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Regaining Fiscal Responsibility
Apr 9, 2009
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Forget your children’s college tuition and the auto repairs your family car desperately needs. And you may need to cut down on your family’s weekly grocery expenses if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her way and sends your energy bill up.
The House Majority leadership is currently devising a Cap and...
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ROSKAM HONORED WITH SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE AWARD BY U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Apr 3, 2009
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Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) was recently named a winner of the Spirit of Enterprise award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for his consistent support of policies to bolster the US economy during the second session the 110th Congress. Among the Illinois delegati...
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A perfect idea for Obama: Sustainable and Free Stimulus
Mar 3, 2009
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As Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat controlled Congress work to jam through an $800 billion spending bill masquerading as economic stimulus, many of us in Congress who are concerned about the exponential growth of the national debt are wondering if Speaker Pelosi has even slightly considered common sen...
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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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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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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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House GOP Looks to Triangulate
Jan 20, 2009
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By Jackie Kucinich, Roll Call Staff
The confetti from the inaugural parties barely will be swept up when House Republicans meet on Wednesday to begin drawing stark contrasts between President Barack Obama and the House Democratic leadership.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) along with Way...
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Roskam weighs in on stimulus package
Jan 16, 2009
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by Josh Singer, Pioneer Press
As congressional leaders attempt to assemble a stimulus package to rescue the economy, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, discussed on Thursday (Jan. 15) his views about the proposed bailouts.
The Wheaton Republican is part of a study committee planning on how to spend ...
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Roskam calls for tax cuts
Jan 16, 2009
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By Brian Hudson, Suburban Life Publications
As Washington weighs plans to jump-start the economy, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, of Wheaton, today called for sensible tax cuts and tight oversight of spending as House Democrats unveiled a $825 billion stimulus package.
Roskam, a member of several...
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