Mar 16, 2010
Madam Speaker, as we are here today on the House floor, at this very moment the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives is smiling and dialing. They are calling Members of Congress on the other side of the aisle, cajoling…
Peter Roskam
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Peter Roskam is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 6th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. During his time in Congress, Roskam served on several key committees, including the Ways and Means Committee, where he focused on tax reform and healthcare issues. He was known for his advocacy of conservative fiscal policies and played a role in the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017.
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Mar 10, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart), a great champion of freedom and hope and rescue in the Americas.
Mar 10, 2010
Mr. Speaker, in a nutshell, this bill does three things then: It extends the time period for contributions to Haiti for attribution to a 2009 tax return; it extends the contribution until April 15th for contributions to Chile for relief…
Mar 10, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. ROSKAM asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mar 10, 2010
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank and congratulate Chairman Levin for his leadership on this issue, and particularly want to thank him for the gesture of reaching out to the minority on this and hope it is a glimpse of things to come. As the…
Feb 23, 2010
Mr. Speaker, a couple of weeks ago President Obama came and he addressed the House Republicans in our retreat in Baltimore, and I posed a question to him. And, in a nutshell, I asked, how about the free trade agreements? This is an…
Feb 4, 2010
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman. The scene and the content of this debate is really like a bad movie in a lot of ways. You rewind the tape and we have ultimately had this conversation about a year ago when the Democratic majority…
Feb 3, 2010
Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 5 offered by Mr. Roskam: Page 8, line 20, insert ``and community colleges'' after…
Feb 3, 2010
I thank the gentleman for his kind words. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Ms…
Feb 3, 2010
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I thank the majority for making this amendment in order and a special thank you to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) who was instrumental in putting this together. The…
Jan 28, 2010
How do we move forward, and on the job creation piece in particular, you mentioned Colombia, you mentioned Panama, you mentioned South Korea. Are you willing to work with us, for example, to make sure those FTAs get called?
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