Judy Biggert

Illinois' 13th District

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  • Check out our new video, entitled: “House Republican Women Working for You.” http://t.co/oXh0RVAu
  • Congrats to Rosemary Wisnosky of Naperville on being named Honorary Consul to the Slovak Republic. http://t.co/WPGO4F3I
  • Congrats to those who hosted the GR2012 Celebrating Sustainability Festival at JJC this wknd on a successful event. http://t.co/QYhSjbSV
  • Read this week's e-newsletter. http://t.co/xNs6NWii
  • Tune into MSNBC at 11:40 a.m. CT. I’ll be on to discuss my efforts to combat domestic violence.
  • Sent a letter to Senator Reid to #RepealMOE so Illinois can reform Medicaid for those who need it most.
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/xNs6NWii
  • Awarded the Wulf family of Naperville with the Distinguished Flying Cross for the heroism of Elmer Wulf during WWII. http://t.co/5GsS95nS
  • Thanks to everyone at the National Breast Cancer Coalition for their support during yesterday’s visit to Cap Hill. http://t.co/R8IJSHgE
  • Was a pleasure to speak at Argonne this morning about U.S. competitiveness, the importance of R&D & science education. http://t.co/bo36GVpO
  • This week's e-news is up on our website. http://t.co/xNs6NWii
  • Another underwhelming jobs report shows that Washington needs to work harder, reject higher taxes, and cut uncertainty. http://t.co/GUAIG4LB
  • Great to hear Senator Kirk is moving home to continue his recovery. http://t.co/syZHZumf
  • Thanks to Joliet Job Corps for a great tour & your work to put our young people on a bright path. http://t.co/t6BpZ6rF
  • Congrats @MetroFamChicago on spearheading DuPage Head Start. Early learning makes a huge difference! http://t.co/LM6JATi2
  • Thanks to the folks at the Robert Crown Center in Hinsdale for inviting me to tour their heroin prevention program http://t.co/TF6hkkSs
  • Thanks to everyone @alzassociation for inviting me to speak in Bolingbrook on Sat, and for all that you do. Pics: http://t.co/Hc1MmCYB
  • This weekend, hundreds of volunteers participated in Rebuilding Together Aurora to repair homes for those in need.Pics: http://t.co/8NrjzlOz
  • Congrats to Kelly Egan, Morgan Sandacz & Jake Runnion on winning this year’s annual Congressional Student Art Contest. http://t.co/TvyFhPXH
  • This week's e-news is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • Watch my floor speech on our bill to keep student loans affordable, passed with #bipartisan support. #DontDoubleMyRate http://t.co/CT3RHvBD
  • The U.S. House just passed my bill to extend low student loan interest rates. Tell the @WhiteHouse and your U.S. Senators #DontDoubleMyRate.
  • MT @RepHultgren: @JudyBiggert has a proposal to keep student interest rates low & the bill is fully paid for! I'll be voting for it tomorrow
  • Read about my bill to cut student loan rates and keep college within reach. http://t.co/4TTmuuof
  • Follow @FinancialCmte for info on how we’re reducing fin #regs, reining in #Fannie & #Freddie, & restoring #housing market
  • At 5:10 p.m. tune into WJOL 1340 AM. I'll discuss important issues: highway funds & small business tax relief.Listen: http://t.co/iRVi3kQ8
  • RT @EdWorkforce: Trouble with Direct Loans? Read this article http://t.co/YKIi6YTV & share your thoughts http://t.co/fi6jk6Al #studentloans
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • Congrats to Turning Pointe Autism Fdtn on the grand opening of their Career Development Program. Ribbon-Cutting Pics: http://t.co/2i2MpXCD
  • Congrats @NapervilleIL on being ranked the #1 local government @Twitter account among Illinois' largest cities!
