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January 7, 2020

WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that her efforts to extend the biodiesel tax credit to support Illinois's rural economy were successful.

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January 6, 2020

WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that her efforts to secure investments for Fermilab's top priority projects were successful. The legislation passed as a part of the bipartisan, bicameral appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2020, and was signed into law by the President on December 20, 2019.

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January 3, 2020

WASHINGTON—Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) issued the following statement on the Administration's military actions in Iraq.

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January 2, 2020

WASHINGTON— Today, bipartisan legislation championed by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to combat the robocall epidemic was signed into law by President Trump. The TRACED Act will require telephone carriers to verify calls and allow consumers to block robocalls in a consistent and transparent way, at no extra charge.

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December 27, 2019

WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the bipartisan, bicameral appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2020, signed by the President.

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December 23, 2019

Second piece of legislation signed would save lives and increase efficiency by establishing an electronic health record system across the Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON— Two pieces of bipartisan legislation from Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) were signed into law by the President.

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December 19, 2019

WASHINGTON—Today, legislation co-sponsored and championed by Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to reduce taxes for middle class families passed the House of Representatives. The Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act (H.R. 5377) would end the burden on middle class families caused by the 2017 Republican tax law's $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.

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December 18, 2019
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the Fifth Circuit Court ruling on the Trump Administration-backed lawsuit to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) and throw the health system of the American people into chaos.
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December 17, 2019

WASHINGTON— Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement today announcing her decision to vote in support of two articles of impeachment.

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December 17, 2019

WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and Mike Kelly (PA-16) introduced the bipartisan Lower Insulin Costs Now Act to help combat the skyrocketing cost of insulin. More than 30 million Americans are living with type I or type II diabetes, including one in four seniors and a growing number of children.