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RELEASE: Over Two Dozen Democratic Leaders Endorse Bill Foster for Congress
NAPERVILLE, IL –Today, Foster for Congress announced the endorsement of numerous local Democratic Party officials in the 11th Congressional District. Foster, a scientist and businessman who was first elected to Congress in the district once held by disgraced Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, has represented the 11th district since 2013. “I’m honored to receive […]
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Foster ‘proud’ to vote for DREAM Act to protect migrants
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, called his vote for a bill to provide legal status for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children one of his proudest moments in Congress. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act was originally filed by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, in 2001, but […]
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Federal News Network: A NIST official subtly breaks with administration budget detail
By Tom Temin As the cherry blossoms fade and the muggy Washington summer approaches, the federal budget hearings have cranked up. Those for big departments make the cable TV shows because committee members are sometimes less interested in the federal budget than in some political bone to pick with the secretary. But what about at components, […]
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Earther: America’s Government Scientists Are Eyeing a Future in Politics
By Maddie Stone PHILADELPHIA—As the Trump administration continues to attack science, scientists continue to push back, whether by joining rallies and strikes or running for office. In the next election cycle, the ranks of those choosing the latter route may include more federal government scientists, a group that has traditionally preferred to remain out of the spotlight. That, […]
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