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Washington, D.C. - This week, Members of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity unanimously voted to advance the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act (H.R. 1767), which Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) introduced earlier this year in order to establish an across the board process for student veterans to restore their GI Bill education benefits in qualifying instances, such as when a student veteran has been defrauded by an educational institution. 

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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement after President Biden announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will put forth a regulatory proposal to expand health care enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace and Medicaid to include Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients: 

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Chicago, IL: Today, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after the Republican-controlled Tennessee legislature expelled TN Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and TN Rep. Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis):

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Washington, DC: Today, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after the school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee at Covenant School, that left six victims dead, including three children and three school staff: 

Chicago, IL– Today, U.S. Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03), U.S. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following joint statement regarding the U.S. Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) decision to allow Canadian Pacific (CP) to acquire Kansas City Southern (KCS):

Washington, DC - Today, Homeland Security Vice Ranking Member Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after reporting from the New York Times that the Biden Administration is considering reinstatement of migrant detention centers two days ahead of the anticipated FY2024 Presidential Budget Request: 

Chicago, IL. (Feb. 24, 2023) – Today, Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Senator Dick Durbin (IL), Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez (33rd Ward), Alderman Carlos Rosa (35th Ward), and Commissioner Anthony Quezada (8th District) convened with community leaders in Albany Park on their shared commitment to address gun violence as a public health crisis.