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      <excerpt>...package to close the Cuba facility. House Republicans have vowed to fight the looming proposal. Illinois&#8217; GOP delegation includes U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert of Hinsdale, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton and U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo of the Rockford area....</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...a rigid reading of the law around tax evasion that seems quite a stretch. During the House debate early this month, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., said the individual mandate to buy health insurance in the Democrats' plan could mean jail time: &quot;I'm not talk</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...include a fine of as much as $250,000 and up to five years in prison for the most egregious cases, Republicans point out.Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.) said on the House floor that this means the health overhaul comes with handcuffs. &quot;Now, I am not talkin</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the Thomson plan today, including GOP Senate front-runner Mark Kirk; Don Manzullo, whose district includes Thomson, and Peter Roskam and Judy Biggert. GOP Illinois House members sent a letter to Obama saying Illinois &quot;will become ground zero for jihadis</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Unfortunately, the representative for Illinois&amp;#39; 6th congressional district, Peter Roskam, is probably one of the RNC&amp;#39;s favorites and rarely, if ever, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Republican Rep. Peter Roskam&amp;#39;s 2008 net worth was somewhere between $850733 and $1199724 (169th). In 2007, it ranged from $713028 to $1970000 (154th). ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...hopeful who is the frontrunner in the GOP primary. Others include Rep. Don Manzullo, whose district includes the prison; Rep. Peter Roskam and Rep. Judy Biggert. They want the detainees kept in Cuba--and not land on U.S. soil. In a letter to Obama, the </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>So Rep. Peter Roskam what are you going to do about it. Stop whining like a RINO and lead. Not one of you have come onto this site to lead, just whine. What happened to Congressional Leadership? What hormones are they putting in ...</excerpt>
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