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June 27, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) released the following statement on the bipartisan Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, which passed with a vote of 68-32 in the Senate:

June 27, 2013
Francis Dryden and Daniel Rupp, both veterans from Bolingbrook, recently flew to D.C. as part of the Honor Flight of Chicago.

Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) greeted veterans at the World War II Memorial. The group included veterans from Will, DuPage and Kane counties.

June 26, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster praised the United States Supreme Court for striking down the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which blocked federal and state governments from recognizing same-sex marriages. In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court determined DOMA to be unconstitutional.

June 26, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Tammy Duckworth, Bill Foster and Brad Schneider are calling on Congress to take action to stop the student loan interest rate increase. If no action is taken before July 1, student loan interest rates will double, jumping from 3.4% to 6.8% for federally subsidized student loans.

Issues:Education
June 21, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement congratulating Nigel Lockyer for his appointment as the new director of Fermilab:

June 21, 2013

Among the things he saw Friday in downtown Joliet, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster noticed in particular the new Joliet Junior College building going up.

The same thing happened in downtown Aurora, Foster said during a walking tour in Joliet. When Waubonsee Community College and its students arrived in downtown Aurora, it made a difference.

June 20, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster released the following statement on his vote against H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act:

June 20, 2013
Three Chicago-area Congressional Democrats spoke on the House floor today urging against a proposed $20 billion in cuts over 10 years from a food assistance program that they say will mean a huge hit to food depositories and soup kitchens.

The proposed cuts t

June 20, 2013

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Foster spoke out against the drastic cuts proposed to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance program, a lifeline that millions of Americans rely on.

Watch the video of Foster’s floor speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1PHjF6C6gM