Cheri Bustos

House Members: Sequestration Hits Home

Susan Stephens — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:21:31 +0000

Members of Congress are back home instead of trying to work out a plan to avoid massive across-the-board cuts scheduled to take effect March 1^st. Many are using the opportunity to show how sequestration will hurt the people who live and work in their districts.

Kinzinger And Bustos React To State Of The Union

Mike Moen — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:16:43 +0000

Many members of Illinois' Congressional delegation offered their thoughts on last night's State of the Union speech. 16th District Republican Adam Kinzinger held a conference call with reporters. 17th District Democrat Cheri Bustos issued a statement immediately following the address.

Bustos, Kinzinger Ready To Work In New Congress

Mike Moen — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:26:27 +0000

The 113th Congress includes a freshman Democrat from northern Illinois and a second term Republican from a neighboring district who is taking on new territory. Cheri Bustos and Adam Kinzinger are busy preparing for what lies ahead in the next session.

Congressional Race: 17th District

Victor Yehling — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:52:00 +0000

There are several similarities between the candidates in Illinois’s 17^th Congressional District, which includes Democratic-leaning chunks from Rockford and Peoria as well as wrapping through the Quad Cities and across rural northwestern Illinois.

Interview with Cheri Bustos, a Democrat running for Illinois' 17th Congressional Seat

Mike Moen — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:01:12 +0000

Here's the full interview with Cheri Bustos, one of three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in Illinois 17th Congressional District: