Statement: Comprehensive Pension Reform Advances

Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego) answers questions from the media following the pensions committee Wednesday. (May 1, 2013)

May 1, 2013

Illinois House Republican Leader made the following statement after Senate Bill 1, Amendment 1 passed out of the Personnel and Pensions Committee today in Springfield.

“In terms of true pension reform and sustainability long term, this does that and as I said, it is a framework of what we’ve been working on for a long time.… Read More

Video: Leader Cross Reacts to New Pension Bill – Senate Bill 1

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May 1, 2013

House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) reacts to new pension bill (SB 1, Amendment 1) shortly after if passed out of committee.

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Video: Leader Cross Discusses Fracking in Illinois

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House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) discusses Hydraulic Fracking during a press conference early Tuesday morning.

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PRESS RELEASE: House Republicans Push for Vote on Landmark Fracking Agreement

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April 30, 2013 

Springfield. ..With tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in new revenue at stake, a group of House Republicans today called for a House vote on a bi-partisan fracking agreement currently stuck in the Rules Committee. … Read More

Guest Reading at Walnut Trails Elementary in Shorewood

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April 26, 2013

(Shorewood)  Rep. Cross read to the fourth graders at Walnut Trails Elementary in Shorewood on April 26, 2013.  The kids were very attentive and excited to read!

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