Press Releases
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke on the House floor to honor the life and memory of DuPage County Board Member Jerry “J.R.” McBride.
Video of Foster’s speech is available here.
Text of Foster’s remarks is below:
Washington, DC – Congressmen Bill Foster (IL-11), Ted Deutch (FL-21) and 52 Members of Congress are calling on the Administration to oppose the detention bed mandate as they complete the President’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget request. The detention bed mandate is a costly and inhumane directive in the appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that requires Immi
Washington, DC – Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) released the following statement on the President’s State of the Union address:

Foster joins Members of Congress speaking out against anti-immigrant legislation
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) voted against H.R. 3, which would circumvent the approval process for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Washington, DC – Today Bill Foster was sworn in to represent Illinois’11th District in the 114th Congress.
Washington, DC – Today Congressman Bill Foster voted for the FY 15 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
Washington, DC – Today the House passed a provision, championed by Congressman Bill Foster, that would enable Argonne National Laboratory to save millions of dollars by finally removing on-site nuclear waste.



