U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, of Deerfield, led the effort; other representatives who signed the letter were: U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston, Danny Davis of Chicago, Sean Casten of Downers Grove, Robin Kelly of Matteson, Bill Foster of Naperville, Jesús “Chuy” García of Chicago, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg, Bobby Rush of Chicago, Mike Quigley of Chicago and Marie Newman of La Grange.