F000454 1955-10-07 3010 2304 Rayburn House Office Building http://foster.house.gov/Contact/ 14 202-225-0697 Bill 'd':4 'il':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'bill':2,7,9 'foster':3,8,10 M 412257 Foster Bill_Foster Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14] 1133 N00029139 3473 Democrat 202-225-2976 IL Bill Foster 2.9 http://foster.house.gov/ 412257 Person rep\. Wed Nov 18 21:42:55 -0600 2009 Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...troubled, according to an amendment that was approved Wednesday. "This is a privately funded bailout insurance," said Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill. "This offers a first line of defense. It will reduce the counterparty risk and reduce the likelyhood that we 'd':29 'fox':50 'ill':30 'rep':25 'bank':4 'bill':26 'busi':51 'fund':21 'hold':5 'line':35 'make':3 'risk':43 'said':24 'amend':12 'capit':6 'could':2 'd-ill':28 'first':34 'insur':23 'offer':32 'reduc':40,45 'regul':1 'accord':9 'approv':15 'buffer':7 'defens':37 'foster':27 'privat':20 'troubl':8 'bailout':22 'wednesday':16 'likelyhood':47 'counterparti':42 6732652 true true daylife FOX Business http://www.foxbusiness.com/ OK http://feeds.foxbusiness.com/~r/foxbusiness/latest/~3/ImvS4DJ_bnQ/ 412257 Person congress Tue Nov 17 21:44:57 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...has a congressman now who is out of step with what people need and believe," Vice Chairman Ken Shepro said, noting U.S. Rep. Bill Foster's views on health care and economic legislation. South Elgin residents Timm and Mary Berg agreed. They have spoken t 'gop':1 'ken':24 'rep':29 'u.s':28 'urg':3 'agre':47 'berg':46 'bill':30 'care':36 'mari':45 'need':19 'note':27 'said':26 'step':15 'timm':43 'vice':22 'view':33 'daili':52 'elgin':41 'peopl':18 'resid':42 'south':40 'uniti':4 'believ':21 'econom':38 'foster':31 'health':35 'leader':2 'legisl':39 'shepro':25 'spoken':50 'winner':6 'chairman':23 'chronicl':53 'congressman':9 6720568 true true daylife Daily Chronicle http://www.daily-chronicle.com/ OK http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/00528077/index.xml 412257 Person rep\. Mon Nov 16 21:38:22 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 US Rep. Bill Foster of Batavia says he is still studying the issue while US Rep. Melissa Bean of Barrington says she opposes such a move without added ... 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'il':2 'sen':3 'also':19 'back':35 'bill':11 'blog':38 'dscc':7 'hare':17 'kirk':9 'mike':13 'phil':16 'race':32 'updat':10 'whack':8 'candid':29 'cheryl':23 'endors':5 'foster':12 'il-sen':1 'receiv':34 'illinoi':37 'jackson':24 'quigley':14 'support':20 'meanwhil':22 'progress':36 'giannoulia':6 'schakowski':4 6714745 true true google news Progress Illinois (blog) OK http://progressillinois.com/2009/11/16/il-sen-round-up 412257 Person democrat Mon Nov 16 21:38:26 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...partys slated candidate. Among the states other Democratic Members backing Giannoulias are Reps. Luis Gutierrez, Phil Hare, Bill Foster and Mike Quigley. Reps. Danny Davis and Bobby Rush are supporting Jackson. Rep. Mark Kirk is the likely Republican n 'n':44 'bid':5 'lui':19 'rep':18,28,37 'back':15 'bill':23 'call':46 'davi':30 'hare':22 'kirk':39 'like':42 'mark':38 'mike':26 'phil':21 'roll':45 'rush':33 'among':9 'bobbi':32 'danni':29 'parti':6 'senat':4 'slate':7 'state':11 'candid':8 'endors':2 'foster':24 'member':14 'jackson':36 'quigley':27 'support':35 'democrat':13 'gutierrez':20 'giannoulia':3,16 'republican':43 'schakowski':1 6714747 true true daylife Roll Call http://www.rollcall.com/ OK http://www.rollcall.com/news/40621-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS 412257 Person republican Mon Nov 16 21:38:22 -0600 2009 Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Four of the five Republicans hoping to unseat US Rep. Bill Foster made their pitch Sunday afternoon at the Eagle Brook ... 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'23':23 '-12':24 'gop':39 'h.r':19 'rep':40 '2517':20 'bill':33 'davi':31 'hous':12 'lead':2 'mike':28 'vote':25,43 'aaron':41 'charg':3 'danni':30 'fight':8 'approv':18 'domest':5 'foster':34 'govern':15 'legisl':38 'reform':16 'schock':42 'benefit':7 'illinoi':26,47 'partner':6 'quigley':1,29 'support':36 'committe':17 'democrat':27 'progress':9,46 'oversight':13 'yesterday':10 6738253 false true google blog Progress Illinois - http://progressillinois.com/ OK http://progressillinois.com/2009/11/19/quigley-domestic-partner 412257 Person democrat Thu Nov 19 21:43:09 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Three conservative Democrats, Steve Dreihaus (OH), Bill Foster (IL) and Paul Kanjorski (PA) joined a dozen Republicans in favor; it lost anyway, 15-20. I asked Francine Busby, the Democrat who is running against Bilbray next year, ... Rep. Brian Bilbray&# '15':30 'il':16 'oh':13 'pa':20 '-20':31 'ask':33 'rep':45 'run':40 'bill':7,14 'hous':2 'join':21 'lost':28 'next':43 'pass':4 'paul':18 'year':44 'brian':46 'busbi':35 'dozen':23 'favor':26 'steve':11 'three':8 'anyway':29 'domest':5 'foster':15 'bilbray':42,47 'conserv':9 'francin':34 'committe':3 'democrat':10,37 'dreihaus':12 'kanjorski':19 'republican':24 'partnership':6 'downwithtyranni':1,48 6738252 false true google blog DownWithTyranny! http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/ OK http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-committee-passes-domestic.html 412257 Person rep\. Thu Nov 19 21:43:09 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0600 2009 CT-04 Rep. Jim Himes FL-22 Rep. Ron Klein IL-04 Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez IL-08 Rep. Melissa L. Bean IL-14 Rep. Bill Foster IN-02 Rep. Joe Donnelly IN-07 Rep. Andre Carson KS-03 Rep. Dennis Moore MA-04 Rep. Barney Frank (Was against ... 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