‘Peter Roskam’

“Every single Democrat running to challenge Rep. Peter Roskam in November is ready to hold him accountable for being the chief architect of the GOP Tax Scam that will hike taxes on middle class families and homeowners in his district and give the vast majority of its benefits to millionaires and large corporations,” said DCCC […]

Rep. Peter Roskam’s re-election chances are considered a Toss Up by non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report in part because the district is changing quickly underneath Roskam’s feet – it voted against President Trump and the president is deeply unpopular there. But Roskam hasn’t made it any easier on himself by voting the party line […]

A recent change to Rep. Peter Roskam’s campaign website begs the question: is he ashamed of State Representative Jeanne Ives’ support for his campaign? As recently as November, Peter Roskam had an endorsements page on his website. That endorsements page used to include support from not just Governor Bruce Rauner, but also Rauner’s gubernatorial primary opponent, […]

You know what they say: even a broken clock is right twice a day. Yesterday, in a radio interview, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner said what vulnerable House Republicans Reps. Peter Roskam, Randy Hultgren, Mike Bost, and Rodney Davis have been unable to admit: the GOP tax scam is going to hike taxes on middle class […]

Today, the Cook Political Report moved the race for Illinois-06 to a Toss-Up in its ratings of the 2018 elections. In their assessment of the race, the Cook Political Report notes that Rep. Peter Roskam has been a Republican “party loyalist” who represents a district that is moving away from him and his record of […]

Washington Republicans voted along party lines today to approve Rep. Peter Roskam’s tax plan to hike taxes on middle class families and homeowners in Chicagoland while giving a big break to big corporations and the richest one percent. We’ve already said a lot about just how bad Rep. Peter Roskam’s tax plan is for Chicagoland, […]

Today, during an editorial board interview with Crain’s Chicago that was broadcast over Facebook Live, Rep. Peter Roskam refused to denounce Republican Senate Candidate Roy Moore, who last week was revealed to have likely had sexual relationships with multiple minors. Members of the editorial board asked Roskam one simple question several times, asking about whether […]

Today, Rep. Peter Roskam and his Republican colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee advanced their tax scam to the House floor on a strictly party line vote. Roskam is one of the chief authors of the plan, which eliminates middle class tax breaks that provide a significant benefit to Chicagoland families and homeowners while […]

As the Ways and Means Committee meets today to begin considering Rep. Peter Roskam’s corporate tax cut plan, Roskam’s constituents should know that he has already broken three promises: First, there is no “soft landing” for the elimination of middle class tax breaks that provide a significant benefit to Chicagoland families and homeowners. As many […]

Rep. Peter Roskam was supposed to introduce his big corporate tax cut bill today, but the grand reveal was delayed because Roskam and Washington Republicans are scrambling to sell their harmful middle class double tax. Roskam’s tax plan calls for eliminating or severely weakening the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction, which would allow Chicagoland […]