Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of a bipartisan resolution in honor of Pi Day, March 14.
Pi (represented by the Greek letter π) is an irrational number representing the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle that mathematicians, architects, engineers, and scientists use in calculations. Although the decimal digits of π continue forever, the number is commonly rounded to 3.14, making March 14 the appropriate day to celebrate the number.
Crystal Lake, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) issued the following statement after meeting with Haig Haleblian, the mayor of Crystal Lake, Illinois:
Belvidere, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) issued the following statement after meeting with Clinton Morris, the mayor of Belvidere, Illinois:
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a House resolution to honor the victims of the mass shooting that took place at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois on February 15, 2019.
Five innocent people were killed and six police officers were injured when a shooter who was illegally in possession of a firearm opened fire at the Henry Pratt Company warehouse in Aurora.
Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address:
“Under the President’s leadership over the past two years, we’ve not only weathered the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve also made significant progress rebuilding a stronger economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthiest or the largest corporations.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced that they introduced a bicameral resolution to rename Fermilab’s Integrated Engineering Research Center (IERC) after the late Dr. Helen Edwards, who worked at Fermilab as a particle physicist for 40 years. The IERC will be home to new office and lab space that will host an intersection of scientific disciplines.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), a Member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced his subcommittee assignments.
Foster will serve as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced his guest for the State of the Union Address: Michael Isaacson, Executive Director of the Kane County Health Department.