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Ozinga: Pekau puts 'people over politics'
Keith Pekau, Illinois' 6th District candidate for U.S. Congress, has a strong history of putting "people over politics," according to State Rep. Tim Ozinga (R-Mokena).
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Pekau: ‘I would denounce a library introducing kids to straight sex by holding a burlesque show’
GOP candidate for Illinois 6th Congressional District Keith Pekau noted his disdain for a Downers Grove Public Library event.
Business
GOP candidates promoting education, parents' rights to hold meet and greet in Darien
A group of Republican candidates is holding a meet and greet in Darien prior to the June 28 primary.
Government
Disinformation Governance Board is being compared to '1984': 'We're not the opinion police'
The DHS's Disinformation Governance Board is being compared to '1984' all around the country.
Business
Op-ed: We need commonsense lawmaking to help our job creators and small businesses
As a Mayor and congressional candidate focused on improving the economy and creating jobs, I’ve been shocked to see how state legislative leaders have been callously disregarding the current economic crisis and continuing to pass legislation that harms our job creators in Illinois.
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Casten scandal, leaked Election Day comments
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten called constituents who didn’t vote for him 'racist homophobes' in recorded comments earlier today.
Business
Casten takes heat over ‘666’ photo
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten is taking a ribbing for a photo of him and two supporters each holding up six fingers.
Business
Ives: State officials should be on the side of local businesses
Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives joined a local business roundtable last week featuring DuPage County business owners who are concerned with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders they say are limiting their businesses.
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Business owner troubled by Casten's 'chilling' tweet, disregard for constituents
DuPage County business owner Margot Henshaw Day says the words of County Board District 4 candidate Hadiya Afzal (D-Glen Ellyn) reveal a lot about how she would fare in public service, had she not had to withdraw from the race after an inflammatory, anti-law enforcement tweet on July 26.
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Casten Leads Letter Calling on HHS, FDA to Collect Comprehensive Data when Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led a letter along with 53 of their House colleagues calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to collect and report the aggregate sex, race, and ethnicity data of all participants in COVID-19 vaccine trials.
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Casten Statement on SCOTUS Rule Against Trump Administration Attempt to End DACA
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program
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Casten Statement on Ongoing Protests Following George Floyd’s Death
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) released the following statement following the death of George Floyd and a week marked by nationwide protests calling for changes in systemic racial inequities, police brutality, and injustice.
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Casten Introduces Legislation to Mitigate Risk Financial System As Oil and Gas Markets Face Turmoil
On Friday, U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced H.R. 7046, a bill to mitigate systemic risk to the financial system due to increased volatility in oil gas prices and the subsequent impacts to exploration and production (E&P) company balance sheets.
Business
Casten Urges CFTC to Include Casten-Led Climate Priorities in Market Risk Advisory Committee Report
Congressman’s bills to be considered in report focus on climate-related financial risks
Business
Casten, Levin Lead 41 House Colleagues in Letter Urging Federal Reserve to Join Network for Greening the Financial System
U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06) and Mike Levin (CA-49) led a letter signed by 41 of their House colleagues calling on the Federal Reserve to join the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as an active member.