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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a House resolution to honor the victims of the mass shooting that took place at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Illinois on February 15, 2019.
Five innocent people were killed and six police officers were injured when a shooter who was illegally in possession of a firearm opened fire at the Henry Pratt Company warehouse in Aurora.
Washington, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after President Biden delivered his State of the Union Address:
“Under the President’s leadership over the past two years, we’ve not only weathered the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve also made significant progress rebuilding a stronger economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthiest or the largest corporations.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14), and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced that they introduced a bicameral resolution to rename Fermilab’s Integrated Engineering Research Center (IERC) after the late Dr. Helen Edwards, who worked at Fermilab as a particle physicist for 40 years. The IERC will be home to new office and lab space that will host an intersection of scientific disciplines.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL), a Member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced his subcommittee assignments.
Foster will serve as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced his guest for the State of the Union Address: Michael Isaacson, Executive Director of the Kane County Health Department.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that he led Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in requesting a report to Congress regarding the government’s ongoing naval fuel research and development of low-enriched uranium-fueled reactors for submarines. Bolstering research into low-enriched uranium (LEU) will help minimize the use of nuclear weapons-grade highly enriched uranium (HEU) where non-essential.
Warrenville, IL – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) issued the following statement after meeting with David Brummel, the mayor of Warrenville, Illinois:
Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) is planning to reintroduce his bill meant to spur government action on digital identity, he said during a Tuesday event.
Foster has backed the proposal in the last two Congresses meant to push the government to take a more active role in digital identity verification by allowing agencies to provide opt-in identity validation services, for example. The proposal would also set up a task force to come up with recommendations on digital identity.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the End the Threat of Default Act, legislation to repeal the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit set by Congress on the amount of funding that the United States Treasury may borrow. The bill is cosponsored by 42 Members of Congress.