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Excerpt:“Small businesses are the engines of our economy, yet Washington continues to burden them with excessive regulations that only make it harder to survive, let alone grow. The Regulatory Accountability Act, would enact stronger transparency, accountability, and cost-benefit requirements for new Washington regulations – the latest in a series of steps to help get Washington off the backs of job creators"
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Excerpt: "I'm pleased to see so many members of our business community eager to take advantage of the no-cost job-creating opportunities these pro-export policies will provide," said Congressman Peter Roskam. "With ninety-five percent of the world's consumers living outside of the United States, these job-creating pacts are a victory for American business and the Chicago economy."
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Excerpt: "I'm profoundly disappointed that today's historic vote to change the way Washington does business failed due to partisan politics. A federal Balanced Budget Amendment – with overwhelming public support – would force Washington to balance a budget just like families do."
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Excerpt: “I applaud the House for passing the permanent repeal of the burdensome and job-destroying 3 percent withholding rule. It’s just the latest example of House Republicans working with Democrats and President Obama to find common ground to remove barriers to job creation."
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Excerpt: “This is a sad day for our country and the latest wake-up call to Washington that it’s time to change the way business is done. Now more than ever we need to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to cut up Washington’s credit card – an opportunity the House will have later this week. If we don’t manage our debt now, our debt will forever manage us"
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Excerpt: "Israel is a strong and dependable American ally with shared values, strategic interests, and worldviews. For a region in short supply of stable democratic countries, Israel stands out as a democratic beacon of hope and reason."
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Excerpt: “WhipCast is a breakthrough in government transparency and its launch marks an important step in ensuring that the American public can stay up-to-date with the latest in Congress."
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Excerpt: “The solution introduced in the House today would put in place valuable preventative fraud-check measures to strengthen Medicare, saving taxpayers billions. Stopping Medicare fraud won’t be the cure-all of our country’s fiscal woes, but it is a commonsense bipartisan solution to save taxpayers billions and help strengthen Medicare.”
Op-Ed: The Miami Herald, by Congressman Roskam
Excerpt: We're at a crossroads in this country. We borrow, spend and tax too much, and our federal government is painfully inefficient. Stopping Medicare fraud won't be the cure-all of our country's fiscal woes, but it would be a commonsense bipartisan solution to save taxpayers billions and help strengthen Medicare.
Article: The Washington Post, by Ben Pershing
Excerpt: But while Roskam earns less ink than his colleagues, he serves as a calming, drama-free influence at the leadership table, and in those sometimes tense meetings where rank-and-file lawmakers are persuaded to vote with the team. Roskam also is the sole high-ranking member of leadership who has run a recent close race or won in a swing district, and he has a unique perspective on President Obama, as the two men served together in the Illinois state Senate and were on friendly terms.