(Downers Grove, IL) October 26, 2018 - Congressman Peter Roskam helped write the Trump tax law and a new study from the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy makes it clear that his constituents are paying the price. As Crain’s Chicago Business reports:
(Downers Grove, IL) October 26, 2018 - Today, Sixth District Congressional Candidate Sean Casten called on Peter Roskam to return the money he’s received from the chemical lobby. According to newly filed FEC reports, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) gave Roskam a sizable campaign check on October 3rd, just eight days after requesting that the EPA reconsider the risk value of ethylene oxide - the cancer causing chemical released by Sterigenics in Willowbrook - which the EPA recently acknowledged as a known human carcinogen.
(Downers Grove, IL ) October 25, 2018 - This morning, the Chicago Tribune published a groundbreaking exposé on Peter Roskam’s close ties to Sterigenics and the massive financial support Roskam has received from the chemical lobby. As the Tribune documented, the American Chemistry Council is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep Roskam in office at the same time they are lobbying to allow Sterigenics to continue to produce cancer-causing emissions.
(Downers Grove, IL) October 25, 2018 - Wanted to be sure you saw Washington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler spoke out last night and this morning about Peter Roskam’s lies in the debate about his record of protecting pre-existing conditions. In Glenn’s words, “if you voted for the AHCA, defend your decision, but do not try to hide behind our Pinocchios.” Peter Roskam voted to remove protections for pre-existing conditions, impose an age tax, and kick millions of Americans off coverage. It is high time he stop lying his constituents.
(Downers Grove, IL) October 23, 2018 - Following the final 6th District Congressional Candidates’ debate, here’s a look at Roskam’s misrepresentation of his extreme agenda:
(Downers Grove, IL) October 22, 2018 - Following the 6th District Congressional Candidates’ debate, Casten for Congress Campaign Manager Greg Bales released the following statement: