Scott Harper In the News
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Chicago Sun Times - July 29, 2010
Campaign sees promise in poll
WASHINGTON—Democratic House candidate Scott Harper, in a rematch with Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), has a poll that his campaign says shows a path for him to win in November.
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Naperville Sun - July 02, 2010
Biggert pushes repeal of health insurance reform
The six-term Hinsdale lawmaker is among 80 U.S. House Republicans who as of Thursday afternoon had signed a discharge petition aimed at repealing the federal health care reform legislation enacted earlier this year. No Democrats have put their names on the petition.
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Naperville Sun - July 02, 2010
Biggert, Harper launch salvos on PAC donations
Democrat Scott Harper, the Naperville native who hopes to unseat longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, announced this week that he will decline all campaign contributions from corporate political action committees—and alleged that his opponent’s campaign coffers are stuffed with them.
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Chicago Sun-Times - June 24, 2010
The latest in ShoreBanks struggle to survive. White House denies Biggert interference charge
WASHINGTON—As Chicago’s ShoreBank struggles to survive, the Obama White House issued a strong statement Wednesday denying that it is interfering in any way with federal regulators or influencing financial institutions willing to pump money into the bank.
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Naperville Sun - June 09, 2010
Expressing their frustration with BP
In an event that nearly harkened back to the 1960s, dozens of area residents held a one-hour vigil Tuesday night in front of the BP office building at the corner of Ferry and Winfield roads in Warrenville in recognition of the 50th day of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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TribLocal, Naperville - June 08, 2010
Monarch Landing Welcomes Candidate for U. S. House in 13th Congressional District
Monarch Landing in Naperville welcomed Scott Harper of Naperville, candidate for the 13th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, to an Open Forum on May 21 sponsored by the resident-led Political Awareness Committee.
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Daily Herald - June 03, 2010
When does Biggert hate bailouts?
“It’s agreed. Taxpayers hate the bailouts. So do I, and so do most of my colleagues.” said U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert in the May 6 Daily Herald. But then why did she vote for the $700 billion bailout for our country’s largest financial institutions?
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Chicago Sun-Times - May 07, 2010
Schakowsky fund-raiser draws Illinois Democratic elite
Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s major annual fund-raiser—her 9th “Ultimate Women’s Power Lunch” drew Illinois’ Democratic elite. The event, at the Hyatt on Wacker Drive, has evolved into a showcase for Democratic candidates up and down the ticket.
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Daily Herald - May 07, 2010
Regulation, transparency key to reforms
If you find the ongoing debate over financial reform legislation confusing, you’re not alone. The financial industry that made a fortune by recklessly and unethically gambling with other people’s money has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and hired an army of lobbyists to muddy the waters in order to make proposed reforms difficult to understand and enact.
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Daily Herald - March 23, 2010
Both sides say they have voters on their side in health care issue
If you disagree with how your lawmaker voted on the landmark health care legislation this weekend - whether for or against - chances are you’ll have an alternative choice come the November elections.
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Daily Herald - June 26, 2009
Democrat Harper taking another shot at Biggert’s seat
After a quick rise from political obscurity to campaign-fundraising dynamo, Scott Harper is ready for Round 2 against six-term U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert.
