Press Releases
Nov 30, 2011
REP. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ REACTION TO HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
Issues: Immigration
Today as the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement convenes for its hearing on the Secure Communities program ("Is Secure Communities Keeping Our Communities Secure?"), Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) calls on Republicans to stop blocking serious immigration reform and the Department of Homeland Security to suspend the deeply flawed Secure Communities program.
Nov 29, 2011
REP. LUIS GUTIERREZ STATEMENT ON BARNEY FRANK AND THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
Issues: Financial Services
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (IL-04), Ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Insurance, and Community Opportunity, issued the following statement on the announcement by Rep. Barney Frank (MA-04) that he would not seek reelection in 2012.
Nov 28, 2011
REP. LUIS GUTIERREZ RETURNS TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO ENSURE OBAMA DEPORTATION GUIDELINES ARE FOLLOWED
Issues: Immigration
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (IL-04) will return to Charleston, S.C., to ensure the implementation of the Administration's deportation policy in individual cases in the state that merit prosecutorial discretion.
Nov 22, 2011
39 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SIGN AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF DOJ LAWSUIT AGAINST HB 56
Issues: Immigration
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) and 38 other House Democrats signed a brief of amicus curiae in support of the Department of Justice lawsuit against Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56.
Nov 17, 2011
PRESS CONFERENCE: 10 HOUSE DEMOCRATS HEAD TO ALABAMA MONDAY FOR AD HOC HEARING ON IMMIGRATION
Issues: Immigration
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and nine other House Democrats are traveling to Alabama on Monday for an ad hoc hearing on immigration and Alabama's HB56 immigration law. A group of five of those traveling held a press conference today in Washington to discuss the trip.
Nov 16, 2011
REP. LUIS GUTIERREZ: SOUTH CAROLINA IMMIGRATION LAW THE FOCUS OF CHARLESTON VISIT AND COMMUNITY FORUM WITH IMMIGRANTS AND LEADERS
Issues: Immigration
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Chicago will hold a public meeting with immigrants, allies, and leaders in Charleston to discuss state immigration matters in South Carolina and the national picture for immigrants and immigration reform.
Nov 15, 2011
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO VISIT ALABAMA NOV. 21 FOR HEARING ON IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION LAW
Issues: Immigration
A diverse delegation from the House of Representatives will travel to Birmingham, Alabama for a day of events on November 21, including an ad hoc field hearing to examine the impact of Alabama's harsh new "paper's please" immigration law, HB56.
Nov 2, 2011
HEARING ON HUD HOME PROGRAM FEATURES CONVICTED FELONS WHO DONATED TO GOP
Issues: Financial Services
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a Member of the House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee, participated in an unusual hearing today. The hearing, entitled “Fraud in the HUD HOME Program,” featured the testimony of two criminals convicted of defrauding the government, one of whom was a donor who contributed money to the GOP during the height of her embezzlement, according to FEC records.
Nov 2, 2011
GUTIERREZ STATEMENT: “THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU: THE FIRST 100 DAYS”
Issues: Financial Services
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a Member of the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (and the Subcommittee's former Chairman), participated in a hearing today examining the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its first 100 days of operations.
Nov 1, 2011
DEMOCRATS CONVENED BY LUIS GUTIERREZ TO PLAN ALABAMA VISIT
Issues: Immigration
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) convenes a meeting of House Democrats Wednesday to plan a trip to Alabama this fall "to call national attention to the injustices happening in Alabama and commit to a national response."
