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Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement on his vote in favor of the funding package that reopens the government, locks in Democratic wins in the budget, and provides a two-week window to negotiate meaningful changes to ICE:

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressmen Bill Foster (D-IL) and Pete Sessions (R-TX) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to strengthen America’s digital identity infrastructure and protect individuals, businesses, and government programs from rapidly rising identity fraud and theft. The Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act establishes a government-wide approach to addressing vulnerabilities in online identity verification that are increasingly exploited by organized criminal networks and hostile nation-states.

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:

"As the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, I am willing to keep an open mind about the nomination of Kevin Warsh. Having served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors during the 2008 financial crisis, he has seen firsthand what happens when excessive financial risk is ignored and oversight fails in the run-up to the collapse of an investment bubble. 

“Today, the House will be taking up the 2026 Homeland Security funding bill. After reviewing the text of the legislation, I will be voting NO.

“Last year, Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ increased ICE’s funding to exceed some countries’ military budgets. Since then, ICE operations have terrorized U.S. citizens and immigrants in our communities in Illinois, Minnesota, and across the country. ICE must be held accountable for its rampant abuses of power, not rewarded with more funding. 

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Enhancing Financial Stability Research and Oversight Act. The legislation would establish minimum budget and staffing levels for the Office of Financial Research (OFR) and the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), adjusted for inflation, to prevent misguided attempts to undermine our top financial stability watchdogs.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a resolution that calls on the Secretary of Defense to authorize Dreamers to serve in the armed services.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:

“I voted YES to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and stop health care premiums from skyrocketing for Illinois families. After deliberate inaction from the Republican-controlled Congress, ACA tax credits were allowed to expire at the beginning of this year. Today’s vote was Congress’ last opportunity to pass a clean, three-year extension and reverse these premium increases.