March 2008

News

3.15.08-Seminar offers advice to avoid home foreclosure
Liberty Suburban- U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th District, of Wheaton hosted a housing seminar Feb. 20 at Lake Park High School in Roselle featuring representatives from various housing organizations offering information and insight to those seeking to purchase a home or trying to avoid foreclosure. >>Read More

3.14.08-Class Meeting? In the Phone Booth
National Journal- Since 1913, when the House of Representatives expanded to 435 members, no Republican freshman class has been smaller than the one that began to serve after the 2006 election. Just 13 new House GOP members were sworn into office in January 2007, fewer even than were elected after the Watergate scandal decimated Republican ranks in 1974. >>Read More

3.14.08-Presenting the 2008 Parade Grand Marshal...
Elmhurst Independent- Upon his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, the Chicago Sun-Times and Roll Call newspapers called him a “rising star. On Saturday, March 15, Peter Roskam, the Congressman for the Sixth District of Illinois, is serving as the Grand Marshal of the Elmhurst St. Patrick's Day parade. >>Read More

3.12.08-Change for a penny?
Chicago Tribune- A House subcommittee led by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) convened a hearing Tuesday on a proposal to change the composition of both coins. Republicans and Democrats like the concept, particularly its promise to save taxpayers $100 million a year by using cheaper metals at the U.S. Mint. >>Read More

Press Releases

3.18.08-ROSKAM ANNOUNCES GRANT FOR ELMHURST HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today announced a $1,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to be used in support of programming for the NEH exhibit, “Going Places,” which will be on display at the Elmhurst Historical Museum from April 18, 2008 through May 26, 2008. >>Read More

3.13.08-CONGRESS’S ECONOMIC “DE”STIMULUS PACKAGE
Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today issued the following statement after voting against H.Con.Res. 312 – the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2009. >>Read More