our Homes, Our Votes Act, a bill that would allow eligible and interested tenants of federally subsidized housing to register to vote as they sign their lease and have their income verified.
On Monday, Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Caucus members Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) led 133 Members of Congress in Congress in calling on Amazon to respect its employees’ rights and requesting information from the company about its anti-union activities.
Landlords in the Chicago area are using real estate software made by a tech company that may be engaging in an illegal price-fixing scheme to drive up rents, according to a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit and a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court.
RealPage, a Texas-based real estate technology company, allegedly feeds proprietary rent-pricing data into an algorithm that generates daily rent prices for landlords and property managers across the country.