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Van Pelt

  • Van Pelt urges child care centers to apply for Child and Adult Care Food Program funding

  • Van Pelt urges private student-loan borrowers to call their providers

  • Van Pelt urges voters to use expanded vote by mail

  • Van Pelt votes to protect Pretrial Fairness Act

  • Van Pelt works to expand rights for incarcerated women who are pregnant

  • Van Pelt, Hunter and Morrison to host Senate hearing on access to health care

  • Van Pelt, Hunter and Morrison to host Senate hearing on behavioral health

  • Van Pelt: “We need to prioritize the safety of our children”

  • Van Pelt: Abortion is health care

  • Van Pelt: Black mothers matter

  • Van Pelt: Education curriculum should be well-rounded, inclusive and accurate

  • Van Pelt: Formerly incarcerated Illinoisans may need TANF the most

  • Van Pelt: Formerly incarcerated Illinoisans may need TANF the most

  • Van Pelt: Good cops should not need to fight an unjust system

  • Van Pelt: It’s time for Chicago Police to take accountability for the murders of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark

  • Van Pelt: State budget provides crucial support

  • Van Pelt: Substance abuse is a disorder, and needs to be treated as such

  • Van Pelt: Systemic racism is a public health crisis

  • Van Pelt: We must act now to save seniors

  • Van Pelt: We need to invest in community health

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