Protecting Democracy
As the son of a civil rights lawyer, preserving a healthy democracy will always be one of my foundational priorities. There has been an alarming increase in attempts to disenfranchise voters in states across the country, and the federal government has a duty to stand against those anti-democratic efforts.
I was proud to cosponsor H.R. 1, the For the People Act, last Congress, which would end partisan gerrymandering, fix our broken campaign finance system, and protect access to the ballot box for Americans in every community.
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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:
"Out of respect for the Office of the Presidency, I will attend today’s inauguration of the 47th president of the United States. The peaceful transfer of power between presidents—regardless of the political party in control—is the bedrock of our democracy and must be preserved at all costs."
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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $95.3 billion foreign aid package that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, and Taiwan:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement on President Biden's State of the Union Address:
“Last night, President Biden made a strong case for continuing the American success story that has happened under his leadership.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement:
"This week's reports on increasing space-based offensive nuclear capabilities of Russia and today's reporting of the death in prison of Alexei Navalny should serve as a reminder to my Republican colleagues who continue to block assistance to Ukraine that they are putting our country and the free world in danger by their refusal to govern."
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after earning an "A" on the 2024 End Citizens United // Let America Vote Action Fund legislative scorecard, which grades Members of Congress on their support for voting rights and anti-corruption measures Congress has considered in the past year and a half:
Between barely avoiding a government shutdown twice, taking 15 ballots to elect a speaker and then removing him from office, the U.S. House of Representatives had an unprecedented year, but not one of the four members representing Lake County consider it a good one.
“It was a historic year, but it was not great for the work of Congress,” said U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park. “The House and Senate passed 27 bills that became law. This is one of the most ineffective Congresses in history.”
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement on House Republicans' sham impeachment inquiry:
“Instead of addressing the international crises in Ukraine and the Middle East, Republicans chose to waste Congress’s time today on a bogus and illegitimate impeachment inquiry based on zero evidence. The American people sent us here to confront the challenges we face as a nation and as a world – not to chase conspiracy theories or placate the MAGA base and their twice-impeached leader.”