Less than a month after Aaron Schock came to Congress, newly inaugurated President BarackObama invited him on Air Force One to fly to both Peoria and Springfield, Illinoisboth inSchocks 18th Congressional District. The President was flying to East Peoria to speak at a Caterpillar plant to drum up support for his Stimulus bill. It was going to be voted on in the House of Representatives the very next day. During his speech, which was broadcast on national television, President Obama called out Con-gressman Aaron Schock by asking him to stand, then used flattery in saying, Aaron is a very talentedyoung man who I have great confidence in. That was quickly followed with a Presidential request tothe crowd of assembled union workers to have them bend Congressman Schocks ear after the speechand put pressure on him to vote yes on the Stimulus bill the next day. The President desperately wanted a few Republicans to vote yes on his Stimulus bill to give it theaura of being bipartisan. Perhaps the President thought that Aaron Schock, then 27 years old, and theyoungest Member of Congress, would be the most impressionable.

If so, the President was wrong. The next day, Congressman Aaron Schock voted NO.Schock was asked by House Republican Leader JohnBoehner to give the closing Republican speech before

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Constituent Service

Standing up for his constituents when they encounter problems with the federal gov-ernment is a top priority for CongressmanSchock. His office tackled over 5,000 cases lastyear involving such agencies as the Internal Rev-enue Service, the Department of Agriculture, andthe Department of Education.

Whether its ensuring that WWII veterans receive the medals and recognition they haveearned, or supporting a foreign adoption casethat has become snarled in red tape, Schock isalways fighting on behalf of those he represents.

One resident of central Illinois that Schock helped was Jene Alcaraz. Jene owned a small Peoriabusiness that provided medical supplies to breast cancer survivors. When the store burned downin a fire, dozens of her customers had claims pending with Medicare. These patients were unableto receive reimbursement from Medicare for payments they had made. Each patient stood to losehundreds of dollars.

At the age of 23, Aaron Schock was simultaneously the Presi-dent of the Peoria District 150 School Board and an IllinoisState Representative, making him the youngest School BoardPresident in history and the youngest member of the IllinoisGeneral Assembly.EARLY YEARSAaron Schock had a penchant for work, saving and investingduring his high school years. Instead of spending what hemade, Aaron invested his earnings. In fact, with his own earn-ings, he invested $4,000 in his own IRA when he was only 14years old. Aarons parents taught him the value of work at an early age. Hegrew up on a farm, and when Aaron was five years old, his fa-ther planted a strawberry patch so the kids could earn moneyselling the strawberries. Aarons brother and sisters worked thestrawberry field and Aaron took orders on the phone. His sistersremember customers being shocked when they learned that thevery well-spoken and diligent order taker was five years old. Aarons parents were surprised themselves when they learnedthat he had figured out how to become an independent con-tractor to sell products at 12 years old. They were raising anatural entrepreneur.Aaron began working in a gravel pit at age 15 and earned up to$18,000 a year in his mid-teens. He invested nearly all of it. Aaron wanted to buy real estate in his mid-teens but, his par-ents werent willing to go along with deals they considered toorisky at the time. So Aaron continued to save his earnings andbought his first piece of real estate on his 18th birthday. He soldit for a nice profit a little over a year later and continued buy-ing more property. COLLEGEAaron enrolled in Bradley University and earned his degree inFinancea four-year degree in only two years.Right out of college, Aaron started a business with a partnerand hired a few employees. He had a knack for s and intendedto make it big by working hard and investing smartly.

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U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, who is just entering his second termin the House of Representatives, was appointed Thursday tothe most powerful committee in Congress - Ways andMeans.

The tax-writing committee is responsible for half of all fed-eral dollars spent and has jurisdiction over trade policies, So-cial Security, Supplemental Security Income and Medicare,among other responsibilities. The Peoria Republican will beat the forefront of discussions on how government can enactpolicies to help grow the economy.

With some of the big issues of the day and looking at thefederal budget and deficit and debt and Social Security andMedicare, to make those programs sustainable in the longterm, Ways and Means is going to be at the forefront of allof that debate and discussion, said Brad McMillan, execu-tive director of the Institute for Principled Leadership in Pub-lic Service at Bradley University who also served as formerdistrict chief of staff of then-U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood, whonow is the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

LaHood did not serve on Ways and Means but was appointedto the second most powerful committee, Appropriations, dur-ing his fourth term.

