116th Congress

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today announced summer internship opportunities in her West Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) sent a letter to new Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers urging him to re-evaluate the environmental impact of proposed Foxconn construction and his state’s decision to waive important environmental review of the development, which could have significant downstream effects on Lake County communities already vulnerable to flooding along the Des Plaines River.

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) expressed concern that a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would increase premiums for consumers who purchase health insurance though the exchange created by the Affordable Care Act. In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Underwood also warned that the rule would also increase out-of-pocket costs for consumers with private insurance—including some employer-sponsored healthcare plans.

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today released the following statement on the eleventh anniversary of the shooting that took place at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on February 14, 2008.

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, or FAMILY Act—legislation that would create a universal, gender-neutral, national paid family and medical leave program.

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) today expressed concern that a change included in the recently-enacted Republican tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which limited the state and local tax (SALT) deductions threatens the sustainability of funding for Illinois public schools.