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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) announced that they led 37 Members of Congress in expressing their concern with the recent firing of 168 workers at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
In a letter to President Trump and NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, the Members wrote:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced that Joe Jackson, the Executive Director of Hesed House, will be his guest for President Trump's address to a Joint Session of Congress.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
"Every member of the Greatest Generation who gave their lives fighting for democracy and the freedom of mankind must be rolling in their graves over the behavior of the most disgraceful President and Vice President our country has ever seen.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient (WISE) Government Act to better equip federal agencies with the scientific literature necessary to make well-informed policy decisions. This legislation would require the U.S.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11) announced the introduction of H.Res.100, a resolution with Reps. John Garamendi (CA-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, condemning the Russian Federation’s suspension of its participation in the New START Treaty and supporting the value of international arms control agreements. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) is leading a companion resolution in the Senate.
Washington, DC — Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) released the following statement:
“Trump’s order to indiscriminately freeze federal aid and grants is illegal, willfully ignorant, and cruel. Federal funding that provides essential assistance, like helping families heat their homes, keeping health care centers open, ensuring our kids are fed, and housing the vulnerable is now in jeopardy.
Belvidere, IL – Today, Governor JB Pritzker, Representatives Bill Foster and Eric Sorensen, and Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth commended Stellantis, the United Auto Workers (UAW), and other partners who helped secure an investment for the Stellantis manufacturing facility in Belvidere. The company’s announcement includes hiring back 1,500 union jobs to aid in the production of a new mid-size truck at the plant, beginning in 2027.