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Schock Introduces Duty Suspension to Save Jobs in El Paso
Nov 11, 2009
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As unemployment numbers throughout the country continue to rise, Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) recently introduced legislation to save 123 jobs at the DuPont Plant in El Paso, Illinois.
Schock introduced H.R. 3915, a bill to extend the suspension on phenyl carbamate, a key ingredient in the pro...
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Schock Legislation to Modernize Small Business Development Centers Passes the House
Nov 9, 2009
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On Saturday, the House passed H.R. 1845, the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Modernization Act, by a vote of 412 to 20. This legislation, introduced by Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) will provide SBDC’s with the resources they need to deal with increased demand and usage during these dif...
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Schock Statement on Latest Unemployment Numbers
Nov 6, 2009
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Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL), released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced the national unemployment rate reached 10.2 percent during the month of October:
“Families in Illinois and across the country are hurting as people continue to lose their job. In Februa...
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Schock Small Business Amendments Pass the House
Oct 29, 2009
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Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) offered two amendments today to H.R. 3854, the Small Business Financing and Investment Act, which passed the House unanimously.
The first Schock amendment will require quarterly progress reports from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator to Congress r...
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Schock Opposes Government Regulation of Student Loan Industry
Sep 17, 2009
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Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) voted against H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, when it passed the House by a vote of 253 to 171 today. This misnamed legislation abolishes the longstanding and respected Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) student loan program and replaces i...
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Schock Amendment to Prevent Future Foreclosures Passes House
Jul 23, 2009
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The House unanimously approved an amendment offered by Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) today to H.R. 3288, the Fiscal Year 2010 (FY 10) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act.
The Schock Amendment increases funding by $5 million for the Department of Housing and Urban De...
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Schock Legislation to Enhance Opportunities for Small Business Innovators Passes House
Jul 8, 2009
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The House today passed H.R. 2965, the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act, by the overwhelming vote of 386 to 41.
This legislation, which includes several important measures to improve small business grant opportunities, incorporates language from H.R. 2772, the SBIR and STTR Enh...
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Schock Amendment to Curb Identity Theft Passes House
Apr 30, 2009
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Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) today offered and passed an amendment to H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act, to strengthen identity theft protections by amending the bill to ensure inactivated credit cards remain on credit reports and prevents lines of credit to be opened in a cons...
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Bipartisan proposal calls for payroll-tax holiday for small businesses
Apr 2, 2009
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A recent study by professors at Stanford and Rutgers estimated that suspending only 40 percent of the payroll tax could create between 2 and 4 million jobs. Today, two freshmen members of Congress are announcing legislation to give small-business owners and employees a 100 percent suspension of the ...
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The case against the economic stimulus bill
Feb 15, 2009
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I was compelled to vote against the stimulus bill on Friday because it was a fundamentally bad bill. This was needlessly compounded because Members of Congress were given less than 12 hours to study such a voluminous bill involving such a vast sum of money.
Let me point out that the recent federal...
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