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.
Read MoreWESTCHESTER, 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.
Read MoreCHICAGO – 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.
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, 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.
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD, 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.
Read MoreCHICAGO – 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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