us congressman bobby rush

“Today is a day of enormous consequence for our nation,” said Rep. Rush. “By passing my Emmett Till Antilynching Act, the House has sent a resounding message that our nation is finally reckoning with one of the darkest and most horrific periods of our history, and that we are morally and legally committed to changing course. 

“The prohibitively high cost of lifesaving prescription drugs leads many Americans to turn to the internet in search of alternatives, but a lack of regulation has enabled bad actors to market counterfeit and unsafe drugs on social media and rogue online pharmacies,” said Rush. #BobbyRush

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

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

Rush: Dixmoor water issues are an “unacceptable and disgraceful state of affairs”

Rush: Termination of Red Line at 95th Street has “considerable equity implications,” “reminds one of the ‘colony’ and the ‘motherland’ divides of a past time”