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GOP scrambles to shore up support for health billMar 14, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and Republican leaders in Congress scrambled on Tuesday to shore up support for their health care bill as critics went on the attack ov...
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Roskam: GOP health care plan good for Illinois; Hultgren on the fenceMar 08, 2017 12:00 am - As a fight rages on Capitol Hill over a Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton strongly supports the alternative devised b...
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Roskam talks taxes at luncheon, skips protestersMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam spoke about tax policy to a lunch crowd at the City Club of Chicago on Monday, then left without speaking to reporters or to constituents who had ...
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Cubs' Anthony Rizzo aids Arlington Heights woman's cancer battleMar 02, 2017 4:00 am - It had been many months since Emily Kmiecik texted with Laurie Rizzo, the mom of Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and an instrumental figure in her son's success...
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Suburban members of Congress react to Trump's speechFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Suburban members of Congress offered a range of reactions Tuesday to President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress, criticizing his stances on im...
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Democrats stress immigration, health care with choice of guests to Trump speechFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Suburban Democratic members of Congress are making political statements on Republican President Donald Trump's stances on immigration and health care by their choices of...
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Roundtable in Hoffman Estates addresses potential repeal of health lawFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - New Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg held a health care policy roundtable in Hoffman Estates Thursday, with a focus on what would happen if the A...
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Krishnamoorthi hosts health care panel, town hallFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg will host a Health Care Policy Roundtable and a general town hall meeting for 8th District constituents this week. The ...
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Brad Schneider to meet with constituents Saturday in NorthbrookFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Rep. Brad Schneider will host a "Congress on Your Corner" event at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, at the Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane in Northbrook. Schneider, a Demo...
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Republicans block Democrats' effort to get Trump's tax returnsFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to use an obscure law to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns from the IRS. Democrats on...