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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster was appointed to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee for the 114th Congress. Congressman Foster will serve on this committee as well as the House Financial Services Committee.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement on Governor Bruce Rauner's efforts to prohibit the collection of "fair share" fees:
"I am disappointed that Governor Rauner is taking these divisive, partisan actions at a time when he should be extending a hand across the aisle to solve the serious issues facing Illinois. This does nothing to address Illinois' budget problems and will only worsen the dysfunction in Springfield – perhaps the only government in the country with a lower approval rating than Congress.
Joliet, IL – On Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM, Congressman Bill Foster's staff will hold mobile office hours at the Shorewood-Troy Public Library in Shorewood, IL. All 11th District residents seeking assistance are welcome to attend.
The office of U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, is holding fraud prevention discussions in Aurora and Bolingbrook to help senior citizens learn how they can protect themselves from scams.
The forums will give senior citizens and their families an opportunity to learn about fraud targeted at seniors and how to avoid becoming a victim, according to a news release from Foster's office.
Aurora, IL – On Monday, February 23, 2015, the office of Congressman Bill Foster will host fraud prevention discussions in Aurora and Bolingbrook to help senior citizens learn how they can protect themselves from scams. These forums will give senior citizens and their families an opportunity to learn about fraud targeted at seniors and how to avoid becoming a victim.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL) announced today that that the Department of Transportation has awarded Argonne National Laboratory a $2,890,600 grant to conduct research examining the capacity of mass transit systems to plan for and respond to emergency events.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL,11) wants to raise awareness about the "problem" of Illinois being a "payer state."
JOLIET – U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, called on Will County elected officials to support legislation highlighting the issue of "payer states" like Illinois losing billions in federal spending.
Foster told local officials Friday that Illinois loses about $20 billion every year because it pays $1.36 in federal taxes for every $1 it receives back in federal funding.
Washington, DC – To highlight Illinois' "Payer State" problem, today Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Scott Garrett (R-NJ) introduced the Payer State Transparency Act of 2015. In a typical year, $20 billion leaves Illinois because we are a "Payer State" that pays $1.36 in federal taxes for every dollar of federal spending returned to the state. In fact, according to figures compiled by the Pew Charitable Trust, Illinois receives the third smallest amount of federal spending per-capita in the country.
Proposed budget includes $12 million grant to increase access to heroin overdose antidote
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, applauded President Barack Obama's budget proposal, which would increase resources for naloxone.
The president's budget proposal included a $12 million grant to increase access to naloxone, a prescription drug used to reverse heroin and other opioid overdoses, for communities in need.