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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), a resident of the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago, issued the following statement after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released body-worn camera footage from the police killing of Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old from Little Village:
"I feel grief, anger, and pain. Whatever the circumstance, we must never normalize the shooting of a child by police. We failed Adam, as we have failed so many other young people in our country.
WASHINGTON, DC.-- Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) voted today in support of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that seeks to address gender wage discrimination. Congressman García issued the following statement:
"Equal pay for equal work is a basic principle for any fair society, but our country has never lived up to it. Today I voted for the Paycheck Fairness Act to change that and ensure pay equity for women in the workforce.
Washington D.C. — Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, reintroduced the INSURANCE Act to ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers are periodically adjusted to the inflation rate of medical costs. Minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers were established in 1980 and have never been adjusted for inflation. A version of the INSURANCE Act passed as an amendment to H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC - Ayer, el Comité de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes celebró una audiencia centrada en HR 1522, la Ley de Admisión a la Estadidad de Puerto Rico y HR 2070, la Ley de Autodeterminación de Puerto Rico de 2021. Cada legislación propone un proceso diferente para poner fin al status actual de la isla como territorio. El Congresista Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), partidario de la Ley de Autodeterminación de Puerto Rico de 2021, emitió la siguiente declaración:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), a member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Mobility Options, Resiliency, and Efficiency (MORE) Through TDM Act to cut down traffic congestion and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would allow the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prioritize Transportation Demand Management (TDM), a collection of practices that help reduce travel demand.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and 37 Members of Congress today reintroduced the Lead Abatement for Families Act, a bill that requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to identify and remove lead pipes in public and federally assisted housing. The bill was discussed today in a House Committee on Financial Services Committee hearing focused on the need to invest in housing infrastructure.