Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:
“Today’s hurtful, extremist Republican Continuing Resolution (CR) demonstrates the Republicans’ hypocrisy, ineffective leadership, and disregard for working families. Day after day, we have been here, voting until the wee hours of the morning, and we have made absolutely no progress. After each vote, conservative extremists change their demands, and Speaker McCarthy keeps giving them more and more without making progress.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, presented a motion to recommit H.R. 5525, the Spending Reduction and Border Security Act, back to the House Rules Committee for the proper bipartisan negotiation.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), joined by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (IL-D), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), and a broad coalition of immigrant advocates and business and faith leaders, called on President Joe Biden to provide expedited work permits and parole in place for long-term undocumented immigrants across the nation.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced another series of actions to increase enforcement and further militarize the Southwest Border, accelerate processing of work authorizations, and the decision to redesignate and extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) to reintroduce the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights, in partnership with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United. Through a comprehensive framework, the Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights addresses the challenges that restaurant workers face every day—the majority of whom are women, people of color, and immigrants.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, took to the House Floor to uplift Illinois’ implementation of the historic Pretrial Fairness Act, becoming the first state to fully abolish cash bail.
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after Texas federal Judge Andrew Hanen’s declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program illegal, striking down a Biden effort to codify the policy into a federal regulation:
Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Nanette Barragan (CA-44), Vice Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Rep.