Dupage Policy Journal

Congressman Bill Foster, representing Illinois' 11th district since 2013, has taken to social media to express his concerns over recent political actions. His tweets focus on the potential dismantling of a federal agency and funding cuts that could impact crucial research.

On February 8, 2025, Congressman Foster highlighted a statement made by Elon Musk regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In his tweet, he stated: "Yesterday, the richest man in the world, @elonmusk, reminded us that he is going to dismantle the CFPB—the only federal agency dedicated solely to looking out for our nation’s consumers in the financial marketplace. This means that the CFPB's work to support small businesses,…"

Later that day, on February 8, Foster expressed concern over funding cuts impacting research initiatives. He described these actions as dangerously irresponsible and emphasized their potential effects on vital research areas such as cancer and opioid addiction. He tweeted: "This is dangerously irresponsible on every level. Indiscriminately slashing this funding will cripple lifesaving research on everything from cancer to opioid addiction. The Trump Administration's willful ignorance of the critical funding behind our research infrastructure will…"

On February 10, 2025, Congressman Foster shared an article about DOGE's NIH funding cuts while referencing past attempts by the Trump administration in 2017. He mentioned that Congress had previously prohibited such measures: "A good read on DOGE's ill-advised NIH funding cuts: https://t.co/XnSgdzBcVa In fact, when the previous Trump administration tried this in 2017, the Republican Congress explicitly forbade it: https://t.co/jhzmZFqqod"