Rep. Gutierrez Tells President He is All-In for the DREAM Act

(Washington, DC) – The following is a statement by Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL), who met with President Barack Obama today at the White House to discuss immigration reform and the lame-duck session of Congress.

Rep. Gutierrez Is Second "Most Important Latino Leader" In Pew Center Survey

(Washington, DC) – Today, the Pew Hispanic Center released the results of a bilingual survey of American Latinos aimed at identifying the "most important Latino leaders" in the U.S. Two Puerto Ricans, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois and Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor topped the list ahead of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Univision anchorman Jorge Ramos.

Rep. Gutierrez' Letters to Illinois House Democrats, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Call For Support of James Clyburn's Bid for Democratic Whip

(Washington, DC) – Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) renewed his call on all House Democrats to support Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) for Democratic Whip in upcoming House Leadership elections. In a letter to all Illinois House Democrats, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and in a blog article for the Huffington Post, Rep. Gutierrez said Rep. Clyburn would be "a leader who will remind the American people what Democrats stand for – yesterday, today and tomorrow."

Featured Legislation

On December 15, 2009, Congressman Gutierrez, along with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and members of the Asian Pacific American Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus and others introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security And Prosperity (CIR ASAP) Act, H.R. 4321.

Letter to Secretary Salazar on BP Oil Spill

Letter to Secretary Gates to Cancel Defense Contracts with BP

The House passed H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, on April 29.

• Congressman Gutierrez offered two amendments on the House floor.
• Congressman Gutierrez voted No on final passage

The House agreed to the Senate amendments to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, H.R. 4872, on March 25. With this vote, the Reconciliation Act was sent to the President.

• Congressman Gutierrez voted Yea on final passage (Roll Call Vote 194)

After passing the Senate health care reform bill, H.R. 3950, on March 21, the House passed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, H.R. 4872.

• Congressman Gutierrez voted Yea on H.R. 4872 (Roll Call Vote 167)

On March 21, the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

• Congressman Gutierrez voted Yea on H.R. 3950 (Roll Call Vote 165)

Events

Congressman Gutierrez invites residents of the 4th Congressional District to the "2010 Utility Assistance Day." The workshop will be held on Saturday, November 13, from 10:00am - 2:00pm at Casa Central (1343 N. California Avenue).