VIDEO: Bustos Pushes USDA Rural Health Liaison to Help COVID-19 Rural Recovery
WASHINGTON – Today, in a hearing with the Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Agriculture Subcommittee, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) pushed for the USDA Rural Health Liaison to have an increased role in rural communities’ recovery following the global pandemic. Congresswoman Bustos previously established the Rural Health Liaison position at the USDA and worked to secure funding […]
Bustos Votes to Award Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police Who Protected Capitol on January 6th
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) voted to award four Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th attack on the Capitol, including the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, the Smithsonian Institution and the Architect of the […]
Bustos Statement on Rockton Chemtool Fire
ROCKFORD – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) released the following statement on the Chemtool fire in Rockton, Illinois: “My thoughts are with the Rockton community and all who have been impacted or displaced by the ongoing emergency. I applaud the swift response of local emergency services and first responders who are working around the clock […]
Bustos, Moore Lead Bipartisan Call for Military Arsenals, Depots to be Included in Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Blake Moore (UT-01), Co-Chairs of the bipartisan House Military Depot, Arsenal, Ammunition Plant and Industrial Facilities Caucus, led a call for the Organic Industrial Base (OIB), or military arsenals, depots and ammunition plants, to be included in any upcoming infrastructure package. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy […]