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Yesterday morning the House Abraham Accords Caucus hosted Rabbi Yehoram Ulman and Ahmed al-Ahmed, survivors of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach last month. When terrorists began massacring Jews during a Hanukkah celebration-- Rabbi…
politicians live in a world of advocates. The rich and powerful engage effective people to represent them. Those less fortunate strive to keep up in the world of politics. It was 1982 as I, first-time congressional candidate, received a…
on December 23, the Supreme Court issued an order in Trump v. Illinois that checks this President and his authoritarian tendencies. The Court rejected the Trump administration's request to stay a temporary restraining order issued by U.S…
Doug was one of the first friends that I made when I joined the Agriculture Committee back in 2021. I soon learned that we had a lot in common. We are both fourth-generation family farmers with a shared love for the land which we call…
yesterday ICE murdered an American citizen. Renee Good was a wife and a mother who has now become ICE's latest victim. To those at DHS and in this Chamber who have created and rewarded a culture of murder, I ask the same question that God…
I rise in support of extension of the ACA tax credits. I met Shadene Butchart in Chicago. She has ALS. Since the ACA tax credits have expired, her health insurance premium consumes the entirety of her husband's Social Security check. She…
I rise today to strongly and proudly support Leader Jeffries' discharge petition to extend the ACA premium subsidies. Just 8 days ago, President Trump and the Republican Congress let the ACA subsidies expire. Consequently, rather than…
in Illinois, there are 465,000 people who depend on the Affordable Care Act to acquire health insurance. For the past several years, the majority of them have used enhanced Federal tax credits to lower the cost. In my district alone…
this month, January 2026, marks a new era for Medicare. After decades of empty promises about lowering the cost of prescription drugs, the prices of the 10 most expensive drugs under Medicare will finally fall. Starting this year, 2026…
It is a heady experience to go through a classified briefing at the highest levels of our government, and virtually every U.S. Senator of both political parties had that opportunity this morning. I took advantage of it. It is rare and…
I rise today on behalf of lowering costs for working families in my district who deserve better than to be ripped off by big corporations. Last month, the Guardian exposed dollar stores for quietly overcharging customers. The report found…
We have a unique opening because of all that’s happening with this administration.
earlier this year, the Trump administration began a calculated show of political theater in force designed to spread fear and terror in Chicago and surrounding Illinois communities. Masked Federal agents pepper-sprayed, punched, body…
I hadn't originally planned to talk about this, but today, December 18, is the anniversary of my grandfather's passing 51 years ago. My grandfather Emil and his wife, Molly, had 18 grandchildren. What made them extraordinary is that they…
I rise today to honor Carl Rosen, one of the legendary architects of working-class power in Chicago. As president of the United Electrical Workers, Carl has always understood that power is never given. It is organized, disciplined, and…
I rise to express condolences to Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton and her family on the passing of her father, Dr. Henry Wiggins, a renowned physician, military veteran, and health activist. I also express and convey…
over the weekend, two different countries experienced gun violence tragedies. In one they targeted a Hanukkah celebration, and at another they targeted students in an engineering classroom. Both of these countries were founded by Europeans…
the Republican Party is quickly becoming the party of child suffering. Under their leadership and because of their policies, children are sick from cuts to Medicaid and the end of the ACA subsidies. They are hungry from cuts to SNAP. They…