Representative Adam Kinzinger to Run in Newly Redrawn Illinois 16th Congressional District

Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger has announced he will run in the newly redrawn Illinois 16th Congressional District in the 2012 election.  Kinzinger stated he is running in the 16th District "because it emcompasses more of the current 11th District than any other district under the new map."  Kinzinger will challenge current 16th District Republican Congressman Don Manzullo in the March 2012 Primary.

The 16th Congressional includes a small part of Will County, including the towns of Channahon, Wilmington, and Braidwood. Here is a map of the newly realigned Illinois 16th Congressional District.:

Map of newly redrawn Illinois 16th Congressional District which includes towns of: Wilmington,  Morris,  South Beloit,  Oregon, Watseka, Pontiac and more.  Current 11th District Congressman Adam Kinzinger has announced he will run in the 16th district for the 2012 election.

Here is a map of the 11th Congressional, which Kinzinger's currently represents.  The 11th Congressional includes more of eastern Will County, Joliet, and all of Kankakee County:

Watch video of Kinzinger's announcement that he will run in the 16th District:



To view maps of all of the redrawn districts, view maps of Illinois Congressional Districts for the 2012 election.

Congressman Adam Kinzinger Releases Statement on Blagojevich Sentencing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) today issued the following statement in response to the sentencing of Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois: "Rod Blagojevich has never understood the fundamental difference between serving the public and serving his own personal interests; Ultimately, the people of Illinois have suffered the consequences.  Although Blagojevich's punishment will not restore statewide, much less nationwide certainty in Illinois, some justice has been served to our State today.  We must now move past this humiliating time in history and turn our focus toward working together to rebuild Illinois."

Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption today.

Congressan Adam Kinzinger on Meet The Press: "We Refuse to Fail"

Making his first appearance on Meet The Press this morning, Illinois 11th Congressional District Congressman Adam Kinzinger stated (starting at 9:05), "My grandfather fought in World War II, and I remember him in tears when he tried to recount his experiences just before he died, he couldn't do it.  I think of the generations from the men who signed the Declaration of Independence that said, this is going to cost us our life, but we're going to do it.  And the generations of people like Senator Hegel who fought, like when I was in Iraq and Afghanistan and the people I fought with.  The investment we've made in this country, we refuse to fail. I absolutely refuse to say that this is something we can't do, that we're accepting second best.  America is the greatest country in the world and we're going to pull through."

Watch the entire roundtable:

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Adam Kinzinger will be on Meet The Press this morning

Illinois 11th Congressional District Congressman Adam Kinzinger will join a Meet The Press Roundtable this morning to discuss whether--in light of the collapse of debt ceiling talks--Washington can get anything done.


Kinginzer will be joined by Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NBC's Andrea Mitchell, and Former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hegel.   For Will County viewers, Meet The Press starts at 9:30 on NBC Channel 5. 


Kinzinger voted in favor of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, and released a statement explaining his vote.


Earlier this month, Kinzinger discussed the debt ceiling on the floor of the US House of Representatives, stating, ""we have a spending problem in this country, we don't have a revenue problem in this country.  We have a problem with how much money we're spending."


Watch the speech in full:

Representative Adam Kinzinger to Discuss Debt Ceiling Debate and Unemployment

On Monday, July 11th, Illinois 11th Congressional District Congressman Adam Kinzinger will join the following programs to discuss the looming debt ceiling debate and the nation-wide 9.2 percent unemployment rate for June.

• At 6:05 am CST - Greg Jarrett on WGN radio.  Tune-in to 720 AM or stream live here.
   
• At 7:15 am CST  -  Good Day Chicago on Fox Chicago.  Watch on WFLD - Fox Chicago.

• At 7:40 am CST - Jon Gauger on Moody Radio Chicago.  Tune-in to AM 1110 WMBI or stream live here.

• At 9:00 am CST - Cisco Cotto on WLS radio.  Tune-in to AM 890 or stream live here.

Recently, Kinzinger stated, with regard to the debt ceiling debate,  "we have a spending problem in this country, we don't have a revenue problem in this country.  We have a problem with how much money we're spending."


Kinzinger also made a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives regarding jobs.  Kinzinger stated: "It is absolutely time for us to get deadly serious about reducing the size of the federal government, cutting spending, and getting Americans back to work."  Also, Kinzinger remarked: "The Democrats believe that government creates jobs.  You hear that all the time in what they say, listen closely.  They say we just need a jobs bill, we need 800 billion in more spending, we need this program. What you're gonna hear tonight is the Republican view.  The federal government doesn't create jobs.  The federal government can make jobs. We can take tax money, put it through a bureaucracy and spit out a paycheck.  Jobs are created in the free market.  We can create an environment for job creation, and that's what our freshman class came here to do."

Congressman Adam Kinzinger discusses Joliet on the floor of the House of Representatives

Illinois 11th Congressional Congressman Adam Kinzinger discussed the size of the federal government, getting Americans back to work, and Joliet on the House floor.

"I hail from Illinois.  Illinois is the President's home state. Illinois has a huge problem with people looking for work that can't find it.  Illinois used to be a manufacturing economic power house of the United States.  It's not hard to drive around and see abandoned warehouses or abandoned factories.  Joliet, Illinois, a city in my district knows that all too well."

Watch the rest of  Kinzinger's speech on the floor of the House of Representatives:

Congressman Adam Kinzinger speaks with Seniors in Manteno on Social Security and Medicare

Illinois 11th Congressional Congressman Adam Kinzinger met with seniors in Manteno, Illinois to discuss the future of Social Security and Medicare:

Troy Township Democratic Party responds to Congressman Adam Kinzinger's support for House Republican's "Pathway to Prosperity" Plan

The Troy Township Democratic Party has released an official statement on Congressman Adam Kinzinger's support for the House Republicans' "Pathway to Prosperity" Plan.

“Adam Kinzinger is supporting a plan that puts seniors health in the hands of private insurers who can raise premiums and deny treatment ordered by doctors,” said Tom Earls, Chairman of the Troy Township Democratic Party. “Senior citizens often live on a fixed income. If their premiums increase, that’s money directly out of their limited finances.”


Earls also said: “As American’s we hold a responsibility to ensure a stable and healthy future for our seniors, and instead Adam Kinzinger wants to put their health care costs in limbo. This is the same economic bait and switch George W. Bush sought with Social Security – and we know how that would have turned out looking at the stock market crash we just lived through.”


Here is a YouTube video where Paul Ryan makes the case for the "Pathway to Prosperity" Plan:



Also, here is a video of President Obama's speech where he laid out his plan to reduce the deficit and also responded to ideas in the "Pathway to Prosperity":