Foreign Affairs and National Security
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) joined 141 of his colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legal U.S. resident who was wrongfully detained and deported to El Salvador last month. In the letter, the Members requested an immediate update on the administration’s plans to ensure Mr. Abrego Garcia’s safe return to the United States.
Washington, DC – Tonight, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
“Today, I voted against Republicans’ plan to reduce access to Social Security, reduce funding for veterans’ health care, slash infrastructure investments, and cut nutrition and rent assistance for families who need it most. Republicans had months to negotiate with Democrats to craft a bipartisan funding bill. Instead, they chose to set the stage for massive new tax cuts for Trump, Elon, and their billionaire buddies.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) announced that they led 37 Members of Congress in expressing their concern with the recent firing of 168 workers at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
In a letter to President Trump and NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, the Members wrote:
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
"Every member of the Greatest Generation who gave their lives fighting for democracy and the freedom of mankind must be rolling in their graves over the behavior of the most disgraceful President and Vice President our country has ever seen.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) announced the introduction of H.Res.100, a resolution with Reps. John Garamendi (CA-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, condemning the Russian Federation’s suspension of its participation in the New START Treaty and supporting the value of international arms control agreements. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) is leading a companion resolution in the Senate.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
“I’m relieved to hear that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to bring the hostages home and end the violence that has taken far too many innocent lives. I commend the Biden Administration for their diplomacy throughout the course of this war and their commitment to securing this historic deal.
In response to the address Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered to Congress Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster denounced the leader’s actions in Israel’s war in Gaza as “incompetent, self-destructive and anti-democratic.”
The Naperville Democrat attended the speech — which prompted boycotts by many top Democratic lawmakers and drew thousands to the U.S. Capitol to protest Israel’s war with Hamas — out of respect “for the country of Israel and its people at a particularly challenging moment,” he said in a statement following the address.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress:
“I chose to attend the speech out of respect for the country of Israel and its people at a particularly challenging moment, but let me be clear: I oppose the incompetent, self-destructive, and anti-democratic actions and policies of the current Prime Minister.