SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and House Democrats passed new legislation empowering young people to become voters this week, inspired by the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and House Democrats are fighting to crack down on junk fees that cost consumers an estimated $3,000 every year, by advancing a new measure that holds businesses accountable for charges added on top of advertised purchase prices.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is continuing his fight against the abusive and disruptive presence of Donald Trump’s deportation agents in Broadview, advancing a new bill to prohibit immigration detention centers in neighborhoods where everyone should feel safe.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and House Democrats are fighting to lower home and auto insurance costs by passing a new bill that ensures Illinois customers are not paying to pad the profits of big corporations or cover corporate losses in high-risk states like Florida or Texas.
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CHICAGO – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and state Rep. Lilian Jimenez brought together small business owners, service providers, and civic organizations to discuss the challenges employers and communities are facing due to Donald Trump’s unconstitutional raids. The roundtable discussion at Rincon Family Services was part of Welch’s statewide listening tour, which has included stops in the city of Chicago, downstate, and throughout the suburbs.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch honored the life and work of Rev. Jesse Jackson on the House Floor Tuesday, hours after news of the Civil Rights icon’s passing that morning.
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CHICAGO – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined Rep. Kam Buckner for an affordability town hall with seniors, a barbershop conversation, a small business roundtable, and a tour Black History Month tour of Bronzeville landmarks, continuing Welch’s statewide listening tour.
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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – A full house of more than 100 community members joined Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and Rep. Norma Hernandez for a town hall meeting Wednesday evening to share their thoughts and discuss efforts to help families make ends meet and put a check on Washington’s extreme agenda.
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CHICAGO – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch joined Illinois nurses and advocates this week at a rally honoring the memory of Alex Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse executed by Donald Trump’s agents while he was working to protect his neighbors in Minnesota last weekend.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and House Democrats spoke out about the illegal and corrupt actions pushed by the Trump Administration this week, passing official condemnations of Trump’s reckless tariffs and misguided foreign policy, drastic cuts to child care and familial lifelines, and the deadly immigration force employed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that has killed close to 50 individuals, including U.S. citizens. Meanwhile House Republicans opposed these efforts, choosing yet again to stand only with Trump.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is recognizing five years of leadership in the House this week, and the transformational changes delivered in that time. Since assuming leadership on January 13, 2020, Welch has dedicated his tenure to advancing an agenda focused on economic opportunity, healthcare expansion, education reform, and fairness for all Illinois residents.
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CHICAGO – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch shared a vision for preserving and strengthening our democracy and creating new opportunity at an address to the City Club of Chicago this week.
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CHICAGO – Buses and trains will be safer, more reliable, and more efficiently managed under a major transit reform law passed by Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and House Democrats.
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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and House Democrats are standing up to Trump’s unconstitutional raids and blatant racial profiling by enacting a new law to protect people’s due process rights and secure places everyone should feel safe, like hospitals, daycare centers, and courthouses.
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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – An independent, bipartisan analysis has named House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch as one of the most effective lawmakers in Illinois. Welch topped the Center for Effective Lawmaking’s rankings after a year focused on affordability, opportunity, and counteracting the chaos coming from Washington.
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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and state Sen. Kimberly Lightford are helping hundreds of local families put a Thanksgiving dinner on the table by hosting a Drive Through Turkey and Ham Giveaway on Monday, Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. outside Welch’s constituent service office at 10055 Roosevelt Road in Westchester.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and House Democrats delivered transformational “clean slate” justice reforms, expanding opportunity for employment, housing, and education by creating an automatic sealing process for thousands of non-violent arrest records.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is delivering relief from rising energy costs, passing comprehensive legislation that seeks to bring down home energy bills both immediately and in the long term.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s smart budget tools are delivering $20 million in new funding for local food banks, shoring up this critical safety net as Donald Trump denies Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for almost 2 million Illinoisans.
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WESTCHESTER, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is hearing directly from community members on the topics that matter most to them at a series of conversations at barbershops, giving people a chance to share their thoughts on affordability, on the situation in Washington, on economic opportunity, and more—all while they get their hair cut.
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