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Lauren Ashley Underwood is an American politician and registered nurse serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Underwood has focused on healthcare, education, and economic issues during her time in office. She is known for her advocacy on maternal health and has worked to address disparities in healthcare access and outcomes.
I rise today to again call attention to an issue which combines all of the worst elements of a failed Federal policy in immigration which has resulted in huge unfunded mandates and stands as an example of how to make and break a promise…
Yesterday, French navy commandos seized the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior II, thwarting its attempt to land protesters on a South Pacific atoll where France plans to conduct nuclear tests. With its latest commando raid, France has…
under the guise of saving Medicare, the majority would make funding cuts that would have the effect of reducing benefits to Medicare recipients--and these funding cuts would be used to fund tax cuts that would primarily benefit the…
as a former academic administrator, I would like to add my words of strong support to the statement just made by the gentlewoman from Colorado. One of the most stirring things about America is the ability to get ahead, and you get ahead…
In 1991, 14,355 students participated in the national school lunch program on Guam. In 1994, 18,000 students participated. If the Republican School Lunch Program had been put into effect on Guam in 1991, even with their 4.5-percent…
the majority decided again last week not to protect the School Lunch Program, but to include it in a block grant and let the children compete for dwindling Federal dollars against other needy groups. The majority's vision of America would…
I rise today to point out the schizophrenia being experienced at the Pentagon these days. Under the Secretary of Defense's recently released list of base closures to be considered by BRAC, Guam is the hardest hit American community on the…
one of the many proposals floating around these days is the idea of eliminating the so-called nontraditional defense spending, which includes items such as the environmental cleanup of military bases. This is not only bad policy, but it is…
the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 is of great interest to State and local governments, and to my constituents on Guam. We too have our share of the burdens imposed by the Federal Government. Recently, we have been confronted with an…
all day the new majority has proposed a package of rules meant to symbolize a return of Government to the people. But there is one element of the rules package which flies in the face of democracy, which strengthens Federal control over…
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