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116th Congress

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February 14, 2020

WASHINGTON— Yesterday, the House Homeland Security Committee passed Vice Chair Lauren Underwood's (IL-14) Safe Communities Act of 2020 (H.R. 5667).

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February 12, 2020
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) released the following statement on the Education and Labor Committee’s passage of the Ban Surprise Billing Act (H.R. 5800).
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February 5, 2020

WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that she will attend the 68th National Prayer Breakfast with Batavia resident, Stephanie Anthony. Anthony has served as the pastor of Fox Valley Presbyterian Church since October 2016.

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February 4, 2020
WASHINGTON— Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) welcomed Antioch nurse Karen Battaglia to Washington, D.C. for the President’s State of the Union address.
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January 30, 2020
WASHINGTON— Today, in a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) pressed health officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on how Congress can help support their effort to end the veteran suicide crisis.
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January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON – This week, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) unveiled House Democrats' new framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment that would create an estimated 10 million jobs addressing some of the country's most urgent infrastructure needs, from the massive maintenance backlog,

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January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON—Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that she will welcome Karen Battaglia, a nurse from Antioch, as her guest to the President's State of the Union address. Underwood selected Battaglia because of her service and dedication to providing care for underserved and vulnerable people in her community.

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January 29, 2020

WASHINGTON— Today, legislation backed by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) to strengthen the financial security of Illinois families passed the House of Representatives. The Comprehensive Credit Reporting Enhancement, Disclosure, Innovation, and Transparency (CREDIT) Act (H.R.

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January 28, 2020
Today, in a House Committee on Education and Labor joint subcommittee hearing, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, advanced her work to address the alarming rates of maternal mortality in the United States.
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January 24, 2020

WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Vice Chair of the Homeland Security Committee, and John Katko (NY-24) introduced new bipartisan legislation to help protect communities from domestic terrorist threats.