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“America’s increasing public housing needs and crumbling infrastructure require sustained investments that will grow our economy, create jobs and strengthen local communities."
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“As we reassess our 21st century fiscal and strategic needs and the cost of maintaining our European arsenal rises, it is not unreasonable to expect our NATO allies to share a proportional amount of the burden.”
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“Congress should be working together to make long-term investments in our crumbling infrastructure, yet today’s THUD bill compromises our ability to meet the transportation needs of our local communities. Given the popularity and success of TIGER grants, slashing funding and limiting eligibility is a dangerous and unacceptable move that makes zero sense.”
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“The Graue Mill project underscores the importance of working together – at the local, state and federal levels – to address the complex challenges we face due to climate change."
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Bipartisan effort is the first gun violence legislation to pass the House this Congress
“This critical funding will strengthen our background check system and help close the information gap that allows criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to slip through the cracks and buy guns.”
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“This grant helps revitalize neighborhoods and address pressing environmental issues at underused spaces, while creating jobs and growing our local economies. It’s an important reminder that what’s good for the environment is also good for the community and for business.”
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Legislation Ends Dragnet Collection of Phone Data and Adds Meaningful Oversight Of Surveillance Programs
"The USA FREEDOM Act is a significant step forward to reform the NSA’s surveillance practices, protect the privacy of the American people and give Congress and the public the power to prevent the NSA from overstepping its authority again. While not perfect, the bill makes fundamental changes to the NSA’s surveillance programs and the FISA court that will protect the American peoples’ constitutional rights, significantly increase transparency of the NSA and FISA court and safeguard our national security."
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Funding impacts projects for Chicago and Cook County housing authorities, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
"America’s increasing public housing needs and crumbling infrastructure require sustained investments that will grow our economy, create jobs and strengthen local communities. Expanding the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program will help us meet the challenges of improving and preserving affordable housing. Protecting the integrity of TIGER grants will support the vital transit, bike and pedestrian transportation projects that promote sustainable and livable communities. And finally, investing in positive train control implementation will ensure the highest level of safety for the millions of passengers that use our commuter railroads each year."
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“In my position on the Appropriations Committee, I’ve been proud to fight for smart investments in federal programs that strengthen our country and drive critical federal funding to the Chicago area. As the House begins to consider the 12 Appropriations bills that will fund our government for the next fiscal year, I want to ensure that we are responsibly guiding tax dollars to the programs that truly need support. Each request I made represents a crucial investment that will help grow the Chicago economy, create jobs, and build stronger communities.”
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Our communities deserve better protection from dangerous public health hazards like petcoke. These open air storage sites expose local residents to pollution from petcoke dust, putting them at risk for potential health problems like respiratory illnesses. Seeing these facilities first hand underscores the need for sensible federal regulations that will protect local air and water quality from harmful pollutants like petcoke.
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