Press Releases
January 5, 2016
Press Release
Washington, DC – On Tuesday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement about the news of hundreds of children and adults detained in special deportation raids by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) conducted in recent days. The raids have reportedly been conducted in multiple states, including Illinois, targeting Central American families who entered the country after May 2014. The Congressman has requested a meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and the Congressman and other Members of Congress will be seeking answers from the Obama Administration.
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December 18, 2015
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Washington, DC – On Friday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) voted against passage of the omnibus government funding bill for 2016 saying it fell short of his expectations on a number of different fronts. He gave five specific reasons for his vote against the package. The following is a statement by Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez:
December 18, 2015
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Washington, DC – El viernes, el Congresista Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) habló con el Presidente de la Cámara de Representantes Paul Ryan (R-WI) y discutieron disposiciones para ayudar al pueblo de Puerto Rico a enfrentar la crisis financiera de la isla, tanto en el corto como a largo plazo.
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December 17, 2015
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Washington, DC – On Thursday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez delivered brief remarks in English and Spanish on the floor of the House of Representatives on Puerto Rico and why he plans to vote against the omnibus government spending bill.
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December 16, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) met with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi along with Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) to discuss the omnibus government funding deal to be voted on in the House this week.
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December 16, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – El miércoles, el congresista Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) se reunió con la líder Demócrata Nancy Pelosi, junto con miembros del Caucus Hispano del Congreso (CHC), el Caucus Afro-Americano del Congreso (CBC), y el Caucus del Congreso Asiático del Pacífico (CAPAC) a discutir el acuerdo de financiación del gobierno ómnibus que será votado en la Cámara esta semana.
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December 16, 2015
Press Release
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015, a bill to ban the sale, transfer, production, and importation of certain weapons and ammunition feeding devices. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez is an original co-sponsor of the bill and has consistently supported such legislation from his earliest days in Congress. He voted for the assault weapons ban that was approved in 1994 and called for it to be strengthened, extended, and broadened in every Congress since then.
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December 9, 2015
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Washington, DC – This afternoon, the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform and We Belong Together were joined by children at a Capitol Hill press conference to call for an end to America’s family detention system. Nine members of Congress spoke out about the need to end family detention, including Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), chair of the Congressional Women’s Working Group on Immigration Reform; Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19); Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (IL-04); Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01); Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06); Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35); Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (CA-38); Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01); and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27).
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December 9, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Robin Kelly and Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch inviting her to visit Chicago as part of the investigation she has launched into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) in the wake of Laquan McDonald’s murder by a Chicago police officer. They asked that the Attorney General meet with constituents and talk to stakeholders in each Congressional District in the City.
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December 9, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members released the following statements on the Evenwel v. Abbott. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case today and CHC Members led a press conference outside the Court earlier this morning. Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), and Thomas Saenz from the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) spoke on the devastating effects the case would have on the Latino community.