Congresswoman Bustos’ Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Workplace Arbitration Contracts
Supreme Court sides with big business by upholding employment contracts that rob workers of their right to hold employer accountable in court. WASHINGTON – Following the Supreme Court ruling on workplace arbitration contracts, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos issued the following statement. The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 to uphold employment contracts that not only force […]
Bustos Stands With House & Senate Democratic Leaders to Unveil A Better Deal for Our Democracy
Washington – Today, House and Senate Democrats held a press conference on the steps of the United States Capitol to unveil the newest plank of their bold economic agenda, A Better Deal for Our Democracy, to fix Washington’s broken political system and return to a government of, by and for the American people. This new […]
Bustos & Wenstrup Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support the Widows and Widowers of our Fallen Heroes
Common sense legislation would allow surviving military spouses to break their leases without penalty in the aftermath of losing their spouse in service to our nation Washington- Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH-2) introduced bipartisan legislation to support widows and widowers of our fallen heroes as they adjust following the death […]
VIDEO: Congresswoman Bustos Highlights how the GOP Farm Bill Does Nothing to Address the damage of the Trump Trade War on Farmers
WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) took to the House Floor in support of modifying the Farm Bill to protect farmers who are being hurt by the Trump Administration’s reckless and impulsive trade war. At a time when our farmers are facing a downturn in the agricultural economy and tightening market conditions, this partisan Farm Bill fails […]