Randy Hultgren and Joe Walsh are facing off against each other for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 14th Congressional District. Both sent end of week emails.
First the email from Congressman Randy Hultgren:
The Hultgren Huddle
Dear friend,
This week marked the 888th day since the Senate has passed a budget. To mark this occasion, I joined 35 other freshman members of Congress to tell the do-nothing Senate that, “Enough is enough, do your job – pass a budget.”
Not only have they failed to pass a budget for 888 days, spending recklessly the whole time, they have also failed to vote on any of the dozen pro-growth, pro-jobs bills the House has passed with bipartisan support. It’s time for Harry Reid and Dick Durbin to get serious, pass a budget, and pass our bills that will get Washington bureaucrats off the backs of America’s small business owners and let them hire and expand.
However, I did receive some good news this week: President Obama, at long last, has formally submitted to Congress free trade agreements with the nations of Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.
This marks a long overdue milestone in the implementation of three vital, no-cost, job-creating free trade agreements and I am confident that we will have the opportunity to vote on them in the days ahead. These bills will expand valuable new markets for America’s manufacturers and farmers, helping to create jobs in Illinois and across the country.
If you haven’t already, be sure to like my Facebook page, follow me on Twitter, or check out my YouTube page to stay informed on everything I’m doing on your behalf in Washington and in Illinois.
As always, it is truly an honor to serve you in Washington. Please contact me at 630.232.7104 or 202.225.2976 if I can be of assistance, or if you’d like to share your thoughts on the issues before Congress.
In service,
Randy Hultgren, Member of Congress
Hultgren announces the following:
Mobile Office Hours
Staff from my district office will be available to assist constituents with individual concerns at the following scheduled mobile office hours:
Wednesday, October 12
Maple Park Public Library
302 Willow Street
Maple Park, IL 60151
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Now, the one from Congressman Joe Walsh:
WALSH’S WEEKLY WRAP-UP
Today, I visited both Wauconda High School and McHenry County East High School.
I was able to speak with local students about the importance of government and how to get involved in the community. It was great to sit down and listen to what students have to say, and I will be visiting more schools in the district to encourage students to become more involved.
This week in Washington, I voted against the continuing resolution bill to fund the federal government until November 18. This is the second short term funding bill put before Congress in three weeks.
The American people elected us to cut spending, create jobs, and get our fiscal house in order.
These types of temporary funding measures are not what the American people had in mind when they sent us to Washington.
It is not fair to you. We need real solutions to the real problems America is facing, and I am going to continue to fight to get our fiscal house in order.
A photo of Chicagoland's most prominent Tea Party member was included in a Chicago Tribune article Friday.
I also sent a letter to President Obama asking him to get serious about job creation and to replace the General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt as head of the Council on Job Creation. With the unemployment rate hovering at 9.1%, we need to create American jobs to get this country running again. Since the President‘s appointment of Jeffrey Immelt to the Council on Job Creation, GE has paid zero federal income taxes in 2010, moved their medical imaging headquarters to China, and is moving into the Chinese aviation industry.
As chairman of the House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, I know that small business owners are the key to pulling us out of this recession, not the government. To view the full letter to the President click here.
As you may know, Illinois is the last state in the entire nation that does not allow lawful Americans to carry a firearm.
I sent a letter to the Brady Campaign about Illinois’s restrictive gun laws and outlined the importance of gun rights and how they are currently being ignored, particularly in Illinois.
We need not forget that freedom was gained and will always be maintained by a strict interpretation of our Constitution and this certainly extends to the Second Amendment. While I respect the mission of the Brady Campaign to reduce crime and violence, I strongly disagree with them on how this should be done.
It should not be done through the slow dismantling of our right to bear arms and by disarming law abiding Americans. I will always be an outspoken advocate for Second Amendment rights and particularly, a repeal of Illinois’ laws preventing the right-to-carry.
Walsh includes the following scheduled events:
UPCOMING EVENTS
CUP OF JOE WITH JOE
Saturday, October 8 10:00am-11:30am
Three Brothers Grill
209 Rand Road (Rte 120)
Lakemoor, IL 60051
Click here for more information
Walsh’s Job Fair
Sunday, October 16 12:00pm-4:00pm
Woodstock North High School
3000 Raffel Road
Woodstock, IL 60098
Click here to sign up