Chicago City Wire

Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez, representing Illinois' 3rd district since 2023, shared her views on recent legislative and administrative developments through a series of tweets on December 11, 2024. Her comments reflect concerns about government spending, immigration processing delays, and healthcare access for DACA recipients.

In her first tweet of the day, Congresswoman Ramirez questioned the integrity of government financial management. She stated: "How do we know that DOGE is not a good-faith effort to address wasted funding and unaccountable government? The NDAA passed today. Republicans overwhelmingly supported the $883.7 billion authorization bill even though the Pentagon just failed its 7th audit in a row." This tweet was posted at 22:11 UTC.

Later that evening at 22:35 UTC, Ramirez expressed satisfaction with progress on immigration issues. She tweeted: "Back in October, I called on DHS to reduce the backlog of work permit applications & they're listening. Now thousands of neighbors will be able to retain their work & support their families without fear of losing their jobs b/c of immigration processing delays."

Finally, addressing healthcare access for DACA recipients at 23:59 UTC, Ramirez criticized current policies as unjust. She wrote: "Limiting Dreamers' access to affordable health care is a cruel and disappointing decision. DACA recipients collectively pay billions of dollars into our healthcare system. Yet, they're still being denied affordable access to care. We must fight for Dreamers to get the medical…"