Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement in support of additional Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding to support small businesses.
WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) continued her fight to get funding for Illinois small businesses affected by the coronavirus by pushing for additional relief for organizations that support small businesses.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that Illinois will receive $108 million in emergency education funding for the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund.
WEST CHICAGO— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) invites residents and families in the 14th District of Illinois to participate in "Thank Yous for Local Heroes," an opportunity to send digital notes, drawings, and photos for doctors, nurses, first responders, law enforcement, grocery store and drug store employees, transportation workers and janitorial staff, and other essential
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported new legislation to provide additional funding to small cities and localities across Illinois' 14th District.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar expressing strong concerns regarding the racial disparities that exist in COVID-19 cases and deaths in Illinois and across the nation.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that colleges and universities serving Illinois' 14th District will receive over $45 million in emergency funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Underwood strongly supported in Congress and was signed by the President on March 27.
WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined Congressman Ben Ray Luján (NM-03), in a bipartisan letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushing for additional direct funding to small localities and cities in future coronavirus relief packages.
WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released her ‘CARES 2' coronavirus aid package priorities to help Illinois communities and families impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
WASHINGTON— Yesterday, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the bipartisan All Dependent Children Count Act (H.R.6420).