January 2009

News

1.28.09-Roskam, Kirk unchanged on stimulus package
Daily Herald - Suburban congressmen Mark Kirk and Peter Roskam came away from a sit down with President Barack Obama and other House Republicans Tuesday unchanged in their opposition to a $825 billion economic stimulus plan. >>Read More

1.22.09-DuPage County lobbies for spot in stimulus package
Suburban Life Newspaper - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, of Wheaton said he would like to see funds for many of the projects Schillerstrom outlined, but he also called for sensible government spending as Congress moves forward on a stimulus package. >>Read More

1.22.09-Legislators shoot for STAR line again
Sun-Times News Group - Officials called the proposal a common sense idea that will fit Obama's vision for infrastructure projects that create jobs and stimulate the economy. >>Read More

1.20.09-House GOP Looks to Triangulate
Roll Call - The confetti from the inaugural parties barely will be swept up when House Republicans meet on Wednesday to begin drawing stark contrasts between President Barack Obama and the House Democratic leadership. >>Read More

1.19.09-Roskam expects crowded Senate race, may run
The Hill - Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) said Monday that he expects a crowded field to pursue the Senate seat of Roland Burris (D) and that it might include him. >>Read More

1.16.09-Roskam weighs in on stimulus package
Pioneer Press - As congressional leaders attempt to assemble a stimulus package to rescue the economy, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, discussed on Thursday (Jan. 15) his views about the proposed bailouts. >>Read More

1.16.09-Roskam calls for tax cuts
Suburban Life - As Washington weighs plans to jump-start the economy, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, of Wheaton, today called for sensible tax cuts and tight oversight of spending as House Democrats unveiled a $825 billion stimulus package. >>Read More

1.9.09-Five People to Watch in 2009
Suburban Life - On Election Night, Roskam named the issues facing the nation next term; premier among them, he said, is preserving the free market amid economic turmoil >>Read More

1.9.09-Roskam named to Ways and Means committee
Pioneer Press - An appointment to one of the most powerful Congressional committees welcomed U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, after winning his second term. >>Read More

1.8.09-Roskam stresses need for economic improvement
Pioneer Press - Roskam approved of early proposals floated by President-elect Barack Obama, with whom he previously served in the Illinois state legislature. But although Roskam agreed with Obama's plans to trim taxes to spur the economy, he was reluctant about other stimulus ideas calling for massive government spending. >>Read More

1.7.09-Roskam lands prime committee assignment
Daily Herald - The seat, coveted by many in Congress angling for clout, gives Roskam a chance at crafting the GOP's input on the nation's tax, Social Security and Medicare policy. >>Read More

1.7.09-Rep. Roskam Talks Obama, Burris
Real Clear Politics - Obama's former Senate seat was at the center of the biggest story of the new Congress's commencement yesterday. Burris, Roskam's fellow Illinois native, arrived at the Capitol seeking to take the Senate seat that scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed him to, but he was turned away. >>Read More

1.7.09-Illinois House members sworn in under shadow of Blago scandal
Daily Herald - "There is a lot of material there," said U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton, noting the jokes going around the House. "You feel like everyone is coming up with a Saturday Night Live punch line. It is pretty merciless." >>Read More

1.7.09-7 habits of highly effective freshman
Politico - Illinois Rep. Peter J. Roskam, a conservative Republican, raised more than $2.6 million during his first two years in the House to help him hold onto a tough suburban Chicago district. That’s $2.6 million his colleagues didn’t need to chip in to keep him in the House. >>Read More

Press Releases

1.28.09-ROSKAM VOTES AGAINST MASSIVE TRILLION DOLLAR "STIMULUS" SPENDING BILL
Billions and Billions in Wasteful Pork, Only 0.41% in Tax Cuts for Small Businesses >>Read More

1.22.09-BIPARTISAN SUBURBAN DELEGATION REINTRODUCES BILL TO BLOCK CN'S ACQUISITION OF EJ&E
Common Sense Infrastructure Project to Create Jobs, Reduce Congestion while Promoting Long-Term Economic Growth >>Read More

1.7.09-ROSKAM SELECTED TO SERVE ON POWERFUL WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) today was selected by his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives to serve on the Committee on Ways and Means. Roskam’s move to this powerful committee is especially important to the state of Illinois, as he represents the state’s only Republican member. >>Read More