Press Releases

Rush, Colleagues Raise Alarm Over HHS Halt in Investments in COVID-19 Treatments

Jun 24, 2021 Press Release
Letter comes as HHS agency suspends investments in COVID-19 therapeutics despite available funding from American Rescue Plan and demonstrated gap in treatment options for hospitalized patients

Rush Statement on New Biden Administration Actions To Combat Gun Violence

Jun 23, 2021 Press Release

Rush, Bilirakis Introduce Bill to Regulate Body Donation for Medical Research and Education as Grisly Abuses of Donor Bodies Abound

Jun 23, 2021 Press Release
Currently no federal law, and few state laws, provide oversight of donation of bodies or body parts for medical reserach

Rush, Pallone Applaud House Passage of Energy Security Bill

Jun 22, 2021 Press Release

Rush Reintroduces Bill to Name Illinois Segment of I-57 "Barack Obama Highway"

Jun 22, 2021 Press Release

Rush Announces 1st District Transportation Priorities Included in INVEST In America Act

Jun 10, 2021 Press Release
More than $20 million in funding for 1st District passes through Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Rush Applauds Committee Passage of Legislation to Secure Energy Infrastructure In The Wake of Colonial Pipeline Attack

Jun 10, 2021 Press Release

Rush, Booker Introduce Landmark Bicameral Bill To Lift Veil Of Secrecy And Ensure Transparency In Farm Subsidy Recipients

Jun 9, 2021 Press Release
Commodity subsidies flow overwhelmingly to white farmers; An average eligible Black farmer receives less than half that of an eligible white farmer

At Hearing With Commerce Secretary Raimondo, Rush Slams Effectiveness of Minority Business Development Agency; "This Is An Agency That Can't Justify Its Existence"

Jun 8, 2021 Press Release
Noting MBDA's failure to reach minority businesses and entrepreneurs in the 1st District, Rush says MBDA should be scrapped and replaced

In Ongoing Effort To Address Mail Delays, Rush Convenes Meeting With Local USPS Leadership And Elected Officials

Jun 4, 2021 Press Release
Nearly 300 mail routes in Chicago area went undelivered daily in May

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