Sunday, December 2, 2012
North Shore Congressman recounts achievement of his term in what may be one of his last floor speeches.
In what may have been one of his final speeches on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) told his colleagues serving in Congress has been one of the proudest achievements of his life. In the weeks remaining in his term, he expressed hope a deal could be structured to keep the country from going over the fiscal cliff of the expiration of the Bush era tax cuts and mandated spending reductions. Earlier: Schneider Beats Dold in 10th District Race “Governing in a democracy is not easy,” Dold said. “It requires compromise. It requires working together. As I’ve often said, putting people before politics and progress before partisanship is the only way we can move this country forward and have a …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
North Shore Congressman urges Republican leadership to modify stance on extension of payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits.
Update (4:30 p.m.): House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) reached an agreement today to extend the payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits for 60 days. There will be a voice vote of House members Friday. (Earlier 3:30 p.m.): Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) urged House Republican leadership today to pass the 60-day extension of payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits approved Saturday by the Senate. Rather than vote on the bill Tuesday, Dold voted with most House Republican colleagues to send the bill to a conference committee with the Senate to resolve the differences between the two chambers. At that time, Dold told Patch he would have supported the 60-day extension if he did not think the conference …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Schakowsky calls Republican leadership “Grinches” while Dold remains hopeful of a solution.
Millions of Americans approach the new year facing less disposable income as Congress moved further away from a solution Tuesday when the House of Representatives sought the formation of a conference committee rather than passing a Senate bill to avert the crisis. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) blasted the House Republican leadership as the “Grinches” who stole Christmas from the middle class while Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) remains hopeful for a resolution in the next 11 days. Should Congress fail to act by Dec. 31, 166 million working Americans will see their payroll deductions increase while two million job seekers relying on extended unemployment payments will lose that source of income. On Saturday, the Senate passed a bill…
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Congressman wants action rather than gamesmanship on payroll tax holiday and extension of long term unemployment benefits.
With time running out for Congress to pass an extension of the payroll tax holiday and long term unemployment benefits to keep millions of Americans from having less money in their pockets after Jan. 1, Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) said he is tiring of partisan bickering. “There is a lot of gamesmanship going in this political season and there is little doubt why the American people are fed up,” Dold said. “We need to get moving.” Dold does not see it getting better with elections next year. Dold voted for a House version of the legislation Dec. 13 which the Senate rejected before passing its own bill Saturday extending benefits for 60 days. Dold flew back to Washington Monday expecting to vote on the Senate version or amend it that …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Money is not available according from lenders they claim.
When Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) called a select group of small business owners together to discuss government regulations, he got an earful Monday morning in Glenview about the difficulties they have with lending institutions. Arie Zweig of Winnetka, the owner of R.A. Zweig in Glenview who hosted the event, told the story of a person who could not get a mortgage on a home despite offering to make a down payment in excess of 70 percent. “Access to capital is important for business,” Zweig said. “I know a man who wants to buy a house for $850,000 and he was going to put $600,000 down. He makes over $100,000 a year and he could not get a $250,000 mortgage.” Gadi Cohen of Northbrook, who owns a number of commercial properties, explained …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
John Tree brings combination of business and military experience to his campaign for Congress.
Business owner and Air Force Reserve Col. John Tree, 45, of Long Grove will become the fourth Democratic candidate seeking his party’s nomination in the March 20 primary to earn the opportunity to challenge Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) next November for the 10th Congressional District seat. Tree will officially announce his candidacy tomorrow, according to spokesperson Ken Snyder. He will join Waukegan community organizer Ilya Sheyman, Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider and Mundelein attorney Vivek Bavda in the expanding Democratic field. “He has the breadth of experience as well as the moral authority of wearing his country’s uniform to hold Dold accountable,” Snyder said. Tree decided to make his first run for public …
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Local congressman becomes first member of House’s freshman class to get legislation approved.
Rep. Robert Dold’s (R-Kenilworth) small business approach to legislation helped make him the first freshman member of Congress this session to pass a bill under his authorship. Anchored by his small business roots, Dold saw a problem in a law he believed created government waste and went about finding a solution. “It's not quite that simple in Congress, but I'm trying to take that approach,” Dold said in an interview with Patch. “I tried to bring those on the other side of the aisle on board by reaching out and making the case that this was the right thing to do.” Sponsored by Dold, the FHA Refinance Program Termination Act passed the House of Representatives March 10 with some bipartisan support (17 Democrats), 256-171. It now goes to …
Monday, February 21, 2011
Congressman addresses group in Glenview hours after casting vote to cut $60 billion in federal spending.
A passionate group of more than 60 people came to U.S Rep. Bob Dold’s (R-IL) town hall meeting at Glenview Village Hall on Saturday to hear what their congressman had to say about his first six weeks in Washington. The citizens wanted to hear Dold’s ideas and express their own. Some of the participants argued with each other while the first-term congressman acted as the peacemaker. Most had the economy and budget as their top priorities, and there were a myriad of suggestions to improve the situation. Dold was poised to discuss the issue after voting to cut $60 billion from the current federal budget just seven and a half hours before the meeting began. He cast his vote about 3:30 a.m. (CST) on the floor of the House. “We had to go back…
Friday, January 21, 2011
Freshman North Shore congressman joins 249 other representatives in voting to reverse last year’s Health Care Reform Act.
Before Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) fulfilled a campaign pledge Wednesday by voting to repeal the Health Care Reform Act passed last year, he had already started an effort to reduce the law’s effects on small business. While the legislation is expected to be defeated in the Democrat-controlled Senate, the House of Representatives voted 245-189 Jan. 19 to repeal the entire bill. This touched off criticism from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the arm of the Democratic Party responsible for recruiting Congressional candidates. Knowing Wednesday’s vote is unlikely to be enacted, the Republican House majority plans to propose a number of pieces of legislation that will ultimately modify provisions of the new law. …
Gary
5:01 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
We went over the cliff in 1935... we are just about to hit the ground. So far the fall hasn't hurt one bit. In fact, in can be quite a rush as everyone enjoys the weightless illusion that we can all vote ourselves other people's money and live with out worry... right up until we hit the granite bedrock of economic reality. This one's gonna sting. more ›