Previous Next   Roskam's National Review Op-Ed: Is America’s Bond Rating as Safe as Geithner Thinks It Is? Mar 15, 2010  - It is rich with irony that an administration so intent on exacting a pound of flesh from the financial community for the sub-prime crisis has a Treasury Secretary that is following the same path that Wall Street took to put our economy in jeopardy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said recentl... More Roskam On One-Year of "Stimulus": A Failed Spending Adventure Feb 17, 2010  - Today, Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), Deputy Whip and member of the Ways & Means Committee, issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of the Democrats’ “stimulus” program (ARRA): “When Democrats’ signed into law their “stimulus” program one year ago today, Americans were ... More Roskam on The Highest Deficit Inducing Budget Proposal Ever Feb 2, 2010  - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), Deputy Whip and member of the Ways & Means Committee, issued the following statement after the Obama Administration released their FY 2011 budget proposal, a record $3.8 trillion proposal that will raise the budget deficit to $1.6 tril... More Time For Agreement Between Action and Rhetoric Jan 27, 2010  - With President Obama set to deliver the State of the Union tonight, Americans are eager to see what he and Congressional Democrats will be focused on in 2010. While 2009 was a year of misplaced priorities and fiscal recklessness by Democratic leadership, Republicans continue to stand ready and willi... More Roskam: We Need a New Direction After Illinois’ 11.1% Unemployment Jan 22, 2010  - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), Deputy Whip and member of the Ways & Means Committee, issued the following statement after the Illinois Department of Labor reported that Illinois’ unemployment rate now stands at 11.1%, an increase of 3.3% since President Obama was in... More Roskam Calls for New Pay Accountability at Bailed Out Fannie and Freddie Jan 21, 2010  - WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, Congressman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), Deputy Whip and member of the Ways & Means Committee, introduced The Protecting Taxpayers From Excessive Compensation Act, calling for new pay accountability rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Roskam’s proposed legislation would proh... More Just Another Government Boondoggle Jun 9, 2009  - In February of this year, Congressional Democrats passed the biggest spending bill in history.   Literally, they borrowed and spent more money at one time than anyone ever has, in any country, at any time.  This plunge into debt was sold to a hurting nation as the cure for our economic problems: It ... More Opt for Innovation over Taxation Jun 3, 2009  - Energy costs are high, in fact they’re very high.  Gas prices might not be at the sky-high rates we experienced last summer, but they are still a consistent burden.  In fact, just last week Chicago was named the most expensive city in the country to fill up your tank of gas – at a whopping $2.57 ave... More ROSKAM SPEAKS ON POTENTIAL REPEAL OF THE DEATH TAX May 22, 2009  - On Wednesday, Congressman Peter Roskam gave a spirited floor speech, focusing on the urgency behind repealing the death tax. Below are some selected quotes from Congressman Roskam’s speech. You can watch a video of highlights here or the full floor speech here.    “For a Congress that has come al... More Roskam, House Republicans rail against ‘energy tax’ May 20, 2009  - U.S. House Republicans including Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, of Wheaton, are ramping up their opposition to a climate change and energy bill moving through Congress that they say would burden industry with a “national energy tax.” In a conference call with reporters today, Roskam and several other re... More   Previous Next