Congresswoman Bustos Statement on H.R. 3922
“It’s appalling that just one day after introducing a bill that would raise the debt by trillions of dollars by giving windfall tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy, Washington Republicans are pitting health care for seniors against health care for children. More than a month ago, I called out Republicans for allowing this funding to expire […]
DEADLINE FRIDAY: Bustos Accepting Applications for Military Academy Nominations
Applications Due November 3rd, 2017 MOLINE, IL – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced that she is accepting applications from high school students from across Illinois’ 17th District for nominations to the United States armed services academies for the class entering in the fall of 2018. “Our military academies provide our nation’s young people with […]
Congresswoman Bustos Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Decertify the Iran Nuclear Agreement
“Today President Trump decided to break with intelligence officials, national security experts, the International Atomic Energy Agency, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China. President Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran agreement undermines our allies, damages our international standing and risks our national security. It sends another clear signal to the world that the United States […]
Congresswoman Bustos Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Raise Health Care Costs and Undermine Access
Rather than working across the aisle to lower costs and fix what’s broken, Trump’s decision to end Cost Sharing Subsidies means he fully owns any future problems in health care “President Trump directly promised there would be ‘insurance for everybody’ and health care would be a ‘lot less expensive.’ His decision to take away funding […]