Press Release

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, along with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL-01) urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finalize the long-awaited […]

Deadline to Submit Original Artwork is Friday, April 30th WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) invited high school students from across Illinois’ 17th Congressional District to submit their original artwork for the annual Congressional Art Competition. Congresswoman Bustos will be accepting submissions through the deadline – which is Friday, April 30th. Students are limited to only […]

Bustos Events Focus on Vaccine Distribution, Small Business, Child Care, Housing, Agriculture, Local Government WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) recently helped pass the American Rescue Plan, which is a bold relief package to return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines to the people, put dollars into Illinois families’ pockets, support our small businesses […]

MOLINE – Today, U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) reintroduced the Rebuild Rural America Act in the House. This legislation would deliver federal resources directly to rural communities as they respond to, and recover from, the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. “Our rural communities face unique […]