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House OKs financial-reform bills co-sponsored by Hultgren
Four financial-reform bills co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) recently were passed by the House with bipartisan support.
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)
Born and raised in Illinois, and having spent more than 15 years serving Illinois and its citizens at multiple levels of government, Congressman Randy Hultgren represents the state’s 14th Congressional District. The district is comprised of seven suburban counties including McHenry, Lake, Kendall, Kane, DuPage, DeKalb and Will.
Recent News About Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)
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National Retail Federation names Hultgren Hero of Main Street
The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently named U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) a recipient of the group’s Hero of Main Street Award for his record of voting for measures that support small-business growth and the retail sector.
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Hultgren receives Healthcare Leadership Council award
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) received a “Champion of Healthcare Innovation” award late last week from the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), a group of executives from U.S. health care companies and groups.
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Hultgren votes with House majority for long-term highway-funding bill
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) recently voted with a House majority for H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, helping to pass a long-term bill to fund federal surface-transportation programs for six years.
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Hultgren aims to ensure transportation-funding bill covers suburban projects
During a recent debate on the House floor concerning the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, which passed the House on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) secured a commitment from Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, to focus efforts on funneling federal transportation dollars to suburban areas.
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Kane, Will Counties awarded nearly $5 million in HUD grants
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) said earlier this week that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Illinois' state and local governments approximately $48 million in fiscal 2016 grants to help provide housing assistance for needy individuals and families, with more than $5 million earmarked for Kane and Will Counties.
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Hultgren votes against Budget Act, calls for 'structural reforms'
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) stood with other House lawmakers in voting against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which passed the House on Wednesday, then was approved by the Senate on Friday.The new budget plan increases the debt ceiling through March 2017, while offering no significant spending cuts to offset the expenditures.
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Hultgren votes with House majority for Retail Investor Protection Act
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) voted with a House majority on Tuesday for the Retail Investor Protection Act, which would maintain access for Americans to significant services and advice regarding their retirement.The bill currently is under consideration in the Senate.The Department of Labor recently proposed a rule to raise costs and reduce access to retirement investment counseling for lower-income Americans and small-business employees.
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Hultgren hosts discussion about local, state infrastructure needs
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) was joined by U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and officials from Illinois transportation authorities, county and city governments, and universities for a discussion on Monday about Chicago's and Illinois' infrastructure challenges.
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Hultgren co-sponsors legislation that targets world hunger
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) said late last week that he is co-sponsoring the Global Food Security Act of 2015. H.R. 1567 aims to reduce global hunger by achieving food security and improving nutrition, especially for women and children in Third World nations.
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Helsinki Commission to hold hearing on migrant surge into Europe
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, on which U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) serves as a commissioner, will hold a hearing titled "Europe’s Refugee Crisis: How Should the U.S., EU and OSCE Respond?” at 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2200.
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Hultgren, Lipinski launch Congressional Prize Caucus
U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) and Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) recently launched the Congressional Prize Caucus, which was formed to increase awareness and support further action for prize competitions, a crucial tool to spur innovation, engage citizen solvers, address tough problems and advance core missions.
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Hultgren cheers House passage of bill to reauthorize religious-freedom commission
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) applauded House passage on Tuesday of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)Reauthorization Act of 2015. USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission that monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad.
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Hultgren casts vote in favor of National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Randy Hultgren (D-IL) on Thursday expressed support for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.
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Hultgren co-sponsors Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) said on Thursday that he is co-sponsoring the Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015. H.R. 3220 would require Medicare to use smart-card technology that would reduce fraud, as well as reform the way Medicare reimbursements work, mandating electronic confirmation of payments to reduce the abuse of and costs to the Medicare program.