Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Chairman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) introduced the Stop Gas Price Gouging Tax and Rebate Act. This legislation would provide relief to Americans experiencing financial strain caused by rising gas prices by providing monthly advanced tax credits, paid for by taxing the excess profits of large oil and gas companies.
WEST CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced $10,524,300 in federal investments secured for 10 projects across the 14th District.
WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. The legislation makes significant investments in priorities that will create jobs, fight inflation, and support families.
WEST CHICAGO – The Office of Congresswoman Lauren Underwood invites qualified candidates who are interested in serving their community to join our team as a Community Liaison based in the Congresswoman's West Chicago Office. The ideal cadidate will be fluent in Spanish and have ties to northern Illinois.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Job Protection Act, new legislation to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 to more workers.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) supported the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R.3076), bipartisan legislation to strengthen the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The legislation will ensure six-day delivery, strengthen the long-term financial health of USPS, and automatically enroll retirees in Medicare.