Dupage Policy Journal

Congressman Bill Foster, representing Illinois' 11th district since 2013, recently shared a series of tweets highlighting his views on economic issues and local developments. Foster, who succeeded Judy Biggert in Congress, was born in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1955 and resides in Naperville. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree.

On November 23, 2024, Congressman Foster emphasized the importance of the middle class as job creators over billionaires who benefit from tax breaks. He stated: "Any manufacturer can tell you that the real job creators are customers, and most customers come from the middle class—not from the billionaires who benefit from Republican tax breaks."

In another tweet on the same day, Foster addressed U.S. manufacturing employment trends under different presidential administrations. He mentioned Mr. Bessent's challenge and noted: "U.S. Manufacturing Employment has risen under every Democratic President from Roosevelt to Biden, and has fallen under every Republican President from Herbert Hoover to Donald Trump."

On November 25, 2024, Congressman Foster expressed pride in securing funding for a local infrastructure project. He tweeted about his involvement in obtaining nearly $1 million for Holiday Hills' sanitary sewer extension project and his recent visit to observe its progress: "I was proud to help secure nearly $1 million for the Village of Holiday Hills to support its sanitary sewer extension project. Last week, I got a firsthand look at the construction progress."