Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, cast her final vote as a Member of Congress to deliver more than $66 million for local projects in communities across Northwest and Central Illinois. In a major funding package for Fiscal Year 2023, Bustos built on her track record of delivering for the district by securing significant investments in health, workforce development, rural communities and more. The package also includes $44.9 billion in new military and humanitarian assistance to support the people of Ukraine, $40.6 billion to assist communities... Read More

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, helped pass an Appropriations legislative package for Fiscal Year 2023. Congresswoman Bustos secured local wins in each of the six bills: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services, General Government; Interior-Environment; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Transportation-HUD. The package included eleven of Congresswoman Bustos’ Community Project Funding requests. This package now heads to the Senate. “During my final year serving Northwest and... Read More