Press Releases

Rush At Panel On COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: "Stop Playing Russian Roulette" With Lives, Get The Vaccine

Apr 23, 2021 Press Release
Panel comes amidst an unprecedented drop in number of vaccinations in U.S. over the past week

On Earth Day, Rush Champions Legislation To Honor Legacy of Hazel M. Johnson, Mother of Environmental Justice Movement and Activist from Chicago's South Side

Apr 22, 2021 Press Release

Rush, Schakowsky, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation To Bolster CPSC's Power To Warn Americans About Dangerous Products In The Wake Of Peloton Reports

Apr 22, 2021 Press Release
Sunshine in Product Safety Act would repeal CPSC's regulatory constraints that have allowed companies to delay the agency's public warnings about dangerous products

Rush, Merkley, Schakowsky, Jayapal Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing Children's Fundamental Rights And Need For Climate Recovery Planning On Earth Day

Apr 22, 2021 Press Release

Rush, Krishnamoorthi, Durbin Press Biden Administration to Ban Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes

Apr 21, 2021 Press Release
"Protect both public health and racial equity by banning menthol-flavored cigarettes"

Rush Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

Apr 20, 2021 Press Release

Rush To Host Panel Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Promoting Vaccines

Apr 20, 2021 Press Release
24% of Black adults say they will "wait and see" about getting the vaccine

Rush Opening Statement at Energy Subcommittee Hearing, "Generating Equity: Deploying a Just and Clean Energy Future"

Apr 20, 2021 Press Release

Rush Introduces Legislation To Protect Incarcerated Individuals And Their Families From Unjust, Expensive Phone Charges

Apr 16, 2021 Press Release

Rush: Missing Black Women "An American Tragedy" At Panel on Missing Black Women and Girls

Apr 13, 2021 Press Release
Black women have a 1 in 200 chance of being murdered in their lifetime; Clearance rate for homicides in Chicago is well below the national average and declining

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