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Chicago Tribune: Keeping a watchful eye on IRS
May 21, 2013 -
By: Dennis Byrne, May 21, 2013, Chicago Tribune The popular impression is that President Barack Obama's Internal Revenue Service harassed only tea party and patriot-like groups seeking tax-exempt status. If it were only so. Allegations of IRS harassment of pro-life and religious groups reach as far ...
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CDC needs balance
Apr 18, 2013 -
By: Rep. Aaron Schock Politico Living with the realities of sequestration and budget-tightening has meant that most federal agencies have to do more with less. Many are paring initiatives down or cutting them entirely to save precious resources for programs that truly make a difference. Yet one gove...
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In the Spotlight: Tax reform necessary for economic prosperity
Apr 14, 2013 -
Peoria Journal Star April 14, 2013 By Congressman Aaron Schock Adam Smith famously wrote in his "Wealth of Nations" that "complex tax codes are more burdensome to the people than they are a benefit to the sovereign." Those words speak the truth about the U.S. tax code, which has grown to more than ...
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Millennials fight for future with own war on debt
Mar 6, 2013 -
Last week, in one of the liveliest and most thought-provoking conversations we’ve had in this Capitol, we sat around the table with a group of young people who care deeply about solving our nation’s debt crisis. These “millennials” — representing myriad socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, colleg...
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Costly Red Tape Causing Burden on Businesses
Feb 12, 2013 -
Costly Red Tape Causing Burden on Businesses Jacksonville Journal Courier | 2/12/2013 | By Congressman Aaron Schock What could you have done with an extra $236.7 billion last year? If you’re a small business in Jacksonville, I’m sure you could have hired a new employee, expanded your business or gi...
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Schock: 1,400 Days, Deeper in Debt, and Still Democrats Do Nothing
Feb 9, 2013 -
By Congressman Aaron Schock Illinois Review – Saturday, February 09, 2013 In the nearly 1,400 days since the Democrat-controlled Senate has failed to pass a budget, one could have taken 179 trips to the moon, or closer to earth, our country could have constructed the entire Keystone XL pipelines twi...
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The Economic Impact
Nov 11, 2012 -
This past November we heard an awful lot about the “war on women,” but the more pressing battle continues to be over the struggle to lower the national unemployment rate - including the staggering unemployment rate for women. While the economic malaise has impacted every demographic of our society a...
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Competitive bidding for diabetes testing supplies hurts seniors
Sep 11, 2012 -
By Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) - 09/11/12 10:29 AM ET The Hill's Congress Blog As diabetes plagues our nation, countless seniors rely on diabetic testing supplies (DTS) from their local pharmacists in order to live with and manage their disease. Unfortunately, an expansion of Medicare’s Competitive ...
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Audit the Fed
Jul 24, 2012 -
On Wednesday, the House will vote on and pass legislation by Congressman Ron Paul to audit the Federal Reserve. I cosponsored this needed bill which takes the necessary steps to open up the Federal Reserve and begin to shine light on a government bureaucracy that impacts the daily lives of every Ame...
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