Congressman Don Manzullo was first elected in 1992 to serve the people of the 16th Congressional District of Illinois, which includes the counties of Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Carroll, the majority of McHenry County and parts of DeKalb and Whiteside counties.
In the 111th Congress, he sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he is the top Republican on the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment and a member of the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. He continues to serve on the Financial Services Committee, where he sits on the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises and the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
As KS Gov, HHS Sec Sebelius opposed Gitmo at Ft Leavenworth; we have similar concerns for Thomson. http://tiny.cc/9Yems 0:12 AM Nov. 20 from Twitter.com
NW Herald on Gitmo in IL: opportunity for evil "might make dedicated jihadists lick their chops." http://tiny.cc/pMaBq 5:13 PM Nov. 18 from Twitter.com
I will be on WLS 890 AM with Don and Roma at 7:35 am CT Wednesday. Streaming at www.wlsam.com 3:22 AM Nov. 18 from Twitter.com
I will be on WNTA 1330 AM in Rockford at 9:35 am for my monthly chat with Ken DeCoster. Streaming at www.wnta.com 3:33 PM Nov. 17 from Twitter.com
CORRECTION: I will be on WLS am with Don and Roma WEDNESDAY at 8:35 am CT. 1:36 PM Nov. 17 from Twitter.com
I'm calling on President Obama to open a federal prison in Thomson, IL without terrorists. http://tinyurl.com/ykxr7un 9:29 PM Nov. 16 from Twitter.com
Busy am on Thomson/Gitmo issue. Just did WGN AM. On WIND 560 at 8:15 , WROK 1330 at 8:35, Chicago news conf at 10:30. 2:59 AM Nov. 16 from Twitter.com
Here's the CNN spot discussing my concerns w/ moving Gitmo terrorists to northwest Illinois. http://tinyurl.com/yzkrhm3 2:13 AM Nov. 16 from Twitter.com
I will be on CNN at 6 pm CT tonight discussing my concerns with the proposal to move Gitmo terrorists to NW Illinois. 11:41 PM Nov. 15 from Twitter.com