Political Quotes

this morning I rise to celebrate a longtime Chicago leader, an organizer for housing justice, my mentor, and a dear friend, John McDermott. John's legacy fighting for affordable housing is written across our city. From his work as the…

We have less than 30 days to pass a spending budget.

I rise today to honor Mario Vega for his work to create spaces that uplift our young people and build safe and thriving communities. Mario has transformed his own personal experiences, growing up in Chicago, to realize safety in our…

while we need to hold each other to high standards--we do--we also need to reform a system that too often makes it nearly impossible to ensure working people like Chuy Garcia, like me, and so many others here, are well represented in the…