Representative Darin LaHood

It was an honor to gather in the Town of Normal this morning to recognize the service and sacrifice of U.S. Army Ranger SGT. Josh Rodgers, who made the ultimate sacrifice while on a mission supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan during a raid on the headquarters of ISIS emir, Abdul Hasib. While we can never fully repay him for the sacrifice he made, it is my hope that renaming the post office in Normal will serve as a reminder to everyone who passes by or stops in of the honor, the valor, and the courage of Joshua Rodgers.

Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL) joined his colleagues Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and introduced the Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019, legislation to require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

Rep. LaHood will remain on the House Ways and Means Committee for the 116th Congress and serve on the Subcommittees on Tax Policy and Oversight. The oldest committee in Congress, Ways and Means is chief tax writing committee in the House of Representatives; and it holds jurisdiction over trade, any revenue-raising measures, Social Security, Medicare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and foster care programs.

Rep. LaHood met with students from across the 18th District who visited Washington to celebrate life.