May 2008

News

5.30.08-Roskam says his district's No. 1 concern is gas prices
Pioneer Press - Intertwined concerns about energy and the economy were the main issues discussed by U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, in a wide-ranging interview with the Pioneer Press on Friday (May 30). >>Read More

5.29.08-Residents meet with Roskam
Elmhurst Press - A handful of residents patiently stood in line Tuesday to spend a few minutes speaking with U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th District, of Wheaton. >>Read More

5.29.08-Roskam supports altering coin metals
Pioneer Press - Rep. Peter Roskam, R-6th, is supporting the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act which seeks to reduce the estimated 1.26 cent cost of producing a penny and 7.7 cent cost of minting a nickel. In the face of rising metal prices, the bill passed the U.S. House on May 8 and was referred to the Senate. >>Read More

5.16.08-The $153 million traffic jam
Chicago Tribune - One carrot under consideration: U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk, Judy Biggert and Peter Roskam have introduced a bill that would give tax credits to employers who provide their workers with transit vouchers. >>Read More

5.15.08-Steel Cent Proposal Wins in House Vote
Numismatic News - The Mint evidently objects to this, too, for as Rep. Peter Roskam R-Ill.) noted in floor debate, the Mint has an alternative agenda. "[W]ithout wanting to be overly critical of the Mint, let me just point out that I think that they have not done exactly as I think would be wise as it relates to solving this cost production problem," Roskam said. >>Read More

5.14.08-'Great Americans' to make their way down Main Street on Sunday
Lombardian - With the scent of lilacs in the air, Lombardians know that the Lilac Parade cannot be too far behind. The village's 54th Lilac Parade, "Great Americans," will step off at 1:30 p.m. from Main and Wilson on Sunday, May 18. >>Read More

5.12.08-Bill would offer businesses mass transit credit
ABC 7 Chicago - A recent study by Business Week found that more than half of workers in Chicago said they would take public transportation if their employer paid for it. So on Monday, three Republican congressmen -- Mark Kirk, Judy Biggert and Peter Roskam - announced their plan to make that happen. >>Read More

5.8.08-House antes up for new penny
Chicago Tribune - Supporters of the measure say it will save taxpayers more than $1 billion in production costs over the next decade by allowing the U.S. Mint to switch to less-expensive metals. As we reported earlier this year, it currently costs 1.7 cents to produce every penny and 10 cents for every nickel. >>Read More

Press Releases

5.26.08-CONGRESSMAN ROSKAM MEMORIAL DAY STATEMENT
Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today released the following statement as the nation honors our military veterans by observing Memorial Day: >>Read More

5.21.08-ROSKAM AND SCHAKOWSKY LEAD EFFORT TO OBSERVE NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH
Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced H.Res. 1124, calling for the establishment of a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month which passed the House of Representatives today. >>Read More

5.12.08-ROSKAM SECURES $190K FOR ADVENTIST GLENOAKS HOSPITAL’S “NO-WAIT” EMERGENCY ROOM
Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today was honored by Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights for securing $190,000 for their new “no-wait” emergency room. Hospital leaders dedicated the emergency room’s radiation facilities to former Illinois 6th District Congressman Henry J. Hyde for his work on behalf of the advancement of medical care in the district. >>Read More

5.12.08-ROSKAM, KIRK AND BIGGERT: MAKE COMMUTER TRANSIT PART OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PACKAGES
U.S. Representatives Mark Kirk, Judy Biggert and Peter Roskam joined with public transit and business leaders today to introduce legislation providing gas price relief for thousands of Chicagoland residents. The Creating Opportunities to Motivate Mass-transit Utilization To Encourage Ridership (COMMUTER) Act offers tax incentives for companies to boost employee participation in public transportation. >>Read More

5.8.08-ROSKAM PENNY PROVISIONS PASS HOUSE, SAVES TAXPAYERS $1 BILLION
Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today was pleased to see the passage of H.R. 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008, a Democratic bill that contained many provisions authored by Roskam in H.R. 4036, the Cents and Sensibility Act of 2007. >>Read More

5.5.08-ROSKAM HONORS HIS 4th GRADE TEACHER & TEACHERS ACROSS THE NATION
Congressmen Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today took to the floor of the United States House of Representatives to honor his fourth grade teacher, Miss. Lillian Anderson, and to advocate on behalf of a bipartisan resolution to establish a National Teacher Day, for which he is the Republican cosponsor. >>Read More