Blair-Sherlock Backs Resolutions Pushing for Affordability and Condemning Lawlessness in Washington

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock, D-Villa Park, is speaking out about the illegal and corrupt actions undertaken by the Trump Administration, passing official condemnations of Trump’s reckless tariffs and misguided foreign policy, drastic cuts to child care and familial life lines, violating the Constitution and the deadly immigration force employed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that has resulted in the deaths of 50 individuals, including U.S. citizens.

“This federal administration has inflicted great harm in just their first year. Their warped view of immigration policy and foreign policy threatens the very values this country was built on. Not to mention the affordability crisis that only seems to grow as Washington continues to make funding cuts,” said Blair-Sherlock.

The Blair-Sherlock backed resolutions call out Trump’s unchecked military operations that span from Venezuela to threatening a forceful seizure of Greenland, as well as, the surmounting costs it would take to stabilize SNAP benefits for more than 310,000 Americans back home, expired subsidies from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), child care, education  and hundreds of millions of additional dollars for working families that the federal administration has unilaterally cut across democratic majority states. Blair-Sherlock also called out the domestic, lethal extremism led by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that has scarred U.S. cities nationwide through unfounded shootings, illegal detainments and  the refusal of due process and 4th Amendment rights that are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

Blair-Sherlock voted to:

• Urge Congress to reinstate the healthcare subsidies within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to keep healthcare affordable and accessible for over 500,000 Illinoisans who depend on the ACA marketplace.
• Call for the immediate release of the $10 billion in child care funds frozen across democratic-majority states, including over $1 billion to Illinois families and children facing poverty, chronic illness or disability.
• Call on Congress to hold Donald Trump accountable for his illegal use of military action and American dollars to fund illegitimate operations, including in Venezuela, unprovoked attacks toward Cuba and Iran, and threats of forcefully pursuing Greenland’s autonomous territory.
• Condemn the excessive and deadly force deployed by civil immigration agents under the direction of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, by calling for her immediate resignation and an independent investigation into committed, directed or covered up acts of violence, violations of the Constitution, killings and deaths in immigration custody.

“It’s my job to deliver for my constituents. It’s also my job to protect my district, and my state, from Washington’s senseless and degrading actions. We cannot and will not stand for this,” said Blair-Sherlock.