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WASHINGTON – Representative Lauren Underwood, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that she has secured $10,954,800 in Community Project Funding from the recently enacted FY2026 Appropriations bills to support childcare, career training, clean water infrastructure throughout northern Illinois, and more.
WASHINGTON — This week, Rep. Lauren Underwood announced that her legislation to rename the Plainfield Post Office in honor of Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. passed the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with unanimous bipartisan support. The legislation is now awaiting consideration by the full House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, delivered the following remarks at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hearing on the potential impacts of a DHS shutdown:
“Let’s be clear about why we are here.