Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Schakowsky: House GOP to blame for gridlockAug 27, 2014 1:00 am - Federal legislative action is being hampered by House Republicans who refuse to compromise, says seven-term Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. The 9th District inc...
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Hultgren hears about Common Core pitfalls during roundtableAug 26, 2014 5:30 am - Hultgren hosts forum on Common Core
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Roskam talks tax reform, health care, immigration in St. CharlesAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - Congressman Peter Roskam began his speech Tuesday at a chamber of commerce luncheon in St. Charles with a call to tax reform, but he soon found himself fielding question...
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Roskam hires wounded veteran in West Chicago officeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, says he's hired an Army veteran who was badly injured in an Afghanistan explosion to work on veterans issues. Retired Sgt. ...
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Kirk says Duckworth's 'deserter' comment overblownAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, Thursday criticized Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth for saying a company that leaves the country to lower its tax b...
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Duckworth: Company that leaves U.S. is a 'deserter'Aug 13, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, Wednesday compared companies that want to move some operations overseas to lessen their tax burdens to soldiers wh...
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Boehner campaigns for Illinois RepublicansAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - TAYLORVILLE, Ill. - U.S. House Speaker John Boehner is campaigning for Illinois Republicans in tight races this fall. Boehner was in Bolingbook Monday for a fundraiser f...
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Campaigns working to get people to vote early, by mailAug 01, 2014 5:00 am - Labor Day, the unofficial opening of campaign season, is still a month away, but one new and potentially big strategy in politicians' campaigns for votes starts next wee...
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Hultgren holds meeting on reducing backlog of veteran claimsJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Local organizations that assist military veterans with benefits claims spoke in favor Friday of a system that automatically awards full amounts if the process bogs down ...
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Republicans have some catching up to do in suburban races, monetarily speakingJul 15, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Incumbent Democrats in the suburbs' three biggest races for Congress are heading toward November with sometimes sizable cash ad...