Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Alma Adams (NC-12) and Robin Kelly (IL-02) led 81 Members of Congress urging Senate Majority Leader Schumer to prioritize investments to address the U.S. maternal health crisis in the next reconciliation package.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) introduced the bipartisan NIH IMPROVE Act. This legislation would fund a critical National Institutes of Health (NIH) research program, the Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Nikema Williams (GA-05) led a group of more than 70 Members of Congress in urging Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) to include provisions in reconciliation legislation to permanently lower out-of-pocket health premium costs and extend Medicaid coverage to people in states that have refused to expand the program.
NAPERVILLE – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to discuss youth mental health and how the U.S.
WEST CHICAGO – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) will host an April town hall series in Geneva, Huntley, and Naperville.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on President Biden's Executive Order on Strengthening Access to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the Affordable Insulin Now Act, whichcaps out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 per month in Medicare Part D and private health insurance.
WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Underwood co-hosted a cybersecurity briefing with Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to help Illinois businesses prevent, identify and respond to malicious cyber activity.
WEST CHICAGO – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announces $111 million in the federal budget to support grants to help schools in their efforts to address mental health challenges facing students, families, and staff that have been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) applauds the inclusion of her legislation to address the health care professional shortage within the Department of Veterans Affairs in the government funding package that was signed into law by President Biden.