Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Who's helping whom in Congress?Nov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald asks the question "What have you done for me?" with respect to the candidates. But Judy Biggert has not done anything for us. What she has done in Congr...
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Roskam doesn't share our valuesNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Unfortunately, Peter Roskam has not done a very good job as our representative. At a time when we needed leadership from our Washington representative, all we got was ...
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Seals backers keep health care costs upNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - On his Web site Dan Seals says: "it is unconscionable that the world's richest nation allows so many people to go without health insurance." If Mr. Seals truly believes ...
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Senate candidates differ on military, IraqOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate rivals Dick Durbin and Steve Sauerberg offer contrasting views when it comes to military policy. Durbin, the Democratic senator form Springfiel...
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Greenberg best to lead us in slowdownOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - As the economy slows, it appears that we are headed into a recession. As the economy tries to recover, we will need to be ready with the tools for that recovery. Two thi...
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Greenberg is one for the 8th DistrictOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Steve Greenberg equates Congressman with Chief Development Officer for the 8th District. He figures his first order of business if elected will be to pry our governor's ...
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Seals backs health care, but does Kirk?Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week I and nine other residents of Lake Country met with a legislative aid of Mark Kirk to ask for his commitment to support the Health Care for America Now campaig...
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Thanks to Obama, Seals for hard workOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to say first that I love Dan Seals and Barack Obama, throughout this whole process with these wonderful guys trying to make a difference in the U.S. I woul...
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Bean had hand in financial messOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The collapse of the mortgage industry is such a huge mess that it is not possible that Congress was unaware of the accounting irregularities at Fannie Mae, which is at t...
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Oberweis won't 'pay for it later'Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Why was our economy so weak that people are losing their homes? Why did we give Wall Street $700 billion? Because we built our economy on "pay for it later." The teaser ...