Bill Foster

Some of the worst damage that was done in the bursting of the housing bubble 10 years ago happened to minority communities where people invested into houses at the peak of the bubble value.

For decades, America has faced a deficit of job training opportunities from underserved and underrepresented communities, and that is why I am so proud that the Federal omnibus recently passed by Congress included $425,000 for the Aurora…

For decades, Will County has grappled with issues of affordable housing, an issue that has become more and more important in communities large and small across our country. That is why I am so proud that the Federal omnibus recently passed…

For decades substance abuse disorder has torn apart families in Will County and around the country. Often families with young children had nowhere to turn to. That is why I am so proud that the Federal omnibus recently passed by Congress…

We really at least have to have a plan to protect ourselves against potentially much higher levels of rise of sea level.

I believe that the costs of building new housing... determines the prices of houses and rents at the margin to the market.

It is one of the most important successes we don't talk about enough.

The private sector investment is 6 to 10 times more than government investment, and that is what really drives things quickly.

We've made a mistake in not--in trying--being too purist that market's the solution to everything here

We have to find the right way to subsidize that because it won't be a short-term driver of profits

A very diverse chip design team was tremendously productive.

I'd like to just second everyone's endorsement of the concept of, you know, basically stapling a green card to a STEM Ph.D. diploma.

I actually appreciate that engineers can also contribute to the leadership of our country.

I think that requiring that for participation in a crypto transaction would be a huge step forward.

I believe that is really an essential government job.

I think the key element here is producing a list of authorized participants to be white-listed.

Well, now, a recurring theme in all of your testimony here has been the rise of anonymous or pseudonymous cryptocurrencies for human trafficking.

I think this is one of the really positive ways that this committee can get involved in crypto asset regulation generally.

I strongly support their request because it will enable them to expand and support water treatment, water supply, sewer, stormwater, storage treatment, and distribution projects in the district.

Supporting the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Project has always been one of my most important priorities.

I urge full federal funding for the remaining design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Project in my district.

I strongly support their request, because it will enable them to expand and support water treatment, water supply, sewer, stormwater, storage treatment, and distribution projects in the district.

Illinois and the Great Lakes States did not create this Asian carp problem, and we should not be forced to bear the entire cost of protecting the Great Lakes region.

Asian carp were first introduced in Arkansas and have traveled up the Mississippi River. If this species reaches the Great Lakes, it would create an environmental and economic catastrophe throughout the upper Midwest.

I am here this morning to urge full Federal funding for the remaining design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the Brandon Road Asian carp barrier and lock and dam project in my district.