Press Releases
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) voted for H.R.5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act, a one-year extension of a number of tax relief provisions that are set to expire.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressmen Bill Foster (IL-11) and Mark Takano (CA-41) introduced a House resolution to establish the 3rd of December as national 3D Printing Day.
Text of the resolution is available here.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) released the following statement on President Obama's announcement of his plans to provide administrative relief for immigrants:
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke out against the Secret Science Reform Act on the House floor. The Secret Science Reform Act, H.R. 4012, would create unnecessary burdens for scientific research used by the EPA and create guidelines that could be misinterpreted and exclude important research.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) recognized Union School District 81, located in Joliet, Illinois, on the House floor.
Video is available here.
Text of Foster's remarks is below:
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) wrote the leadership at Amazon urging them to locate new facilities in the 11th District, which stretches from Chicago's western suburbs to two of Illinois' largest cities, Aurora and Joliet, and is comprised of parts of Will, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Cook Counties.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) voted against H.R. 5682, to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
Joliet, IL – On Wednesday, October 29 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Congressman Bill Foster's staff will hold mobile office hours at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook, IL. All 11th District residents seeking assistance are welcome to attend.