• Manzullo Secures $4.8 Million in Defense R&D; Projects for Rockford-Area Manufacturers
    Dec 16, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) announced today he has secured $4.8 million in federal funds for northern Illinois manufacturers working on advanced research and development projects for the Department of Defense.   The funding is included in the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations conferenc... More
  • Manzullo Statement on President's Decision to Move Gitmo Terrorists to Northwest Illinois
    Dec 15, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today issued the following statement reacting to President Obama’s decision to move up to 210 al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to the Thomson Correctional Center in northwest Illinois.   STATEMENT   "I've always supported opening the Thomson Cor... More
  • Manzullo Opposes Costly New Financial Bureaucracies, Supports Alternative Bill that Protects Consumers
    Dec 11, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) will vote later today against legislation to create several new costly government financial bureaucracies, and he will instead support an alternative bill to strengthen existing regulations to ensure America’s financial sector remains strong and consumers are protec... More
  • Manzullo Secures $850,000 to Help Fight Crime, Create Jobs in Rockford, Winnebago County
    Dec 10, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) announced today he has secured $850,000 in federal funds for various initiatives to help fight crime and create jobs in Rockford and Winnebago County.   The funding, secured by Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan), is included in the 2010 Omnibus Appropriations bill, w... More
  • Manzullo Secures $100,000 to Help Intellectually Disabled Students Transition to Adulthood in McHenry County
    Dec 10, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today announced he has secured $100,000 in federal funds to help expand an important program that helps students on the autistic spectrum successfully transition to adulthood in McHenry County so they can support themselves as adults.   The funding is included in th... More
  • Manzullo Secures Another $750,000 for Rakow Road in McHenry County
    Dec 9, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today announced he has secured another $750,000 to help fund the vital Rakow Road widening project that will help reduce severe traffic congestion for tens of thousands of motorists in southeast McHenry County.   The funding is included in the Omnibus Appropriations... More
  • Manzullo, Durbin Secure $800,000 to Help Create Jobs, Improve Higher Education in Rockford
    Dec 9, 2009  - U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo (R-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today they have secured $800,000 in federal funds for two important initiatives to help create jobs and improve higher education in Rockford.   The funding is included in the 2010 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which the Hou... More
  • Manzullo Introduces Bill to Increase Tax Incentives for Manufacturers, Put Americans Back to Work
    Dec 3, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) today introduced legislation to boost the economy and put Americans back to work by accelerating an existing tax incentive he co-authored that encourages manufacturers to keep jobs in the United States.   The American Jobs Creation Act of 2009 (H.R. 4189) would sp... More
  • Manzullo Responds to President Obama's Address on Afghanistan
    Dec 1, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to the nation on the War in Afghanistan: STATEMENT “President Obama tonight gave Americans a frank assessment of our challenges in Afghanistan. His plan to send 30,000 additional t... More
  • Manzullo to President Obama: Open Federal Prison in Northwest Illinois Without Terrorists
    Nov 16, 2009  - Congressman Don Manzullo (R-IL) today called on President Obama to abandon his proposal to move up to 215 Taliban and al Qaeda terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to northwest Illinois and instead focus on opening the state’s Thomson Correctional Facility as a maximum security federal prison without the ... More