Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Foster, Khouri debate government's role in educationOct 15, 2016 5:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster says the federal government plays an important role in improving education nationwide. Foster, a Democrat from Naperville who is seeking a third te...
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Dold, Schneider agree mental health, substance abuse treatment are prioritiesOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - While they differ on many political issues, Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Democratic challenger Brad Schneider showed on Friday they're aligned when it comes to impr...
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Endorsement: Hultgren for Congress in Dist. 14Oct 14, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren is staunchly conservative in just about everything except vote totals. He beat Democratic incumbent Bill Foster in 2010, and cruised in 2012 and...
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Endorsement: Krishnamoorthi for 8th Congressional DistrictOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - With Tammy Duckworth running for U.S. Senate, we can now unreservedly endorse Raja Krishnamoorthi for the congressional seat she currently holds, for which he challenged...
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Quigley for 5th congressional districtOct 13, 2016 1:00 am - Congressman Mike Quigley understands that anything that gets done in Congress gets done in the middle, and so he has tried to live there, much of the time. The Democrat ...
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14th Congressional candidates debate health care choicesOct 13, 2016 1:00 am - In Randy Hultgren's time as the representative for the 14th Congressional District, he's seen constituents wage protests both because he hasn't shown enough support for ...
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Endorsements: Roskam for re-election to Congress, Dist. 6Oct 13, 2016 1:00 am - For 10 years, Peter Roskam has been a stalwart conservative of the Republican Party in the U.S. House. And his constituents have given him a vote of confidence every two...
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6th Congressional District candidates differ on fighting ISISOct 11, 2016 5:00 am - Defeating the Islamic State won't be quick or easy, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says, but it must be done. “They are not the junior varsity,” Roskam said. “They are not on th...
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In one day, Roskam goes from planning to vote for Donald Trump to undecidedOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Just hours after saying U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam was planning to vote for Donald Trump, spokesman David Pasch on Tuesday rescinded the remark. Instead, Pasch released a wr...
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Suburban Republicans in Congress weigh words on Trump carefullyOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Several suburban Republicans in Congress would not say Monday whether they are following House Speaker Paul Ryan in his decision not to defend or campaign for their part...