In the past, leaders of both parties have been able to reach across the partisan divide. They succeeded by retaining their own humanity and recognizing the same in their political opponents.
If I am elected to Congress, I plan to introduce legislation tying Congressional pay to performance.
I will not stand for any tax increase for middle class or working Americans. There is no way I will support that.
Before I was elected to Congress, I helped to create the public corruption unit in the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Unfortunately, business was good. Among the usual suspects were government contracts steered to insiders - leaving Illinois taxpayers holding the bag.
In addition to skyrocketing premiums, Trumpcare also unravels protections that older Americans want and need in their health coverage.
Cutting tax credits for education and training will result in more Americans working at minimum-wage jobs while U.S. companies go begging for the higher-paid skilled workers they need.