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WASHINGTON – Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced $3 million in mental health funding to support Northern Illinois University (NIU), Lewis University, and school districts in Bureau and LaSalle Counties.
WASHINGTON – Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) celebrated the release of new data showing that more than 16.3 million people signed up for Marketplace health care coverage during the 2022-2023 Open Enrollment season, a record-br
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Job Protection Act, legislation to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to tens of millions of workers. The lawmakers introduced the bill ahead of the 30th anniversary of the FMLA this Sunday.
WASHINGTON – Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) was sworn in as United States Representative for Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, representing the people of northern Illinois in the 118th Congress.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the two-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that she has secured $20,090,613 in Community Project Funding for Illinois’ 14th district as part of the final 2023 government funding package. The package now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON – 72% of Americans rank passing Congresswoman Lauren Underwood’s (IL-14) Black Maternal Health “Momnibus” Act as their number one priority for the end-of-year package.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led more than 100 Members of Congress in a letter calling for Senate passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694). The letter urges Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act without delay.
JOLIET – Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined President Joe Biden at Jones Elementary School in Joliet, Illinois to discuss their work to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower health care and prescription drug costs.
WASHINGTON – This week, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) called for urgent investments in maternal health in response to a new report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO’s report concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic worsened maternal health outcomes and contributed to an increase in maternal deaths, specifically among Black and Hispanic communities.