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Reps. Foster, Casten Discuss Investments in Electric Vehicles
BY NBC CHICAGO NEWSROOM | Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly more popular in the United States at a time when lawmakers acknowledge the country should make better investments in battery technology and its supply chain. “The lithium extraction is owned by China because they were wise enough to invest in this for the last decade […]
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Rep. Bill Foster introduces bill to make filing taxes easier
BY ALEX ORTIZ | U.S. Rep. Bill Foster wants to make filing taxes easier and cheaper for Americans. “Our tax code is complicated enough – we ought to make it easier for taxpayers to access the information the IRS already has on file,” Foster said in a statement. He filed legislation this week aimed at […]
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Legislation to make it easier for patients to access medical records
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Medical Records Access Fairness Act, which would require health care providers to give patients access to their medical records at no cost at least once per year. “Quality health care hinges on a patient’s doctor having all the information about their case, but costly medical records can make this […]
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Will County Members of Congress back bill to cap cost of insulin
BY ALEX ORITZ | Democratic members of Congress representing Will County voted for legislation aimed at lowering the cost of insulin, which is used to treat diabetes. “It’s beyond time we get control of the outrageous insulin prices that are threatening the health and financial security of millions of Americans,” Foster, D-Naperville, said in a […]
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