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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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Editorial: What Lauren Underwood said, what she meant and why it doesn't matter
May 23, 2019 4:14 PM - What Lauren Underwood said on Wednesday and the firestorm it created is less about her and more about how we all talk to each other now, a Daily Herald editorial says. -
Underwood says border policies resulted in child deaths, draws rebuke
May 22, 2019 8:18 PM - A line of questioning of acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan by Rep. Lauren Underwood resulted in a rebuke by her fellow committee members Wednesday morning. Underwood questioned the secretary about family separation and the deaths of children in the agency's custody. Republicans slammed the remarks as inappropriately accusing the agency of "murder." Underwood says that was not what she said. -
Underwood gets to work on prescription drug cost relief
Apr 16, 2019 5:12 PM - Congresswoman Lauren Underwood told constituents at a forum in Warrenville Monday night that she needs more time than her first 100 days in office to craft solutions that will lower prescription drug prices, but it's one of her focus points. Underwood spoke about feeling a true sense of urgency to be productive despite any legislative obstacles. That said, "there's no magic bill." -
Suburban Democrats call for release of full Mueller report
Mar 24, 2019 8:47 PM - Suburban Democrats are calling for the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's full report, but a Republican colleague said it's time to move forward.
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