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January 10, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and 15 Members of Congress, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her to use the voice and vote of the United States at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to abolish the IMF's surcharge policy, which requires countries with substantial or longstanding debts to the IMF to pay considerable fees on top of their debt servicing costs.

January 5, 2022

Congressman García's Statement on the Anniversary of the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

"The insurrectionists and the politicians who encouraged them must be held accountable"

***Statement in English and Spanish***

CHICAGO, IL – Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol:

December 28, 2021

Congressman García's Statement on the Passing of Senator Harry Reid

CHICAGO, IL – Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) issued the following statement on the passing of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV):

Issues:Immigration
December 22, 2021

For the first time, Amazon is experiencing a multi-site U.S. work stoppage. It comes at the end of a year marked by union organizing and labor militancy at the retail giant.

Rep. Jesús ​"Chuy" García (D‑Il.), whose district includes Gage Park, also expressed support for the walkouts, tweeting, ​"Let's stand with courageous workers from Amazonians United Chicagoland fighting for better wages and working conditions! It's time for Jeff Bezos and Amazon to pay their fair share!"

Issues:ChicagoLabor
December 20, 2021

Members of Congress Call on Biden to Reverse U.S. Policies Contributing to Afghanistan's Humanitarian and Economic Crisis

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), CPC Vice Chair and House Financial Services Committee member, Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), and House Foreign Affairs Committee member Representative Sara Jacobs (CA-53) led four dozen members of Congress in calling on the Biden administration to urgently reverse U.S.

December 16, 2021

***Statement in English and Spanish***

García, Espaillat, Correa Statement on Parliamentarian Striking Immigration Plan ‘C' from Build Back Better Act

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Lou Correa (CA-46), released the following statement regarding the Senate Parliamentarian's ruling barring the inclusion of work authorization and deportation protections for our nation's undocumented immigrants in the Build Back Better Act: