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December 8, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Casgevy, a first-of-its-kind treatment that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR to target sickle cell disease (SCD):

December 6, 2023

Washington, D.C. – This week, Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced a bipartisan House resolution to establish December 3 as National 3D Printing Day.

December 5, 2023

Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement after voting “present” on H.Res. 894:

“There is no question that the recent rise in antisemitism is an urgent threat that must be addressed, but this extreme Republican resolution is not a good-faith effort to tackle the problem.

November 16, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, issued the following statement in light of 

November 9, 2023

Belvidere, IL - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after President Biden's visit to Belvidere:

Issues:Labor Issues
November 9, 2023

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) reintroduced the bipartisan Payer State Transparency Act to help shed light on the “Payer State” problem, wherein certain states, including Illinois, pay more in federal taxes than they get back in federal spending. For every dollar Illinois gives the federal government, its residents only

November 1, 2023

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) announced that they submitted a statement to the official congressional record honoring Tom Skilling’s remarkable 45-year career as he embarks on a well-earned retirement.

October 28, 2023

Belvidere, IL - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after the UAW announced they reached a tentative agreement with Stellantis to end their strike and reopen the Belvidere Assembly Plant:

Issues:Labor Issues
October 26, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement after Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected Speaker of the House:

"I'm greatly relieved that, after 22 days of self-induced paralysis, Republicans have been able to fulfill their constitutional duty of electing a Speaker. 

October 25, 2023

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced the introduction of the No Cost Educational Resources Act, legislation to help ease the financial burden on our nation's students. 

Issues:Education