Statements and posts
7 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Underwood Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Train More Nurses
Introduced bipartisan bill to expand clinical training for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.
“In every corner of our country, nurses are doing critical work to support the health and well-being of our communities. We’re providing excellent clinical care, conducting important research, and carrying out the public health initiatives that keep our families safe and healthy.”
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Announced $6 million in federal funding for childcare, nursing education, substance abuse treatment and flood prevention.
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Underwood Introduces Legislation to Prevent Veteran Suicides
Introduced bill expanding lethal means safety training for VA employees and community care providers.
“The evidence is clear: supporting lethal means safety saves lives. The Lethal Means Safety Training Act will make sure that all VA employees and community partners who care for our veterans are equipped to help a veteran in crisis.”
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Underwood Condemns Prime Healthcare Putting Profits Over Parents
Six weeks ago, I requested a meeting with Prime leadership after reading news reports they were discontinuing inpatient pediatric services at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
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This week, Representative Lauren Underwood announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for nursing education, health care, child care, research, airport improvements, and quantum computing supply chain and manufacturing…
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Underwood Opposes DHS Plans to Spend Millions on Electric Shock Gloves for ICE
This week, Rep. Lauren Underwood, a member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, wrote to the Department of Homeland Security in opposition to recently reported plans to spend up to $20 million to equip U.S.…
“The idea that we would spend millions of taxpayer dollars to put these electric shock gloves on the hands of ICE personnel is disturbing and completely unacceptable.”
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Today, Rep. Lauren Underwood’s legislation to rename the Plainfield Post Office in honor of Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. passed the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee with unanimous bipartisan support.
“Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. represents the best of our community. He was an extraordinary hero who served his country with strength and resilience.”