bobby rush

As this pledge stated, if I were to get slated by the party, I couldn’t show or give any support to any candidates that were not slated in the upcoming June election. #FlynnRush

Rush voted for the expanded monthly Child Tax Credit (CTC) as part of the American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law by President Biden in March. #BobbyRush

Rush previously introduced bipartisan legislation to stop the cuts and led a 75-Member letter urging CMS not to implement the cuts

“Ahmaud Arbery’s murder was a modern-day lynching. The facts were clear. The crime was captured on video. The men who killed Arbery deserve to be held accountable — anything less would have been an unconscionable abandonment of justice."

"Recent cyber threats, including the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, have served as sharp reminders of the urgent need to modernize and protect our nation's energy infrastructure from bad actors,” said Rush.

Changes will force specialty providers to close, with detrimental impacts on health equity

Rush played a key role in securing $550 billion for climate policies, including $2.8 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure, $50 million to reduce air pollution near schools, $3 billion for environmental justice, $9 billion for lead pipe removal. Bill also includes Child Tax Credit extension, postpartum care, paid family and medical leave, $5 billion for community violence prevention.

“In hindsight, it is clear that Hoover’s FBI was one of the truest enemies of the civil rights movement and the aspirations of America’s Black citizens.”

Rush: “The consistent lack of diversity in these fields is a disservice to minority patients all across our nation”

Rush Opening Remarks at Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Supply Chain Solutions for a Clean Energy Economy (Washington, D.C.) — Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.), Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy delivered the following opening remarks at a joint Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing titled, "Securing America's Future: Supply Chain Solutions for a Clean Energy Economy."