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WASHINGTON— Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led 33 members of the House of Representatives in an effort urging House leadership to include robust emergency funding for state and local public health departments in the next coronavirus relief package. In the letter, Members emphasized that without adequate funding, public health departments will not be able to fully execute their urgent work to help states reopen safely.
WEST CHICAGO— Yesterday, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) continued her work to support Illinois small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a virtual meeting with the Illinois District Director for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Robert "Bo" Steiner, Underwood and Steiner provided an update on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Additionally, Underwood provided meeting participants with the opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from the SBA.
WASHINGTON— Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) joined a bipartisan effort to help seniors remain connected to loved ones and health care providers during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by cosponsoring the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act (H.R. 6487).
WASHINGTON— Today, in a Committee on Education and Labor virtual forum, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) continued her fight to expand access to quality, affordable health care during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In the forum, Underwood highlighted the urgent need for the next coronavirus relief package to include policies like her Health Care Affordability Act (H.R.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that hospitals and health care providers across Illinois will receive more than $1.4 billion from initial Health Provider Relief Fund distributions to support their responses to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The funding has been made available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Underwood strongly supported in Congress and was signed by the President in March.
WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led members of the Illinois delegation in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support Metra's Fiscal Year 2020 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) application for cyber vulnerability risk mitigation and operations center enhancements. In a letter to DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf, members highlighted the invaluable role Metra plays in serving communities and cities in Illinois, and wrote that Metra's requested TSGP funding is essential for securing the system against terrorism and other threats.
WASHINGTON— Today, in the House Veterans Affairs Committee's first virtual roundtable, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) continued her work to help veterans impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During the roundtable, which examined the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus on homeless veterans, Underwood pushed to learn steps smaller communities can take to help homeless veterans during this unprecedented time.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that the Department of Education has awarded $569 million in emergency funding to help elementary and secondary schools in Illinois impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The funding has been made available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Underwood strongly supported in Congress and was signed by the President in March.
WASHINGTON— Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today released the following statement on the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, interim legislation to deliver urgently needed resources to small businesses, protect health care workers, and expand access to coronavirus testing.
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that Illinois will receive $8.3 million from the Department of Labor in the first installment of Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grants (DWGs) to help workers impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The funding has been made available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Underwood strongly supported in Congress and was signed by the President on March 27.