Freshman Brad Schneider and Veteran Jan Schakowsky come away with different impressions of the same message. Sen. Mark Kirk joins the chorus on gun control.
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) saw President Barack Obama’s State of the Union through different eyes but came away with the same message Tuesday. Both north suburban lawmakers praised and ratified the President’s proposals to raise the minimum wage, stimulate job growth, implement gun control and more. They heard the same message but saw it differently. Earlier: Schneider, Schakowsky Give Back to Honor King Schakowsky, a seven-term veteran, was excited by the challenge the President laid at the feet of Congress while Schneider was awed by the full experience of his first State of the Union address on the floor of the House of Representatives. “It was a pretty incredible experience,” Schneider said…
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Congressman’s bipartisan proposal will ease the way for people to get training for skilled jobs employers are seeking.
Legislation to improve employment opportunities for north suburban residents was introduced today by Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield). It is the first bill introduced by the 10th District Congressman. Aimed at small and medium sized companies, the law proposed by Schneider and Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) will help create a certification which schools and other training programs can issue to signify to a potential employer the credential holder is ready to step into a specific job. Earlier: Local Businesses Bend Schneider’s Ear “Businesses want to grow and they need qualified, skilled people who are ready to go from day one,” Schneider said. This was a major take away he got from a tour of area businesses Jan. 10 and 11. “This will help match…
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9:12 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
No. Obama was elected by a coalition of haters and takers. more ›
Readers find most agreement on issues where Dold and Schneider concur with each other. New poll asks readers if the economy or health care is the most important issue.
A large number of readers responding to the latest Patch poll measuring which steps people favor to reduce unemployment in America agree with two issues where Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and his Democratic opponent, Brad Schneider of Deerfield, agree. Schneider and Dold both think unemployment will decrease and more jobs will be created if the government takes steps to ease access to capital for companies and lessen the burden of regulation on small business. Earlier: Schneider, Dold See Small Business Reducing Unemployment Of the 57 people who responded to the unscientific survey, 19 favor easing regulatory burden on small business and another 14 think government should make it easy for companies to borrow money. The most readers, …
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1:12 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
Dear "dold's supporter". I find it funny that you think that "degrees are fake" and that we should forget going to college so that we would only be "educated" only to the point where we could work in a small local business. What makes your remarks particularly funny is your OBVIOUS need for education in the English Language!. For one thing, it's not "those money" belong to the company"-- It's "… more ›
With only 80,000 new jobs added to the economy in June, job creation promises to be a major campaign issue for Congress. Take the Patch poll voicing your opinion on the best way to add jobs.
Small business is the economic force both Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 general election, Brad Schneider of Deerfield, see as the country’s job creation force. While Schneider and Dold think America’s small businesses need easier access to capital and less regulatory burden, their campaigns are wasting little time branding the other as more extreme than their words show. Earlier: Dold, Schneider Try To Defy Labels A firm idea of how to create jobs promises to be a key component of the fall campaign in the wake of Friday’s report showing only 80,000 new jobs created in June. Unemployment remains at 8.2 percent with underemployment at 14.9 percent, according to a report on CNBC. Both graduates of…
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12:35 pm on Friday, July 27, 2012
To some of you who think Dold should pay his employees at Rose Pest Solution any overtime: Congressman Robert Dold does not steal any money from his employees. Those money belong to the Company and thus, to the owner. Besides, the overtime laws favor the lazy employees and I hope Congressman Dold will change them because paying an employee overtime might hurt the business up to the point of … more ›
More than 35 people ask Congressman to support Schakowsky's bill.
A group of more than 35 protesters gathered outside Rep. Robert Dold’s (R-Kenilworth) Manufacturers’ Roundtable to focus attention on the congressman's failure to support job growth and lack of accessibility to constituents Monday at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Organized by Moveon.org, the protesters thought Dold was holding a Town Hall meeting at the Lake Forest site. The event was an invitation-only discussion among local industrialists to discuss the use of exports to create jobs, according to Dold District Director Kelley Folino. “(Rep.) Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) proposed this jobs bill to put 2.2 million people back to work,” said Marilyn Pagan-Banks of Chicago, one of the protestors. “We want him to support it…
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2:46 pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
ROTFL The Volt isn't selling well because it's an overpriced American car ($41K) that under some conditions gets less mileage than a Prius. more ›
Pending trade agreements could help, but come with concerns.
Job creation can come in a variety of forms, and more than 60 representatives of the local business community learned how developing the contacts and expertise to export products outside the United States can help. Area manufacturers heard from experts from the U.S. Department of Commerce and each other at a roundtable hosted by Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) Monday at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Companies as diverse as Fannie May Candies of Lake Forest, soil erosion specialists Profile of Buffalo Grove and scientific measurement manufacturer Buehler of Lake Bluff came away with new tools. Some are heavily into export while others do little. “Ninety-five percent of all consumers live outside the United States today…
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The 9th District lawmaker's call for a $227 billion plan is sure to draw GOP fire.
With the economy struggling, the markets extremely volatile and the debt limit debate still stinging, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) was aiming to put a focus back on job creation last week. But her $227 billion proposal will face stiff opposition, even her most ardent of supporters concede. At a North Side school in Chicago Aug. 10, Schakowsky said she will be introducing a plan when Congress returns from its recess in September that she estimates will create as many 2.2 million jobs in this era of above 9 percent unemployment rates. “Because the American people, 2 to 1 [ratio], believe the real issue is jobs, I am relying on the voice of the American people to make the difference and to make this legislation a reality,” Schakowsky said …
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12:00 pm on Thursday, August 18, 2011
Like her co-yakyak Obama, she has no plan except 1) blame conservatives, 2) blame American business, 3) blame earthquakes, 4) blame the "market" 5) blame Bush, 6) blame Bush, 7) blame tsunamis, 8) blame non-Turks and on and on. She has never criticized the blabbermouth Congress"man" Barney Frank or other Democrats who opposed executive monitoring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Bawney said in 2003… more ›
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12:53 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
What are you taking about? more ›