Press Releases
WEST CHICAGO—Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), joined by Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10), concluded her Coronavirus Impact Tour.
Underwood: “This is a colossal failure of leadership with truly life and death consequences”
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Committee, continued her fight to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) to Illinois health care providers and frontline working during the coronavirus pandemic.
News reports have indicated that Alexander Kearns was misled by the app suggesting he owed $730,000, when that was not the case
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led a congressional effort pushing Robinhood, a financial services company that offers an investment trading app, to take immediate action to improve user information and safety. The letter follows the unspeakably tragic death by suicide of Naperville resident Alexander Kearns, a Robinhood user.
WEST CHICAGO— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that she has successfully helped secure over $11.1 million in savings and earned benefits for residents of the 14th District of Illinois.
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Vice Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, welcomed Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for a virtual hearing on the federal response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
WASHINGTON-- Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage requirement.
Underwood: it’s an evidence-based practice that improves women's health and saves money
Underwood's ACE Veterans Act would expand veterans’ access to a full year’s supply of contraception
The Moving Forward Act invests more than $4.7 billion over five years to rebuild roads and bridges, expand access to reliable internet, and support clean energy in communities across Illinois
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced the passage of legislation she strongly supported to rebuild America's infrastructure. The Moving Forward Act (H.R.
Underwood’s proposal would help local communities address and mitigate the harmful public health effects of climate change
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood’s (IL-14) legislation, the Climate and Health Protection Act, was included in the Unveiling of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis’ comprehensive congressional climate action framework.
Legislation would improve broadband access and ensure internet affordability for rural and suburban communities in northern Illinoisans
WASHINGTON— Last week, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined fellow members of the House Rural Broadband Task Force to introduce legislation to improve broadband access and ensure affordable internet to more Americans. The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (H.R.