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August 08, 2008 Political briefs
BEAN LAUDED: The National Association of Manufacturers has recognized US Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Barrington, for her support of free-trade agreements during a ...
August 07, 2008 Congressional hopeful offers energy plan
Greenberg is trying to unseat two-term Democratic US Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington in the Nov. 4 election for the 8th Congressional District. ...
August 06, 2008 'TRACS' Act enters House, targets CN/EJ&E transaction
Melissa Bean (D-Ill.), who co-sponsored the bill. "This legislation will require them to do just that." Adds Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.), another co-sponsor: ...
August 05, 2008 Congressional hearing today on CN, EJ&E purchase
The five Illinois representatives are Melissa Bean, D-Barrington; Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale; Bill Foster, D-Geneva; Don Manzullo, R-Egan; and Peter Roskam, ...
August 05, 2008 New: CN has few friends at Congressional hearing
... of these questions,â said US Rep. Bill Foster, D-Batavia. Foster was joined by fellow representatives Melissa Bean, D-Barrington, Don Manzullo, R-Egan, ...
August 05, 2008 Hearing leaders: Shifting rail congestion is not the answer
Rep. Donald A. Manzullo, R-16th (right) speaks to members of the press alongside Congresswoman Melissa Bean, D-8th, and Congressman Bill Foster, D-14th, ...
August 05, 2008 Testimony: Rail buy would affect plans for STAR Line
Both US Rep. Melissa Bean, D-8th, of Barrington and Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano raised concerns at the hearing that the Canadian National deal ...
August 05, 2008 Lawmakers: Transportation board 'ignoring' citizens
... are focused solely on the rail industry and not on the citizens and their communities," remarked US Rep. Melissa Bean, D-8th, of Barrington. ...
August 01, 2008 Traffic congestion divisive for Illinois lawmakers
Melissa Bean and Bill Foster, nearly all of whom face competitive races in November. The group that seeks to block the deal has even taken the unusual step ...
August 01, 2008 County villages ramp up opposition to railroad merger
Next Tuesday, five members of Congress, including US Rep Melissa Bean, D-Barrington, will hold a field hearing on the issue in the Dirksen Federal Building ...
August 01, 2008 CN Railway to legislators: Thanks, but no thanks
E. Hunter Harrison, CN's president and CEO, has declined an invitation from Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Barrington, to participate in the hearing. ...
July 31, 2008 Credit card reform is essential now
We respectfully request that the remaining House Financial Services Committee members from the Chicago region -- Representatives Melissa Bean, Judy Biggert, ...
July 31, 2008 Report: EJ&E tracks won't have to share with STAR Line
US Rep. Melissa Bean, D-8th, of Barrington released a statement Friday claiming Canadian National's proposal "threatens construction of the long-awaited ...
July 31, 2008 CN won't appear at Tuesday's congressional public hearing
In a letter to US Rep. Melissa Bean this week, CN President and CEO E. Hunter Harrison said the CN declined the invitation to appear at Tuesday's public ...
July 30, 2008 Regional lawmakers plan Canadian National hearing
The hearing has been in the works for some time, according to a spokesman for Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill., and is not a direct response to the release of the ...
July 29, 2008 CN joins foes piling on federal report
... a sum opponents call insufficient. US Rep. Melissa Bean, a Barrington Democrat who is fighting the merger, said last week "$40 million is laughable."
July 26, 2008 Greenberg honest and intelligent
This is a refreshing contrast to our current representative, Democrat Melissa Bean, who failed to vote on an important piece of tax legislation that affects ...
July 26, 2008 Leaders rip EJ&E report
US Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Barrington, denounced the boardâs report Friday. She will join other suburban US representatives at a field hearing Aug. ...
July 26, 2008 Motorists to pay freight
One of the plan's staunchest opponents, US Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.), criticized the draft report as "highly disappointing." Bean said in a statement that ...
July 24, 2008 Key House Races Shift, and itâs in the Democratsâ Favor
CQ Politics is giving two-term Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean a more decisive advantage in a contest against Republican businessman Steve Greenberg. ...
July 23, 2008 Greenberg blasts Bean over campaign cash
By Russell Lissau | Daily Herald Staff Suburban US Rep. Melissa Bean's Republican challenger is blasting her for taking donations from a political group ...
July 22, 2008 STATE: Halvorson to attend Pelosi event
... John Lawrence, with a group of 10 other top congressional aides, including John Michael Gonzalez, chief of staff to Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Barrington. ...
July 17, 2008 Congressmen trying to halt Canadian National expansion
Don Manzullo, R-16th, of Egan; Judy Biggert, R-13th, of Hinsdale; Melissa Bean, D-8th, of Barrington; and Bill Foster, D-14th, of Geneva. ...
July 17, 2008 Congressional candidates building up large war chests
Incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean in the northwest suburbs raised $423000. Her Republican challenger, Steve Greenberg, raised $234000.
July 17, 2008 Greenberg trails Bean in fundraising race
Democratic US Rep. Melissa Bean, a two-term incumbent from Barrington, collected more than $423158 in donations between April 1 and June 30, according to ...
July 15, 2008 US Rep. Bean reports $1.5 million in campaign fund
AP WASHINGTON - Illinois Congressman Melissa Bean reports having $1.55 million in her campaign fund as of July 1st. Bean -- who upset longtime GOP incumbent ...
July 15, 2008 Foster, Bean campaign funds piling up, records show
Bill Foster continued to raise campaign cash at a fast clip after winning election in March, while two-term Democratic Rep. Melissa Bean continued to far ...
July 13, 2008 What the fight over trains is all about
US Rep. Melissa Bean considers that delay a sign board members are listening to community concerns. Another positive is that the STB ordered an ...
July 11, 2008 Protect constitution, elect Seals in 10th
Last Friday, Mark Kirk voted for the FISA legislation (along with Melissa Bean and Rahm Emanuel), which guts the Fourth Amendment. ...
July 10, 2008 Bean's record on wiretapping consistent
Included on the list was US Rep. Melissa Bean, D-8th, of Barrington -- though her staff pointed out she has maintained a consistent position on the Foreign ...
