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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) continued his efforts to support the fight against heroin abuse by requesting increased resources to combat opioid abuse.
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Bill Foster (IL-11), Randy Hultgren (IL-14) and Rush Holt (NJ-12) led a bipartisan group of 81 Members of Congress in calling for robust and sustained funding for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, and the critical research, unique scientific facilities, and expert personnel that it supports.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressmen Bill Foster (IL-11) and Ted Deutch (FL-21) were joined by 77 Members in their efforts to eliminate the costly and inhumane immigrant detention bed quota.
Joliet, IL — Today, Congressman Bill Foster launched Project Growth, an initiative to focus on jobs and economic development in Illinois’ 11th District. The initiative will focus on four key issues to spur growth: strengthening the middle class, transportation, education and manufacturing.
Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) continued his calls for the House of Representatives to pass comprehensive immigration reform, joining his colleagues in signing a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) testified before the House Committee on the Budget, urging them to consider several priorities for the fiscal year 2015 budget, including:
Joliet, IL – On Wednesday, March 26, Congressman Bill Foster’s staff will be holding mobile office hours at the Joliet Public Library. All 11th District residents needing assistance are welcome to attend.
Washington, DC – This week, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) voted to support a permanent fix to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) in Medicare. Foster co-sponsored H.R. 4209, which includes bipartisan legislation to repeal and replace the SGR, providing a permanent fix to the SGR problem by capping the amount spent on wars overseas.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke on the House floor about the H.R. 4138, the ENFORCE Act. The radical Republican legislation would enable a majority of one House of Congress to decide to sue the President, heads of federal departments and agencies, and even federal officers and employees over their execution of laws.
Washington, DC -- Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) is continuing to call for a vote to extend unemployment insurance. Since the program expired on December 28, 2013, over two million Americans, including 116,136 Illinois residents, have lost unemployment insurance.