Press Releases
Aurora, IL – On Thursday, May 22 from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM Congressman Bill Foster’s staff will be holding mobile office hours at the Woodridge Park District Community Center. All 11th District residents needing assistance are welcome to attend.
Washington, DC – Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement applauding efforts by the United States Justice Department to protect US businesses from commercial cyber espionage. Today it was announced that five Chinese individuals were indicted for attempting to steal trade secrets from six American companies.
Washington, DC – In light of recent allegations of Veterans Affairs officials potentially falsifying information on long appointment wait times for veterans, Congressman Bill Foster is demanding answers from the Director of the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Ms. Joan M Ricard.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke on the House floor to recognize NASA engineer and Joliet native Dr. John Houbolt.
Houbolt, who grew up in Joliet, Illinois and attended Joliet Junior College, was a NASA engineer who played a critical role in the Apollo program. Houbolt died on April 15, 2014 at the age of 95.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster announced the deadline for the Congressional STEM Competition has been extended to Friday, May 16th.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) voted for H.R. 4486, the FY 2015 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. The legislation allocates $6.6 billion, a decrease of $3.3 billion from 2014, for Military Construction programs and $64.7 billion in funding for Veterans Affairs, an increase of $1.5 billion from 2014.
