Congressman Aaron Schock (IL-18)

Schock Praises U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement as Pathway for New Opportunities for IL Workers

This month (May), after years of negotiations, which begin in 2006 under the Bush Administration, the implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) finally becomes effective. (Aaron is pictured here with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a visit to Colombia to discuss the Free Trade agreement)

Schock Participates in Flag Dedication Ceremony in East Peoria

On Monday, May 14th, Aaron participated in a flag dedication ceremony at the Caterpillar Facility in East Peoria. The dedication ceremony was held in honor of Memorial Day and the 113 veterans that are currently working at the CAT facility. Before the ceremony, Aaron had the American flag flown over the United States Capitol.

U.S House Passes Repeal of Budget Busting Illinois Medicaid Mandate

Congressman Aaron Schock and Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross issued a joint statement today calling on the US Senate to join the House in passing legislation to repeal the Medicaid Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Requirement.

Jobs Legislation Tracker

Since taking over the majority, House Republicans have been hard at work passing commonsense jobs bills. Small business owners are being bogged down by burdensome regulations from Washington that prevent job creation and hinder economic growth. We must remove onerous regulations that are redundant, harm small businesses, and impede private sector investment and job creation. To learn more about these bill, click here.

Schock Holds Press Conference on Costly Federal Regulations

Aaron held a press conference on Tuesday in Peoria on the explosion of costly regulations being issued by the Obama Administration and the need to restore checks and balances to the regulatory process. The press conference kicked off what will be a continued effort to highlight burdensome regulations that impact the 18th district.