Slashing Federal spending this severely back to fiscal year 2022 enacted levels would have unspeakably harmful consequences for each of our communities and for national readiness.
Lauren Underwood
The Public Record
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.
ICE has a responsibility to proactively and intentionally build trust in the communities that you serve.
I was proud to secure funding for CBP to switch to electronic medical records, and I am very glad to see that your most recent budget overview reports that this has, quote, markedly improved medical documentation.
No one should have fear of mass shooting at work. Hard stop. No one should fear a loaded gun being on a plane with them either.
We absolutely have to get there. Take the burden off small businesses, take the burden off consumers, and push it on those most capable of bearing it.
Collective bargaining is good for workers. It raises wages, increases benefits, and makes workplaces safer.
And we are here to be partners with you to get that done, sir, and to help build an immigration system that supports our economy, that protects our communities, and that upholds our values.
I am about putting people over politics. And I think that CISA's value and impact for our local communities is unmatched, and would certainly not support this type of devastating cut.
by failing to pass broad immigration reform, like the U.S. Citizenship Act, Congress has not given the Department all the tools it needs to address these challenges.
First, I want to talk about election security, which is a critical pillar of our national security.
We have to change the incentives. Right now, the incentives are all about speed to market and competing on features and cost reduction.
I put people over politics, and I certainly am not interested in supporting those types of draconian cuts.
Congress has charged the Department of Homeland Security with an incredibly broad mission, countering terrorism and domestic violent extremism, responding to mass shootings like the tragedy this week in Nashville, protecting our…
Bold and deliberate policies are the only way we will be able to combat systemic racism and inequality that is built into our Federal disaster preparation, response, and recovery efforts.
My Resilience Act would target CISA's resources through outreach and pilot programs to rural and suburban communities that don't have the resources to defend against every cyber and physical threat.
We cannot be rolling back these well-fought, important pay increases as part of this larger debate.
We have asked for radical transparency so that we understand that consumers--so the burden isn't placed on them.
Over the past several elections, we have seen foreign adversaries, like Russia and Iran, deploy more sophisticated and brazen campaigns in attempts to influence and interfere with our elections.
I have serious concerns, particularly given some of the capabilities that China has, like TikTok, to be able to use their data, the data that they have collected from us, capabilities, to be able to influence the American public.
Family detention is immoral, it is un-American, and it is just plain wrong and we have better alternatives available.
Under our current system, disaster recovery can actually make inequities worse than they were before a natural disaster.
Last month President Biden announced a vision to advance progress on his Unity Agenda in the year ahead. I am encouraged by the agenda's focus on reducing veteran suicide, which has been one of my highest priorities since coming to…
In October, new data showed how maternal health outcomes worsened during the pandemic. The number of maternal deaths in 2021 was nearly 80 percent higher than in 2018, with Black and Hispanic Americans experiencing the largest increases…





