Rep. Phil Hare

Democrat  •  17th District, Illinois  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2007
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05/17/07
Hare is a co-sponsor

He's a co-sponsor of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act:H.R ... on the basis of sexual orientation.  Cosponsors Rep. Phil Hare D-IL

05/17/07
Call for Action: Healthy Schools & NCLB

Communities for Quality Education, in partnership with Healthy Schools Campaign and the Illinois Education Association, connected over a hundred education advocates with Rep. Phil Hare...

05/16/07
IL-17: House

ILLINOIS-17, HARE(D-inc.) 2004 Pres. Result: Kerry wins 51%-48%. 2004 House Result: Evans wins 61%-39%. 2006 House Result: Hare wins 57%-43% ... this district's Democratic lean. Republican

05/15/07
Talking about Capital Sources: Rep Calls for VA Secretary's Ouster - Newsweek Politics - MSNBC.com

 (More deserved bonuses.  It just gets better all the time.) ‘This is Outrageous’ Freshman Congressman Phil Hare is furious that bureaucrats in the Veterans ... to do about it.

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05/14/07
Hare, Lahood speak their minds, Durbin goes Hollywood

Freshman Democrat Rep. Phil Hare of Rock Island is among a group of lawmakers incensed over millions of dollars in bonuses paid to Veterans Administration senior staff while veterans wait months for their disability claims to be ...

05/12/07
QC could soon see Amtrak (WQAD Moline)

Dick Durbin (D-IL), US Rep. Phil Hare (D, IL 17th), dozens of other local politicians and transportation officials were scheduled to host a forum regarding the prospect of an Amtrak station in the Quad Cities, potential passengers were ...

05/09/07
Anyone Seen Jim?

Meanwhile, Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL) and the American Coalition for Filipino Veterans have called for Nicholson to resign. Congressman Hare cited some $3.8 Million in bonuses paid to VA officials for their work in the last year even as the ...

05/09/07
Hearing on the President’s Task Force on Veterans

The Veterans Affairs Committee has just concluded a hearing, “The Results of the President’s Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes.” Reps. Harry Mitchell (AZ-05), Tim Walz (MN-01), and Phil Hare (IL-17) questioned Veterans ...

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05/08/07
Doctors Urge Better Pain Care for Troops

Doctors Urge Better Pain Care for Troops May 8, 2007 on 4: ... t cooled in some quarters of Congress. Freshman Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL), who serves on the House ... of Legal Affairs an

05/08/07
Strained VA hands out five-figure bonuses

One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil Hare, D-Illinois, called for Nicholson to resign. A list obtained by the AP of bonuses to senior career officials in 2006 documents a generous package of more than $3.8 million in payments by ...

05/08/07
Knox County poverty in spotlight

regardless of this information Peoria Journal Star - GALESBURG - US Rep. Phil Hare doesn’t have all the answers to solving Galesburg and Knox County’s poverty problem. But he is willing to listen to questions. Hare, D-Rock Island, ...

05/08/07
Nicholson Must Go (Rep. Phil Hare)

Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson has presided over a litany of failures and should step down in the interest of our veterans. Months after faulty accounting resulted in a $1 billion shortfall at the VA, Secretary Nicholson ...

05/07/07
Capital Sources: Rep Calls for VA Secretary's Ouster

Hare wants to see all of the presidential candidates focusing more on veterans' issues. Freshman Congressman Phil Hare is furious that bureaucrats in the V

05/06/07
Please step down, Secretary Nicholson

Please step down, Secretary Nicholson by Remy Benoit From Rick Maze from Army Times at Veterans for Common Sense - Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., an Army Res

05/06/07
Lawmaker to VA secretary: Step down now

“For the health and well-being of every current and future veteran, Secretary Nicholson should step down immediately,” said Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., an Army Reserve veteran. Hare, a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, ...

05/05/07
Another Case Of Do As I Say, Not As I Do.

“For the health and well-being of every current and future veteran, Secretary James Nicholson should step down immediately,” said Rep. Phil Hare, D-Il

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05/05/07
* LAWMAKERS WANTS VA TO EXPLAIN BONUSES *

* LAWMAKERS WANTS VA TO EXPLAIN BONUSES * By HOPE YEN Congressional leaders on Thursday demanded that the Veterans Affairs secretary explain ... committee, Rep. Phil k

05/04/07
Bonuses: Does this practice sound familiar?

From Ryan Holderman, May 3, 2007 Subject: Does this practice sound familiar? Dear One & All: As I listened to the report (copied below) ... ." One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil

05/04/07
In this administration, incompetence is rewarded

I supposed it's not much different than private-sector executives getting huge bonuses and compensation even when their companies are ... to see a doctor." One member of the House committee, Rep.

05/04/07
Your tax dollars at work, v. 68.

One House committee member, Rep. Phil Hare (D., Ill.), called for Nicholson to resign. [And where, pray tell, are the rest of them?] A list obtained by AP of bonuses to senior career officials in 2006 documents a generous package of ...

05/04/07
Bonuses to staff of a financially strapped VA?!

One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., called for Nicholson to resign. A list obtained by the AP of bonuses to senior career officials in 2006 documents a generous package of more than $3.8 million in payments by a ...

05/04/07
AP Update: Lawmakers Want VA to Explain Bonuses

One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., called for [VA Secretary Jim] Nicholson to resign. In urging Nicholson to step down, Hare cited problems with accounting as well as data security that contributed to the loss of ...

05/04/07
Hare calls for VA chief's resignation

WASHINGTON - US Rep. Phil Hare, D-Rock Island, a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, today called on Department of Veterans' Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson to resign amid reports that he approved a number of bonuses for ...

05/03/07
Lawmakers wants VA to explain bonuses

AP - Congressional leaders on Thursday demanded that the Veterans Affairs secretary explain hefty bonuses for senior department officials involved ... committee, Rep. Phil k

05/03/07
Jim Nicholson Should Resign

Jim Nicholson Should Resign by BooMan Thu May 3rd, 2007 at 05:31:04 PM EST Jim Nicholson is a shameless, shameless person ... ." One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil

05/03/07
Lawmakers Want VA to Explain Bonuses

By Hope Yen The Associated Press Thursday 03 May 2007 Washington - Congressional leaders on Thursday demanded that the Veterans ... to see a doctor." One member of the House committee, Rep.

05/03/07
Lawmakers want VA to explain bonuses

Lawmakers want VA to explain bonuses WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders on Thursday demanded that the Veterans Affairs secretary explain hefty ... ." One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil

05/03/07
Lawmakers wants VA to explain bonuses

One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil Hare (news, bio, voting record), D-Ill., called for Nicholson to resign. A list obtained by the AP of bonuses to senior career officials in 2006 documents a generous package of more than $3.8 ...

05/03/07
VA officals write themselves bonus checks ?

One member of the House committee, Rep. Phil Hare , D-Ill., called for Nicholson to resign. A list obtained by the AP of bonuses to senior career officials in 2006 documents a generous package of more than $3.8 million in payments by a ...

05/03/07
Lawmaker to VA secretary: Step down now

Rep. Phil Hare, D-IL, an Army Reserve veteran, is calling on Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson to resign for having paid bonuses to senior federal workers who were responsible for a $1 billion shortfall in the VA budget. ...

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