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14th Congressional District
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Experts say Illinois' 2020 ballots will be safe but warn of 'antiquated equipment,' false information
Oct 15, 2019 5:42 PM - A special meeting of House's Committee on Homeland Security in Gurnee Tuesday saw experts attest to the security of Illinois' election systems but warn about "robost" future hacking and disinformation threats. -
Underwood, local students call for Senate action on gun reform
Sep 26, 2019 6:19 PM - Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, and two local students called on the Senate Thursday to either pass two bills aimed at beefing up background checks for firearm purchases and transfers or come up with something better. Maggie Hirschauer, 10, said she feels safe at school but she often finds her thoughts occupied by the instructions she received at school if there ever were a shooter. Those instructions included fighting back and jumping out of a window. -
Where suburban congressmen stand on impeaching Trump over Ukraine issue
Sep 24, 2019 8:41 PM - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider took the most aggressive stance of suburban lawmakers supporting impeachment proceedings amid revelations that President Donald Trump tried to withhold aid from Ukraine as he also asked the country to investigate his leading 2020 political rival, Joe Biden. Schneider, a Deerfield Democrat, called for articles of impeachment to be filed against Trump to begin the process of formalizing corruption charges, while demanding Congress exercise its constitutional responsibility. -
Underwood blames Senate for her stalled legislative efforts
Sep 6, 2019 5:20 AM - Democrat Lauren Underwood told the Daily Herald editorial board that important legislation she and other House members have written is dying because the GOP-controlled Senate is not considering any bills that don't have unanimous support in that chamber. -
Rep. Underwood to visit Mundelein Aug. 23Aug 12, 2019 8:35 AM - U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, a Naperville Democrat representing the 14th Congressional District, will hold a series of town-hall meetings at or near senior communities to hear about issues facing older residents.
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Underwood bill seeks to limit further foreign influence in elections
Jul 25, 2019 7:56 PM - A day after Congress grilled Robert Mueller about foreign election interference, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood said she will introduce legislation that would make any and all unreported contact between political campaigns and foreign agents illegal. -
Casten, Underwood lead GOP rivals in campaign funds
Jul 16, 2019 12:46 PM - Freshmen Democratic Reps. Sean Casten of Downers Grove and Lauren Underwood of Naperville outraised their GOP rivals in the second quarter of this year, according to Federal Election Commission reports. Casten and Underwood, whose election helped flip the House to Democrats, are major Republican targets for defeat in 2020.
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Families describe challenges from rising cost of insulin
Jul 15, 2019 7:01 PM - U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood says rising insulin costs are putting diabetes patients in her district at risk. "The market's broken, and while we've taken steps in Congress this year to decrease prescription drug costs, we need to do so much more," she said Monday. -
U.S. Rep. Underwood mobile office hours coming to Gurnee library on ThursdayJun 16, 2019 4:15 PM - As part of U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood's Mobile Office Hours program, members of the congresswoman's staff will be at the Warren Newport Public Library in Gurnee on Thursday to hear from her constituents.
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Sculpture by St. Charles special needs students on display at Lauren Underwood's office
May 29, 2019 2:40 PM - You can't walk into U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood's West Chicago office without noticing the "Mr. Ms. fit" statue. The 6-foot creation of the kindergarten through 12th-grade special education students at Mades-Johnstone Center in St. Charles landed at Underwood's office after previous stops at the St. Charles Veterans Center and St. Charles Public Library.
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