Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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New Republican national committee chairman says Illinois is key to rebuilding party trustApr 20, 2011 11:00 pm - In the aftermath of controversial predecessor Michael Steele's administration, the National Republican Committee must work to rebuild trust with donors, new Chairman Rei...
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Hultgren says retirees shouldn’t fear proposed Medicare changesApr 20, 2011 12:00 am - Congressman Randy Hultgren said Tuesday he doesn’t believe projections by a nonpartisan panel that say the House Republican budget plan will increase medical costs for r...
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What your Congressman's office space says about themApr 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Outside each congressman's Washington, D.C., office are the same American flag and welcome sign. But inside, the personalities of the men and women who subu...
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Don’t cut Planned Parenthood fundingApr 17, 2011 2:00 am - Randy Hultgren and the Republicans have shown that they are incapable of proper governance and are not interested in deficit reduction. If they were, why would they choo...
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Dold faces tough questions at town hall meetingApr 16, 2011 12:00 am - Fresh off voting for the so-called Paul Ryan budget plan on Friday, newly-elected Congressman Robert Dold returned to Buffalo Grove Saturday where constituents questione...
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Dold town hall in Buffalo GroveApr 15, 2011 12:00 am - Tenth District Congressman Robert Dold is inviting all residents of the district to a town-hall meeting from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Buffalo Grove village hall, 50 Ra...
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Hultgren: No budget, no pay for lawmakersApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Members of Congress should have to put their money where their mouths are, one suburban representative says. Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren, of Winfield, is proposing th...
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Roskam video explains GOP debt ceiling approachApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Less than a week after a federal shutdown was averted, Wheaton Congressman Peter Roskam Wednesday released the first of two videos outlining the GOP's approach to the ne...
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Tea party, GOP hold us hostageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - It is one thing for a newly-elected representative to arrive in Congress with a grand vision for improving the nation, but it is quite another when they arrive with a na...
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As shutdown looms, suburban members look to debt ceilingApr 08, 2011 6:00 am - As a government shutdown looms, two suburban members of Congress are launching plans to focus on the next funding battle — the debt ceiling — even as a fight over the cu...