Press Releases

Underwood on Killing of Illinois Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner

March 8, 2019

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement after an Illinois sheriff's deputy was killed in an act of gun violence.

Underwood-Backed Legislation to Restore Democracy and Fight Corruption Passes the House

March 8, 2019

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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today announced the For the People Act (H.R. 1), legislation she co-sponsored in the House of Representatives, has passed. The historic legislation will end the culture of corruption in Washington, reduce the role of money in politics, and ensure voting is free, fair, and easy.

Underwood Presses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Trauma Incurred by Children Separated from Families at Border

March 6, 2019

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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Vice Chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on the Department's family separation practices. Today's hearing marked the first time Nielsen has testified before the Committee since the Administration instituted family separation at the border.

Issues:Health Care and Reproductive Rights

Underwood to Question Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen in Hearing

March 6, 2019

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Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Vice Chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, will question Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on the Department’s policies.

Underwood Invites Constituents to Apply for Advisory Councils

March 4, 2019

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Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today invited constituents of the 14th District of Illinois to apply to serve on her advisory councils.

SENATE PASSES & HOUSE INTRODUCES BICAMERAL RESOLUTION HONORING VICTIMS & INJURED POLICE OFFICERS OF AURORA SHOOTING

March 1, 2019

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Today, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) honoring the victims and injured police officers of this month’s shooting at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois, in which a gunman killed Russell Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clayton “Clay” Parks, Josh Pinkard, and Trevor Wehner, and injured Aurora Police Officers Adam Miller, Marco Gomez, John Cebulski, James Zegar, Reynaldo Rivera, and Diego Avila. U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced a House companion resolution today.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

House Passes Underwood-Backed Legislation to Improve Gun Safety

February 27, 2019

Press Release

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) made the following statement on the passage of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R. 8), legislation she cosponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives. The passage came just eleven days after four of Underwood’s constituents and one other man were killed in an act of gun violence at Henry Pratt Co., a manufacturing business in Aurora, Illinois.

Issues:Gun Violence Prevention

Underwood’s Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation

February 27, 2019

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Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today announced that the Committee on Education and Labor approved two bills she cosponsors, the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) and the Rebuild America’s Schools Act (H.R. 865).

Underwood Announces Summer Internship Opportunities in West Chicago and Washington

February 26, 2019

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Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today announced summer internship opportunities in her West Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices.

Underwood, Durbin, Duckworth, Schneider Urge New Wisconsin Governor to Review Environmental Impact of Foxconn Construction Plan

February 25, 2019

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) sent a letter to new Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers urging him to re-evaluate the environmental impact of proposed Foxconn construction and his state’s decision to waive important environmental review of the development, which could have significant downstream effects on Lake County communities already vulnerable to flooding along the Des Plaines River.