Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)
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Hultgren behind effort to expand energy research efforts
A bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) will not only spur energy research to keep America at the forefront of technology, but it may also create jobs in Illinois.
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SBA loans available help victims of July flooding
Disaster relief in the form of low-interest Small Business Administration (SBA) loans was recently made available for residents of Lake, Cook and McHenry counties, according to a press release from U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL).
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Hultgren calls on FEMA to help assess Northern Illinois flood damage
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) has urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help assess recent flooding damage in Northern Illinois, according to a press release.
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Hultgren backs change to Voting Rights Act regarding discrimination
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) has signed on as cosponsor of the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2017, according to a press release.
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Service Academy Day in St. Charles to offer information on military academies
U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) and Peter Roskam (R-IL) are hosting a Service Academy Day from 9 a.m. to noon April 22 at St. Charles East High School for students and their families from from the 14th and 6th Congressional districts interested in U.S. service academies.
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Hultgren to participate in veterans forum at Geneva American Legion
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) will participate in a veterans forum at 2:30 p.m. March 3 at the American Legion Fox River.
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Hultgren guides STEM scholars through presentation at digital institute
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL), co-chair of the STEM Education Caucus, and the class of 2016 STEM Scholars visited the Digital Manufacturing Design and Innovation Institute (DMDII) – UI Labs in Chicago to give the science, technology, engineering and math students an opportunity to participate in hands-on activities using facility equipment.
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Hultgren co-sponsors bill to assist Americans with pre-existing conditions
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) has co-sponsored H.R. 628, the Guaranteed Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2017.
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Hultgren retains District 14 seat in U.S. House
Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano retained his seat in the 14th Congressional District by an approximately 20 percent vote margin over Democratic challenger Jim Walz of Gurnee.
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Hultgren votes with majority as House passes long-term highway bill
The U.S. House passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 late last week, with U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) voting with the majority.Hultgren had been a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and has been an active proponent of a long-term highway-funding deal throughout this year.
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Hultgren aims to ensure transportation bill doesn't give suburbs short shrift
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) took to the House floor this week to call for a more equitable share of transportation funding for suburban communities from the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, which the House passed on Thursday.
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Hultgren attaches anti-lobbying provision to transportation-funding bill
U.S. Reps. Randy Hulgren (R-Dist. 14) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) filed an amendment to the pending Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) on Tuesday that would reinstate a previous law preventing the Department of Transportation from accepting any payment to lobby for legislation at any level of government.
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Kane, Will Counties, state awarded federal affordable-housing grants
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) said on Monday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded approximately $48 million in grants to Illinois' state and local governments to fund affordable-housing projects. More than $43 million will go to the state, with the remaining funds going to Kane and Will Counties.
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Hultgren votes to reopen Export-Import Bank
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) was one of 313 lawmakers who voted Tuesday to reopen the federal government's Export-Import Bank, ending almost four months of closure.
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Hultgren votes to gut Affordable Care Act, de-fund Planned Parenthood
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) voted late last week with a House majority that passed the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, which would cut funding for Planned Parenthood and repeal principal components of the Affordable Care Act.
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Hultgren hosts Chicago roundtable on Illinois' infrastructure needs
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) hosted a roundtable this week in Chicago to discuss Illinois' infrastructure needs with federal and local policymakers and other stakeholders. Twenty five representatives from Illinois transportation authorities, universities, governments and businesses, along with Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairmen of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, attended the discussion.
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Hultgren helps target world hunger by co-sponsoring food-security bill
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) said recently that he is co-sponsoring the Global Food Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 1567), which aims to reduce global hunger in developing nations by helping these regions achieve food security and boost nutrition, especially for women and children.
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Hultgren, Lipinski launch Congressional Prize Caucus to spur innovation
The new Congressional Prize Caucus was launched recently at an event hosted in conjunction with XPRIZE by U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) and Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3). The House duo developed the caucus to increase awareness and support further action for prize competitions, a crucial tool to spur innovation, engage citizen solvers, address tough problems and advance core missions.
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Hultgren, commission to examine migrant surge into Europe
Hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees began pouring into Europe in 2014, and officials are seeking solutions on how to manage the situation.As many as half of the arrivals are thought to be Syrian war refugees, and as thousands more join them every day, many of the nations in Europe's Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are struggling to manage the situation.
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Hultgren hails signing of Protecting Affordable Coverage fo Employees Act into law
President Obama recently signed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act into law, a measure U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) co-sponsored.The PACE Act provides an important fix to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), maintaining the definition of the small-group insurance market and preserving flexibility for states and mid-market employers.