Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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14th Congressional candidates disagree on how to combat ISISOct 18, 2014 7:36 am - Neither candidate for the 14th Congressional District is ready to put American troops on the ground in any of the ongoing international conflicts. But while Democratic ...
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Senate hopefuls at odds on minimum wageOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - The two candidates for U.S. senator both agree on higher minimum wages but with some big differences on who should receive them. At an event Thursday at the Schaumburg I...
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Schneider, Dold to debate -- but only on TVOct 17, 2014 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and Republican challenger Robert Dold will discuss the issues facing the nation and the 10th District in two televised debates this w...
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Schneider's 3rd quarter fundraising, spending tops Dold's in 10th District raceOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's re-election committee raked in more than $1.1 million in campaign donations during the last three months, setting a new fundraising record...
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Minimum wage divides 14th Congressional candidatesOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - With President Barack Obama renewing his call to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 last week, the issue has heated up just in time for the stretch run of congress...
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Ebola outbreak sparks finger-pointing in Senate raceOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - As screening of passengers arriving from west Africa began Thursday at O'Hare International Airport, the Ebola virus got politicized in the race for the U.S. Senate seat...
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6th Congressional hopefuls differ on health care reformOct 15, 2014 5:00 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and his Democratic challenger for the 6th Congressional District seat, Michael Mason, are on two different sides of the spectrum when i...
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Biden coming to Vernon Hills next week to stump for SchneiderOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Vice President Joe Biden will visit Vernon Hills next week to promote early voting and stump for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's re-election bid. Biden will appear at the Sul...
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Duckworth announces military retirementOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs when the Blackhawk helicopter she was piloting was shot down during combat operations in Iraq, has announced her retire...
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Affordable Care Act divides Foster, SengerOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster says the Affordable Care Act is succeeding in its goals of increasing access to "quality, affordable health care," but his Republican ch...