Congressman Bill Foster
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Congressman Bill Foster
@RepBillFoster
Scientist. Businessman. Proud to represent the 11th Congressional District of Illinois.
- NEWS: Inflation has hit its highest level in 3 years, driven largely by Trump's tariffs and war in Iran. @HouseDemocrats have repeatedly tried to roll back these tariffs and rein in this war, but Republicans have enabled Trump every step of the way.BREAKING: Inflation jumps to 4.2%, the highest level since early 2023, keeping consumers under pressure as war with Iran keeps gas prices high. nbcnews.com/business/energ…
- My statement on Republicans' reconciliation package.
- Every family deserves reliable access to clean, safe drinking water. That's why I'm proud to have secured $3,276,000 in federal funding to help communities across our district replace aging lead service lines and protect public health for generations to come.
- Trump lied, started a war with Iran, and now Americans are paying the price.Trump says he never promised ‘no new wars’ dlvr.it/TSwQzBReaders added contextTrump promised no new wars in his 2024 campaign, including "I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars" in his victory speech and "I will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end" in Pennsylvania. presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema… nbcnews.com/politics/donal…
- Replying to @RepBillFosterWe need guardrails now, before these materials end up in the wrong hands.
- Replying to @RepBillFosterMore than two years ago, I sounded the alarm on this with @RepBrownley in a bipartisan letter calling for stronger biosecurity guardrails. Since then, the Trump Administration rescinded the Biden-era screening framework and has failed to put new protections in place.
- AI is leveling the playing field for dangerous technical knowledge, like how to misuse commercially available synthetic DNA and RNA to create bioweapons. 🧵
- Tonight, the House passed a bill to provide our allies in Ukraine with long-awaited aid. Russia's invasion continues, but so does our support for Ukraine and their freedom fighters. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
- The risk of Iran secretly developing a nuclear weapon has INCREASED since the U.S. attacked Iran. Trump and Netanyahu have made the world a much more dangerous place.
00:00 - The War Powers Resolution PASSED the House! Republicans, Democrats, and Americans agree: It’s time to end Trump’s war in Iran.🚨 NEWS: The House has **passed** a war powers resolution to rein in President Donald Trump over the war in Iran. Four Republicans vote with Democrats to pass it: Davidson, Massie, Barrett and Fitzpatrick. The vote was 215 to 208.
- I'm proud to introduce the Know Your Rights Act with @repdeliaramirez to ensure that every immigrant being held in a detention center—man, woman, or child—receives appropriate legal assistance in accordance with due process protections. Read more about it here:
- Trump and Commerce Secretary @howardlutnick may have allowed hundreds of thousands of advanced American AI chips to be used by China over the past year and a half. I hope to see them do more than close a loophole to correct their negligence, but the damage is already done.The US Department of Commerce moved to close a potential loophole that may have led companies to export the world's most advanced chips — like Nvidia's most sophisticated Blackwell processors — to subsidiaries of Chinese companies located outside China reut.rs/4dX9pDA
