Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Five-term North Shore Congressman Mark Kirk claimed a major downstate endorsement today for his Feb. 2 bid for the GOP's U.S. Senate nomination by gaining the backing of first-term Republican congressional colleague Rep. Aaron Schock of Peoria. Read more in Clout Street on chicagotribune.com .
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
No one’s happy about the economy right now and it doesn’t seem that anyone is happy about the stimulus package either. Whether someone is shouting socialism or directing other vitriol at President Obama or some fuzzy numbers and bad data show up in the records, the stimulus package can’t seem to get a break. Now, the Chicago Tribune reports that the $6.4 billion Illinois received...
Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Press release: Schock Works to Create New Jobs for American Workers 3 Years is Too Long to Wait on U.S. – Colombia Free Trade Agreement Washington, DC – Congressman Aaron Schock joined 35 of his colleagues in writing to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to allow a vote on the Free Trade Agreement between the United States [...]
Bizblogger (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Fred Barnes has an interesting piece that lays out Obama's philosophy on economics and it begins with the story of Obama's speech in Illinois back in February with Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens. Aboard Air Force One, Obama chatted amiably with Owens and [GOP Congressman Aaron] Schock. Owens showed Obama two pages of a PowerPoint presentation. The first gave the details of China's stimulus, devoted mostly...
PrairieStateBlue - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I've been following the Ron Paul / Alan Grayson effort to get the Federal Reserve audited for the first time in it's history. It's an effort to shed some light on where our bailout dollars are going. Ron Paul of course has an additional agenda as well but in this effort there is a real bi-partisan populist coalition. Here are the Illinois co-sponsors: Deborah Halvorson [D-IL11] Phil Hare [D-IL17]...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Yesterday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted 23-12 to pass the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act, which would extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal government workers. Next step: the full House, where it is expected to pass, then the Senate and then the President's desk. All of the "yes" votes were from Democrats and all of the "no"...
Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Press release: Moore and Schock Introduce Reauthorization of Crucial Legislation to Aid Domestic Violence Victims FVPSA, which expired in 2008, funds basic operation costs at victim shelters across the country Washington, DC – Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) today introduced the reauthorization of H.R. 4116, the Family Violence and Prevention Services Act (FVPSA),...
Hummers & Cigarettes (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A Tea Party is being planned for the Saturday after Thanksgiving -- Nov. 28th. Celebrate the Season and Send Washington a Message This is the first MAJOR TEA PARTY in St. Louis since . . . Tax Day Tea Party. And we need you. In return, we'll crank up the volume of YOUR VOICE so Claire McCaskill, Russ Carnahan, Kit Bond, Lacy Clay, John Shimkus, Aaron Schock, Jerry Costello, Todd Akin, Blaine Luetkemeyer,...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
From Congressman Aaron Schock's office: Washington, DC – Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL), along with several other members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation, introduced legislation today to prohibit any federal funds from being used to transfer detainees being held at Guantanamo...
Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Look at who’s wowing the GOP in Kent County, Mich.: Following Steele to the stage was U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill. The 28-year-old congressman has been deemed one of the GOP’s rising stars, and came out in rock star fashion with lights turned off, techno-like music and a stream of images on the big screens. “My first nine [...]
Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Press release: Schock Condemns Administrations Plans to Try 9/11 Mastermind on US Soil Washington, DC – Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) issued the following statement after President Obama and his administration announced their plans to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-confessed mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, in New York City for trial [...]
Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Press release: Schock Introduces Duty Suspension to Save Jobs in El Paso Washington, DC – As unemployment numbers throughout the country continue to rise, Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) recently introduced legislation to save 123 jobs at the DuPont Plant in El Paso, Illinois. Schock introduced H.R. 3915, a bill to extend the suspension on phenyl carbamate, a [...]
Peoria Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Via MediaBistro: That’s the view from Bob Schieffer’s seats at the Country Music Awards tonight in Nashville. CBS’ “TV Anchorman” is there with his wife and CBS’ Kaylee Hartung, who fills us in that they’re not the only DC-ers in the audience– Reps. Steny Hoyer and Aaron Schock are also there.
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Democrat Deirdre Hirner of Hannibal is planning to challenge U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock in the 2010 general election. According to the Quincy Herald Whig, her purpose for running is to extend the 180-day statute of limitation on filing equal-pay lawsuits,...
Truman's Take (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Dear CMPI Friends, The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest is pleased to announce the release of a video interview with Congressman Aaron Schock - the youngest member of Congress at age 28. Congressman Schock was elected in November 2008 and is serving his first term in Congress. In our interview with Congressman Schock we discuss how the current proposals making their way through Congress...
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