US Congress Politics
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Still waiting for answers on warmingOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - While driving home from work, I was impressed to see a billboard set up to press Congresswoman Melissa Bean on global warming. I agree with the strides that this organiz...
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Why is Dan Seals hiding from Kirk?Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - This week Dan Seals officially called off his last debate with Mark Kirk. It was to be held in Waukegan on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Seals has not enlightened the voters why he ...
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Representation should be temp jobOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that I am in my 60s, I have come to the conclusion that to be represented at any government level where you are paid we are really not or we are minimally represente...
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Don't need spoiled teens in CongressOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Instead of making some tough and responsible choices in the face our country's recent financial meltdown, Congress acted like a spoiled teenager with a credit card who, ...
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9th District candidates split on war, economyOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Preventing people's additional losses of personal wealth and home values and reducing taxes are among Michael Younan's motivations for challenging U.S. Rep. Jan Schakows...
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Seals is wrong on Social SecurityOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals once again provided unintentional hilarity for me when he claimed that he is now some great defender of Social Security. I just began drawing Social Security b...
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Bean can help small businessesOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - As chair of the Small Business Subcommittee of the House Tax and Finance Committee, Melissa Bean has the opportunity to introduce and influence legislation important to ...
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Kirk fights wasteful spendingOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to commend Congressman Mark Kirk for holding the line on wasteful spending and pork. Kirk is the only member of the appropriations committee, the Congressio...
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Kirk commended for education fightOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to commend Mark Kirk for his essential work on education for the underprivileged. Impact aid is the money the federal government pays to schools that educat...
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Mailer smeared Congressman KirkOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - In the past few weeks my mailbox has been flooded by misleading fliers from a group calling itself "Patriot Majority Midwest." The first few peddled the same lie: that M...