Ramirez Responds to Governor’s Budget Address

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  – Following Gov. Pritzker’s budget address, state Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Chicago, released the following statement: “Working families and seniors struggle to put food on their tables in an economy that is rigged in favor of the few at the expense of...

Latino Caucus Looks to Continue Lifting Up Illinois Families, Crack Down on Corruption

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, released the following statement on behalf of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s State of the State Address:    “Over the past year, Latino Caucus members were...

Latino Caucus Calls on Congress to Stand for Refugees, Reject Funding of Trump Program

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement calling on Congress to reject a budget that allocates funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Migrant “Protection” Protocols (MPP), a federal program that...