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Just Another Government Boondoggle
Jun 9, 2009
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In February of this year, Congressional Democrats passed the biggest spending bill in history. Literally, they borrowed and spent more money at one time than anyone ever has, in any country, at any time. This plunge into debt was sold to a hurting nation as the cure for our economic problems: It ...
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Local Members of Congress react to swine flu outbreak
May 5, 2009
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While many people have been worked into a panic over the swine-influenza pandemic, members of Congress are trying to stay composed and ready.
U.S. Rep Bill Foster, D-14, of Geneva said that he is trying to stay alert with regard to swine flu in the 14th District.
“We had a detailed congressional b...
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ROSKAM MONITORS SWINE FLU PRECAUTIONS AT O’HARE AIRPORT
May 1, 2009
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Congressman Peter Roskam today met with senior security officials at O’Hare International Airport to examine enhanced security measures at the nation’s second busiest airport. Precautions here are particularly crucial since there are more than 50 probable cases of swine flu in the Chicago area and O...
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AIG Chief Says Company Had Little Choice on Handing out Bonuses
Mar 18, 2009
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By Phil Mattingly, CQ Staff
The chief executive of the battered insurance giant American International Group Inc. said Wednesday that while he found some of the millions of dollars in bonuses AIG handed out “distasteful,” there was little the company could do to prevent the $165 million in reten...
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Roskam calls for conservative fiscal policy
Mar 3, 2009
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By Brian Hudson, Liberty Suburban
As national leaders debate how to revive the ailing economy, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th District, of Wheaton has laid out a prescription of tax cuts, infrastructure spending and free trade.
In an hour-long interview last week, Roskam discussed what he thinks we...
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Suburban lawmakers see hope in Obama's speech
Feb 25, 2009
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By Joe Ryan, Daily Herald
Suburban U.S. House members, both Democrats and Republicans, heard plenty of hope for residents in President Barack Obama's address Tuesday even as the challenges for all his promises to be fulfilled remain formidable.
While he faced "boos," grunts and groans at times f...
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Obama Road Show Panned in Peoria
Feb 17, 2009
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Dennis Byrne, Chicago Tribune
In a remarkably inept and embarrassing political stumble, President Barack Obama’s trek to the Caterpillar plant in East Peoria to pitch his stimulus package re-focused the spotlight on the Democratic death-grip on the Colombia free-trade pact.
Passage of the measur...
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ROSKAM STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF ECONOMIC STIMULUS SPENDING BILL
Feb 13, 2009
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Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) today voted against H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and released the following statement:
“In his inaugural speech, President Obama rightly observed that our economy is badly weakened because of our failure to make hard choices.
“Unfortunately, H...
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Gutierrez, Roskam See Colombia FTA As No-Cost Stimulus to U.S. Economy
Feb 13, 2009
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By Rossella Brevetti, BNA
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) and former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Feb. 12 called for quick congressional passage of the stalled U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement, saying it would provide the U.S. economy a free stimulus in the form of expanded exports.
Gutierrez,...
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Obama in Peoria: Workers still worried
Feb 12, 2009
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President Barack Obama preached a message of hope about the economy here today, praising employees gathered in a Caterpillar plant for soldiering through tough times, and promising that help is on the way.
But the audience was dotted with dispirited workers who had just gotten word of 20,000 layoff...
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