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Bill Foster's Public Statements on Issue: Environment

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 11

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06/15/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Urging Climate Investments in Reconciliation Package
04/27/2022 Letter to Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Chellie Pingree, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, David Joyce, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Bicameral Group Call for Additional Funding for Zero-Emission School Buses
02/07/2022 Letter to Hon. Michael Regan and Hon. Michael L. Connor, Administrator US Environmental Protection Agency and Assistant Secretary of the Army (Public Works), Democratic Letter Calling for Repeal of Trump Dirty Water Rule
01/24/2022 Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - LETTER: Gallego, Cantwell Lead Letter to Department of Agriculture Supporting Reinstatement of the Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest
12/20/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Request for Funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
12/13/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth, Davis, Bost Lead Illinois Delegation In Urging White House To Support Emergency Declaration For 28 Counties Following Severe Weather
09/10/2021 Letter to the Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Mr. Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano, and Beyer Lead 130+ House Colleagues in Applauding the EPA & Corps for Withdrawing the Trump Dirty Water Rule, Call New Rulemaking Urgent
09/07/2021 Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
07/27/2021 Letter to Hon. Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Matsui And Colleagues Urge Epa To Reinstate Waiver For California's Clean Car Standards
04/20/2021 Letter to the Hon. Shalanda Young, Acting Director of the Office of Budget and Management, and Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Bergman and Colleagues Lead Effort Outlining Great Lakes Task Force Budget Priorities
01/29/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Rep. Ron Kind Joins Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Calling on the Biden Administration to Take Action to Protect Communities from PFAS Pollution
01/08/2021 Letter to RD James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works - Kaptur, Dingell, Joyce, Huizenga, Foster, Bergman Lead 21 Lawmakers in Bipartisan Letter Urging Army Corps of Engineers To Prioritize Great Lakes Projects in 2021
11/19/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Bonamici, Beyer, Castor, Grijalva Lead 89 Members in Opposing Trump Effort to Undermine Climate Science
10/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. R.D. James, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Lieutenant General Scott Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Bustos, Smith, Durbin, Blunt lead bipartisan, bicameral call for Corps to prioritize Upper Mississippi water infrastructure projects
10/08/2020 Letter to Hon. Peter DeFazio, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Hon. Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Hon. Grace Napolitano, Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment; Hon. Bruce Westerman, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment - Great Lakes Task Force Urges Support for Great Lakes in Water Resources Development Act
09/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Hon. John Barrasso, Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Hon. Sam Graves, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Hon. Tom Carper, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee - Pappas Leads Bipartisan Call for PFAS Action in Water Infrastructure Bill
09/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mary Neumayr, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture, and the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Chair Grijalva Leads 61 House Democrats Calling for Trump Admin Suspension of Regulatory Rollbacks That Threaten Health and Environmental Safety
08/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Axne, Representatives in Derecho's Path Urge COVID-19 Aid Negotiators to Approve State and Local Assistance
07/09/2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback
06/29/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Dingell Demands Answers on EPA's Declined Enforcement Actions Across Great Lakes Region
06/25/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Committee Leaders Submit Comment on EPA's Proposed Rule on the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality for Particulate Matter
06/18/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - 81 House Members Urge Trump to Withdraw Executive Order that Dangerously Circumvents Key Environmental Reviews Intended to Protect Frontline Communities
05/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Bipartisan Lawmakers Call for Strong PFAS Clean-up Actions in Defense Authorization Bill
05/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader - House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs
05/20/2020 Letter to Andrew Wheeler, Admin. of the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth and Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Calling on EPA to Ensure Air Monitoring Continues During COVID-19 Pandemic

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