Firing 168 National Science Foundation employees is a devastating loss of expertise and institutional knowledge, especially at an agency that contributes so much valuable research on everything from public health to our national defense.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Illinois District 11
Bill Foster
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Voting Record — 552
Yes44%
No55%
Present1%
Not Voting1%
Party align98%
Cross-party2%
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Bill Foster
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratIllinois District 11
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Bill's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 26 sponsored · 57 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
My office has received thousands of messages and calls from constituents concerned about the Trump Administration's actions. I hear you.
I'm hosting a telephone town hall on Thursday, February 20, at 7 p.m. CT to answer your questions on what's happening in Washington.
My heart is with the Aurora community today as we remember the innocent lives lost and the police officers harmed in the Henry Pratt shooting six years ago.
Congress can and must do more to prevent tragedies like this from happening again.
In their proposed budget, Republicans slash billions from Medicaid, all so they can pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for billionaires.
They have turned their back on working families.
When given the choice between defending scientific fact & indulging conspiracy theories, RFK Jr. has chosen the latter every single time.
When the US faces the next public health crisis, I hope that my sensible GOP colleagues put scientific integrity & American lives over their allegiance to Trump.
“Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again.” - Donald Trump
Day 24:
The CFPB has returned $20 BILLION to Americans harmed by scammers, predatory lenders, and big banks.
Trump and Elon want to dismantle the CFPB and open the door for bad actors to rip off consumers without consequence.
We won't stand for it.
ICYMI: Trump, Elon, and their minions have effectively shut down the CFPB, making it much easier for big banks and predator lenders to rip you off.
I’m here at the CFPB to fight against these attacks that will harm consumers. Watch live:
www.youtube.com/live/vBa61MD...
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If you or a loved one has cancer or Alzheimer's, or are in clinical trials for these or other diseases, you should know the Musk-Trump shutdown of medical research funding is a major threat to our ability to find cures.
We are shouting this out with one voice: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...
A good read on DOGE's ill-advised NIH funding cuts: goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...
In fact, when the previous Trump Administration tried this in 2017, the Republican Congress explicitly forbade it:
The Trump Administration's willful ignorance of the critical funding behind our research infrastructure will put American lives at risk. We will remember this moment the next time a public health crisis strikes.
This is dangerously irresponsible on every level. Indiscriminately slashing this funding will cripple lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction.
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, reminded us yesterday that he is going to dismantle the CFPB—the only federal agency dedicated solely to looking out for our nation’s consumers in the financial marketplace.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social won't stand for it. #HandsOffCFPB #ReopenCFPB
They may have locked us out, but we will not go away quietly. We will do everything in our power to ensure that education funding continues to support our students—NOT Trump's billionaire cronies.
Dismantling the Department would cause devastating cuts to Title I, special education programs, and other services that millions of our children depend on.
UPDATE: My colleagues and I were locked out of the Dept. of Education and denied a meeting with Acting Secretary Carter.
This morning, I’m at the Department of Education to demand a meeting with the Acting Secretary of Education to push back on their ongoing efforts to dismantle the Department.
Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/vXtQY83...
Trump's EOs targeting the LGBTQ+ community are shameful. All people deserve to be protected from discrimination and treated equally as their authentic selves.
Our nation has made tremendous progress in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights; I will stand firmly against any efforts to force us backward.
ICYMI: I visited the Treasury this week to try to shed some light on why Team Musk was allowed unprecedented access to U.S. citizen's private data.
We weren't allowed past the gate.
No one elected Elon Musk. I will keep fighting to get my constituents the answers they deserve.
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Voting History552 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
552 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
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| 2025-01-03 | — | Election of the Speaker | NOT_VOTING | — | — | Johnson (LA) |
| 2025-01-03 | — | Call by States | PRESENT | — | — | Passed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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