(Downers Grove, IL) October 22, 2018 - In response to Peter Roskam’s attempts to hide how he long held a lifetime “A-” rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA), Sixth District Congressional candidate Sean Casten released the following statement criticizing Roskam for his opposition to common sense gun safety measures:
(Downers Grove, IL) October 22, 2018 - During tonight’s WTTW debate, Peter Roskam tried to hide the fact that he has consistently tried to cut Social Security and Medicare throughout his long career in politics. Roskam has voted time and again to turn Medicare into a voucher program, has supported privatizing Medicare and Social Security, and he authored the Trump tax bill that added $2 trillion to the deficit that Republican leaders want to pay for by cutting Social Security and Medicare.
(Downers Grove, IL) October 22, 2018 - Peter Roskam just tried to misrepresent the impact of the Trump tax bill, which he and his Republican colleagues jammed through Congress without a single Democratic vote but here are the facts:
(Downers Grove, IL) October 20, 2018 - After endorsing Peter Roskam in 2012, 2014, and 2016, Shaw Media’s Northwest Herald today joined the Chicago Sun Times in endorsing first-time candidate Sean Casten for Congress in Illinois’ Sixth District. In particular, the Northwest Herald praised Casten’s independence, strong understanding of economic issues as a former CEO, and the unique perspective he will bring to Congress.
(Downers Grove, IL) October 19, 2018 - After the Justice Department charged the first Russian national with election interference in the midterm elections, Sixth Congressional District candidate Sean Casten released the following statement:
(Downers Grove, IL) October 19, 2018 - This morning, Sixth District Candidate and scientist Sean Casten joined Felicia Chase, Union Steward of AFGE Local 704, and Jen Walling, Illinois Representative to the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, to release an environmental scorecard on the IL-06 candidates, as well as to highlight Peter Roskam’s complicity with industry insiders to stifle science. Video of everyone’s remarks today are available here.