Press Releases
As orginially release by the Office of Senator Durbin
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), today met with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Administrator Peter T. Gaynor to push his agency to do everything in its power to help Illinois recover from and prepare for disasters.
Underwood-championed priorities that passed the U.S. House include important resources for health care, protection of climate change data, ethylene oxide research, and Fermilab
WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced today that her efforts to secure important resources for health care, the protection of climate change data, ethylene oxide research, and Fermilab were successful. The legislation passed as a part of the House appropriations package (H.R. 2740, H.R. 3055, and H.R. 3351) for Fiscal Year 2020.
Prevents DOJ from spending federal funds on litigation that undermines the health care law
WASHINGTON— Last night, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14)’s legislation to protect the Affordable Care Act passed the House of Representatives. The legislation passed as a part of the House appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2020, and would prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from spending federal funds on litigation that undermines the health care law, including Texas v.
Underwood’s legislation would help Illinois families being unfairly double-taxed due to changes in the state and local tax deduction in the 2017 Republican tax law
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) spoke before the Ways and Means Committee to advocate for middle class families by promoting her legislation to provide tax relief to middle-class families who face new tax burdens under the 2017 Republican tax law.
Letter to Sec. Purdue follows reports of USDA officials hiding research on the effects of climate change on agriculture
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Purdue expressing concerns over recent reports of USDA officials hiding or evading publication of research on the effects of climate change on agriculture.
Caucus co-chaired by Underwood and Adams works to raise awareness and develop legislation to combat disparities in maternal health outcomes experienced by black women
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswomen Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statements after multiple priorities of the Black Maternal Health Caucus passed the House of Representatives, including key investments for research aimed at reducing and improving maternal health disparities.
Legislation would prevent federal agencies from removing existing information on climate change
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of her legislation which prevents federal money from being spent on censoring existing public information about climate change.
WASHINGTON – Today, the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai and the four FCC Commissioners urging the FCC to improve the nation’s broadband maps by reforming the mapping process for broadband services.
Underwood has introduced the Health Care Affordability Act to make health care more affordable, reduce premium costs for 20 million Americans, 39,000 Illinois 14th residents
MINOOKA—In a press conference today on health care affordability, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) discussed her plan to make health care more affordable and reduce premium costs for approximately 20 million Americans. Kaylee Heap, a mother from Minooka who runs Heap’s Giant Pumpkin Farm with her husband, shared how her family has been affected by the high cost of health care.
Congresswoman requests update on Administration’s work to support agricultural communities that have been hurt by planting delays and market uncertainty
WASHINGTON—On June 5, the final planting date for corn in Illinois as determined by the U.S.