  • ICYMI: Naperville Sun highlights our senior town hall to discuss debt reduction and Medicare reform. http://t.co/FvvizKET
  • "A promise made is a promise kept." Discussing Medicare reform at Spring Meadows in Naperville. http://t.co/zPJbK1x5
  • ICYMI NCTV-17 is re-airing the heroin education forum held at Naperville North and Neuqua Valley High Schools last wk. http://t.co/PrEhsDSY
  • We can work together to end child homelessness across this country. http://t.co/xc0jl34c
  • Thanks to the folks at UPS for a great tour and discussion of rising gas prices. http://t.co/dAPX86rJ
  • It was great to meet Food Network star @Paula_Deen at a ribbon-cutting to celebrate her new restaurant in Joliet. http://t.co/6ZXPUDSu
  • Great job to Dists 203, 204 and the Naperville & Aurora Police Departments on last night’s forum on teen drug use. http://t.co/GKJOq5Hj
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • RT @CongHuelskamp: What #640million looks like. http://t.co/vNtHhlAq
  • We have a choice of #2futures. Today, the House voted to reduce debt, protect Medicare, prevent tax hikes. http://t.co/fA82cZrN
  • House approved Homes for Heroes, bipartisan legislation to improve housing assistance for our veterans. Watch: http://t.co/SCGRyfXa
  • The House passed the #JOBS Act to pave the way for small business job growth. http://t.co/y4g9enzb
  • Enjoyed attending the Aurora Flea Market this weekend with IL State Treasurer Dan Rutherford. Check out our pics:http://t.co/UXXYdr7O
  • Jobs 4 Vets–area veterans are invited attend tomorrow’s 2012 Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair tomorrow at the Hilton Chicago. http://t.co/3XjkpDQ4
  • Thanks to Lake Hinsdale Village Senior Community for welcoming me to discuss ideas to save and strengthen Medicare http://t.co/il6jsuro
  • My offices in Willowbrook and DC are now accepting intern applications for the summer. Find out more: http://t.co/1eazmOzD
  • Senate approved our #JobsAct to remove #Regulations for job creators and help small businesses grow. http://t.co/N0wET1ql
  • One step closer to the new veterans mega-clinic in Joliet. Today VA took ownership of space at Silver Cross Hospital. http://t.co/RJdbUeyt
  • Our nation has a choice of #2Futures. GOP Budget cuts spending, simplifies the tax code, promotes growth. Learn more: http://t.co/CwWOOHaY
  • Viewed the IL Patriot Guard Fallen Heroes Traveling Wall in Naperville, a touching tribute to those who've sacrificed for our freedoms.
  • This week's e-news is up on the website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • My IL colleagues and I have requested POTUS reconsider FEMA’s refusal of disaster assistance in southern Illinois.
  • Thanks to the IL Association of Aggregate Producers for visiting today to discuss the federal transportation bill. http://t.co/NEaJQNup
  • Thanks @NaperChamber Green Leadership Council for working w/ me to cut red tape and promote growth & energy efficiency http://t.co/k4Rq1pHN
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • Unemployment above 8 percent for 37 months. Senate must pass #JOBSAct to put Americans back to work. http://t.co/gyuJzEgn
  • Great News. The House approved #JOBSAct by vote of 390-23, paving the way for start-ups and entrepreneurs to create #jobs.
  • Today, the House will vote on the #JOBSAct to create an environment for #smallbiz and #startups to grow #4jobs http://t.co/7u0bci4L
  • The Jobs Act will increase economic opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs. http://t.co/7u0bci4L
  • Congrats to Bridget Brown of Darien for all the great work she is doing on behalf of individuals with Down Syndrome. http://t.co/2tMT96UI
  • I discussed my bill to expand housing & educational services for homeless kids at a briefing hosted by Rep. Davis. http://t.co/PMPd5Isy
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • The Federation for Community Schools asked me about challenges facing our nation's education system. http://t.co/itD5uIey
  • Tune into WJOL 1340 AM at 5:10 p.m. CT. I’ll be joining Isaac Sancken to discuss transportation, domestic violence, Asian carp and more.
