Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) questioned Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on the Department’s failure to provide relief for students defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges.
Passage marks success in major tenants of Underwood’s Five Point Plan to Reduce Drug Prices
NEW DATA: In Illinois’ 14th District, over 83,000 Medicare Part D enrollees and over 500,000 people enrolled in a private health insurance plan would benefit from H.R. 3
WASHINGTON— Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement after the passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5308), bipartisan immigration legislation that modernizes and streamlines the H-2A program to ensure local businesses have access to the experienced workers they need without the red tape and extreme financial burden of the current system.
Legislation eliminates ‘marriage penalty’ and state and local taxes deduction cap
Effort includes an increase in expense deductions for teachers and first responders
Compromise includes Underwood priorities including a pay raise for servicemembers, paid family leave for more Americans, investment to help respond to the effects of climate change, and increased access to mental health care for servicemembers and their families
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), member of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee, announced that she has successfully helped secure critical investments in national defense as a conferee of the bipartisan, bicameral NDAA Conference.