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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. The Affordable Insulin Now Act ensures affordable access to vital life-saving medication for the more than 37 million people in the United States who have diabetes, including one-third of Medicare beneficiaries and the more than 7 million Americans who rely on insulin.
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. This briefing comes at a time when American companies face increased risk of cyber attacks associated with Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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. Across the country, millions of students have had to adapt to pandemic-related disruptions at school and at home, along with missed life milestones and increased levels of stress, isolation, and trauma.
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. The bipartisan VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act would increase the maximum salary for nurses and physician assistants (PAs) to help the VA attract and retain top health care talent and ensure veterans receive timely, high-quality care. The legislation is co-led by Representative David P.
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. The legislation invests in infrastructure, supports climate change mitigation, improves public safety, honors our veterans, strengthens public health, and extends much needed relief to Ukraine.
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. The Community Liaison will engage with a broad range of stakeholders throughout Illinois' 14th Congressional District and will be responsible for planning public events like town halls, press conferences, informational workshops, and community forums.
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. Every year, nearly 2.6 million workers who need family or medical leave do not take it because they fear losing their jobs if they do and are currently ineligible for FMLA protections.
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. The current operation of the Postal Service is unsustainable and harms postal workers, small businesses, families, and veterans.