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Washington, DC — Today Congressman Bill Foster, Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and 18 Members of Congress wrote the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging them to take prompt action to recognize naloxone as a safe and effective over-the-counter (OTC) medication to reverse an opioid overdose.
A copy of the bipartisan letter can be found here.
Washington, DC – In an economic climate where families in Illinois are struggling to afford the rising costs of higher education, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) has introduced legislation designed to increase the accessibility of high quality educational materials, making higher education more affordable and accessible for students. Today, Foster introduced H.R. 4455, the Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act. Foster announced the legislation today at the University of St. Francis in a discussion with University of St.
Aurora, IL – On Tuesday, April 22 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Congressman Bill Foster's staff will be holding mobile office hours at the Quad County Urban League. All 11th District residents needing assistance are welcome to attend.
"I am committed to serving residents throughout the 11th Congressional District, and bringing my team to them," said Foster. "My staff has been able to assist hundreds of people, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars being returned to individuals from the federal government."
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster encouraged students to submit entries to the Congressional Art Competition before the April 25th deadline.
"The Congressional Art Competition is a great opportunity to showcase the talents and imagination of students in our district," said Foster. "I encourage all 11th District students to submit an entry before the April 25th deadline and I am eager to see what they create."
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Washington, DC — Today Congressman Bill Foster and Congressman Ted Deutch held a press conference call to discuss progress in their efforts to eliminate the detention bed mandate. The detention bed mandate is a requirement written into the federal budget that mandates Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain at least 34,000 people per day in immigrant detention facilities.
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (IL-11), Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) voted against the Republican budget proposal introduced by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (WI-01). They released the following statements:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke on the House floor to recognize an important advancement in scientific research. Recently the BICEP2 team announced its discovery of scientific evidence for cosmic inflation in the early universe. This evidence supports a specific version of the Big Bang model of the universe—a cosmic explosion followed immediately by expansion. Scientists have hypothesized that the universe underwent a period known as inflation immediately following the Big Bang, in which the universe exponentially expanded in size.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke on the House floor against H.R. 1874, which would direct the Congressional Budget Office to selectively use dynamic scoring in its analyses of tax and budget legislation. The selective use of so-called dynamic scoring is a misleading attempt by House Republicans to justify tax breaks for the wealthy.