Robert T. Schilling: “When I ran for office, I made a contract with the people of the 17th District of Illinois, and one of the elements of…”

We also must keep in mind the fact that we will have a new group of veterans entering into the VA system with needs that are different from the past veterans group.

I have talked to many of my constituents about this issue and am hard pressed to recall one person that believes Congress should receive a pension.

At a time when rural populations are looking for new ways to grow our communities, our voice must be stronger than ever.

A lot of times our government tends to see something and then overreact to it, and move too rapidly.