Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)
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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.
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Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act draws Dem support
The Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14), received support this week from nine Democratic senators and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, a presidential hopeful.
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Hultgren issues statement involving shooting of Fox Lake officer
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) issued a statement today regarding the shooting of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, the Fox Lake police officer who was killed in the line of duty this week.
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Hultgren praises state House resolution to probe Planned Parenthood
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) praised a state House resolution, HR 671, that seeks to investigate Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). The bill aims to de-fund the organization after the release of videos of Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of body parts, including lungs, livers and brains, from aborted bodies.
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Hultgren to host public forum on transportation, technology on Thursday
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) will host a Community Leadership Forum on Transportation and Technology 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday at Plainfield Village Hall, 22401 W. Lockport St., Plainfield.
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Hultgren co-sponsors three bills to offer banks regulatory relief
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) said on Thursday that he has co-sponsored three House bills to help blunt federal regulations and provide relief to community banks in Illinois and across the nation.
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Hultgren co-sponsors Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) is co-sponsoring the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015, which updates federal pre-clearance provisions from the original Voting Rights Act, signed into law 50 years ago on Aug. 6, 1965.
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Hultgren supports Student Success Act
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) indicated Wednesday that he supports passage of the Student Success Act. The legislation gives state and local officials the ability to set school curriculum and measure academic success through reforms to the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Hultgren reintroduces bill modernizing manufacturers' financial tools
Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act updates the dated rules governing manufacturing bonds.
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Hultgren co-sponsors bill to help Vietnam War vets get Agent Orange-exposure benefits
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) has co-sponsored the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015, which grants presumptive Agent Orange exposure status to military service members who served in the territorial seas of Vietnam during the Vietnam War The bill, which would enable eligible veterans to receive Veterans Administration health benefits from diseases linked to Agent Orange, aims to reduce wait times for benefit claims under current VA regulations.
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Hultgren slams taxes on health insurance, medical devices
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) submitted a letter to the editor of the Northwest Herald that was published on Friday. In the piece, Hultgren argues that sound tax policy is "a tool often wielded to avert or incentivize certain behaviors." He specifically referred to the Affordable Care Act and that Washington's reason for taxing health insurance plans and medical devices was to make health care more affordable.
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Ill. lawmakers call for federal relief for small businesses impacted by April tornadoes
Entire Illinois Congressional Delegation asks Obama to help DeKalb and Ogle counties.
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Hultgren welcomes AKHAN Semiconductors to Illinois district
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) on Monday welcomed global technology leader AKHAN Semiconductors Inc. (AKHAN SEMI) to Gurnee, Illinois.
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Hultgren helps get tech-development program into funding bill
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) recently played a prominent role in including the Regional Innovation Program in an appropriations bill introduced in the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies. The program would support regional innovation ecosystems across the country, including Illinois, which connect researchers with the necessary skills and networks to bring innovative technologies to the market.