Media
Latest News
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) introduced the GI Education Benefits Fairness Act to support military families by extending GI education benefits to wards and foster children.
Washington, D.C. – Today, 19 Members of Congress joined Congressman Bill Foster in requesting that the Department of Health and Human Services use the full extent of their authority to require additional disclosure from insurers who are sending health plan cancellation letters to customers.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster voted in favor of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 and released the following statement:
"I came to Congress to solve problems, and that is why I voted for a bipartisan fix to codify the President's decision to allow insurance companies to continue to offer existing health care plans.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congress passed S 893 to provide veterans with a 1.5% COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) increase in disability compensation benefits.
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL, 11) kept his word and donated the pay he earned during the government shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank on Friday.
Naperville, IL —Today Congressman Bill Foster held a roundtable discussion with community leaders on heroin use. They discussed what can be done, and what is being done to stop this epidemic.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster commended the Senate for voting 64-32 in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The law would provide basic protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The numbers are grim: 71 overdose deaths in DuPage and Will counties so far this year. Last year, Kane County tallied 27 heroin fatalities. Fifty percent of all addicts are doomed to die from their dependency.
Still, there is reason for hope.