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March 14, 2024

$3,000,000 of the funding secured will assist a local organization providing food, shelter, and other assistance to asylum seekers and new arrivals in Chicago

Bensenville, IL—Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) celebrated the successful passage of $14.1 million in federal funding for 15 community projects in the IL-03 as part of the FY24 budget appropriations.


March 6, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:

Issues: Congress

March 5, 2024

Washington, DC—Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) announced that Elvira Arellano, a long-time immigration activist from IL-03, will join her in DC as a guest for this year’s State of the Union address.

Issues: Immigration

March 1, 2024

Chicago, IL - Yesterday, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) convened Black small business owners in IL-03 to hear directly from them their success stories, the challenges minority business owners confront, and how her office can best provide transformative assistance. During the meet and greet at CheSa’s Bistro + Bar in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Congresswoman Ramirez’s team provided information on available federal resources and opportunities for minority businesses. 


March 1, 2024

Washington, DC Today, Congressmembers Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16), Hank Johnson (GA-04), and André Carson (IN-07), along with artists, producers, and industry professionals, launched the first-ever Congressional Hip Hop Power and Justice Task Force to center Hip Hop’s mission and vision of creating a more just and equitable world. 

Issues: Congress

March 1, 2024

WASHINGTON – Following Sunday’s general election in El Salvador, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) with  Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-30) released the following statement:

“As members of Congress who are committed to democracy and human rights, we strongly support the people of El Salvador and their right to fair and democratic elections.


March 1, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:

“It has been nearly four decades since the last time we substantively changed our immigration laws. We know that comprehensive reform is needed to fix our broken immigration system. Unfortunately, the deal that has been negotiated in the current proposed supplemental bill falls far short of the mark. Our communities need and deserve so much more.

Issues: Immigration

March 1, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after voting NO on the articles of impeachment brought by extreme Republicans against the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas:

Issues: Congress

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March 1, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement:

“The death toll in Gaza continues to rise. Gazans are starving. Over 1.5 million people have been displaced. Hostilities between the U.S. and Iran are escalating. And just this morning, The New York Times reported that one-fifth of the hostages still in captivity since the start of the conflict have likely died. We must change course.


March 1, 2024

Chicago, IL — Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after a landlord in Plainfield stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his 32-year-old mother due to their Muslim religion and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East involving Hamas and Israel.

Issues: Democracy