  • Supreme Court agrees to combat Asian carp without killing jobs by closing Chicago’s waterways. http://t.co/AXi5prKO
  • Thanks to our local advocates and shelter providers for attending my roundtable on domestic violence yesterday. http://t.co/pJ09142u
  • Read this week's e-newsletter here: http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • Reps Dold, Lipinski & I joined up this morning to highlight fixes in the transport bill for Chicago suburban commuters. http://t.co/hXUheM6S
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • More taxes, more spending, more debt. Read my react to the POTU budget proposal. http://t.co/uVjqfxZP
  • Victory for homeless children – our Subcommittee approved HR32 to give more homeless kids access to help. http://t.co/h8O7lDpg
  • Read this week’s enews to stay up-to-date on repeal of the CLASS Act, budget reform, the FAA, and more. http://t.co/GILWrJWw
  • Good news. Unemployment dropped two-tenths to 8.3%. Now, let’s pick up the pace in Washington. http://t.co/cv7Rr6kh
  • Great news! Sen. Kirk continues to make significant progress in his recovery; docs have upgraded his status to fair. http://t.co/ITAhmhPU
  • This week's e-newsletter is on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • #SOTUGOP - Live coverage, fact check, and Q&A with GOP leaders during tonight’s speech: http://t.co/mpS51sVE
  • Now that we do bipartisan seating, the SOTU has a whole new social aspect. My “date” for tonight’s speech will be Rep. Gutierrez.
  • Our thoughts and prayers are with Sen. Mark Kirk & his family, wishing him a full & speedy recovery. http://t.co/egUMjWa0
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • Our $15 trillion debt is now larger than the entire U.S. economy. Yesterday, I and my colleagues voted to say NO MORE. http://t.co/ANbcvLI9
  • We need to preserve the full innovative potential of the internet. That’s why I do not support SOPA. Read more: http://t.co/L7tRiobw
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • Photo from my visit w/ NRG Logistics to discuss their work on fuel efficiency & emissions reduction in diesel engines. http://t.co/Yn44Fex0
  • Congrats to 360 Youth Services in Naperville on their new offices to help local homeless youth and families. Photos: http://t.co/PSI8p9Uk
  • It was great to join Romeoville business leaders at yesterday’s State of the Village event. Pics: http://t.co/wEaksDc9
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • Good news: December unemployment dropped slightly to 8.5%. But sustained growth requires long-term solutions, not two month patches.
  • Congrats to Joshua Damore and Richard Jett from Romeoville H.S. on being selected for the Army All-American marching band!
  • Congrats & continued success to my former staffer Johnathan Sih who was sworn in as 2nd Lieutenant in the USAF on Fri. http://t.co/prPVNPVi
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/TBY8Z6eP
  • View pics from our FSC hearing on improving services for homeless children. http://t.co/unlOvy1d
  • Watch a live webcast of our FSC Committee hearing on helping homeless children access supportive & housing services. http://t.co/MCJReWEU
  • Coming up in 10 minutes, I’ll be on Will County News and Talk WJOL 1340 am. Listen Live: http://t.co/z2lXS55N
  • This week's e-newsletter is up on our website. http://t.co/nNtGc28n
  • Happy Holidays from the U.S. Capitol. Time-lapse video http://t.co/fUHBpSIk via @SpeakerBoehner
  • Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison -- justice for the people of Illinois whose trust he abused. http://t.co/7OD3Pm2u
  • Today, we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor and honor the sacrifices of those who safeguard our nation.
  • Photos with Santa from Sunday’s event honoring military families at the Downers Grove train stop. http://t.co/peVCOWqD
  • On Sunday, I had a great time visiting w/ local military families during BNSF’s Holiday Express train ride with Santa. http://t.co/Gd7Dzp1h
  • Today’s FSC Chicago field hearing examined how Dodd-Frank regs are stifling our job creators. http://t.co/O8BZ95zu