It is rare for a congressman to achieve appointment to themost powerful committee in Congress at the beginning ofhis second term, former 18th District representative andHouse Republican Leader Bob Michel said in a preparedstatement. The magnitude of what Aaron has accomplishedin this appointment is tremendous for farmers, Caterpillar(Inc.) workers, all taxpayers and those who need a job.

Schock has said reducing the tax burden will stimulate in-vestment and job creation in the private sector.

On health care, Schock said he will fight to repeal costly1099 requirements on small business. For individual tax-payers, Schock supports tax code simplification and reduc-ing marginal rates, a permanent alternate minimum tax fixand enacting policies to stimulate savings and investment.

The House Republican Steering Committee, including in-coming House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and MajorityLeader Eric Cantor, R-Va., on Thursday decided the GOProsters for committees.

Aaron Schocks appointment today to the Ways and MeansCommittee will give him a leading voice on job creation,

taxes, trade, Social Security and fundamentally putting ourcountry back on a path of economic growth and job cre-ation, Boehner said.

The appointment means Schock no longer will serve on hisprevious three committees: Transportation and Infrastruc-ture; Small Business; and Government Oversight and Re-form. Schock will continue to serve as a deputy majoritywhip, a position on the GOP leadership team usually reservesfor senior members.

Schock will continue to serve as a deputy majority whip, aposition on the GOP leadership team usually reserved forsenior members.

Dave Camp, R-Mich., who will chair the Ways and MeansCommittee in the 112th Congress, called Schock an aggressive member and important part of our team.

Among the roster of past members of the oldest committeein Congress who have gone on to serve in higher office areeight presidents and eight vice presidents, 21 House speak-ers and four Supreme Court justices.

This is a huge coup for (Schock) as a young, congressionalleader, McMillan said. It shows the great respect that theleadership has in his abilities.

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RIVER ECOSYSTEM/TRANSPORTATION RESTORATION. PROMISE MADE, PROMISE KEPT.

Congressman Schock lived up to a signature promise he made in his campaign for Congress bysecuring $23 million for ecosystem restoration and conservation of the Illinois and Mississippirivers. This is vital for farmers and agriculture, as a large percent of their commodities use bargetransportation and need new locks and dams to efficiently transport grains. Farmers are joined in effortsto restore the health of the rivers by environmentalists, conservationists, fishermen, recreational boaters,river transportation companies, and municipal governments seeking to revitalize their waterfronts.

Summer Reading Program

As a State Representative, Aaron Schock began his Summer Read-ing Program to assist parents in encouraging their children toread. He has since expanded the program to all twenty countiesin his Congressional district. This is the eighth annual Summer ReadingProgram sponsored by Schock. Having been a school board memberand with education one of his chief focuses as State Representative,Schock began the program in his first year as State Representative. Overthe past several years countless parents have expressed their deep appreciation for the positive influence of this program. It has been a bighit attracting thousands of children to participate.

Congressman Schocks Summer Reading Program Club challenges Kthrough 8th graders to read 15 books of their own choosing duringtheir summer break. The children who have successfully completed theprogram are invited to a celebration hosted by Congressman Schock.Two years ago the special guest was former First Lady Laura Bush.

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I didnt know where to turn, Jene said, so I decided to call the Congressman." Schocks office immediately took on the case, assisting Jenes customers in submitting paperwork to Medicare for reim-bursement. Schock followed up with Medicare until the last claim was processed and the last checkmailed. Thanks to Schock, each breast cancer survivor owed money by Medicare was paid. I couldnthave done it without his help, said Jene.When a tornado carved a path of destruction through the towns of Elmwood and Magnolia, Schock wasthere to provide his support. He coordinated with federal agencies to ensure that postal service was restored quickly and helped homeowners and local businesses pursue the loans they would need in orderto rebuild.Many constituents have reported that they were able to receive assistance on federal issues both largeand small from Schocks office. Beginning with your first note to me, I felt comfortable with you and Iwas confident that you would do everything possible to bring a successful conclusion to my problem,writes one. Thanks so much for all of your kindness! Illinois residents facing a problem with a federal agency can easily feel overwhelmed. The simplest prob-lem, such as tracking a lost Social Security payment, can become a daunting task when confronted bycomplex paperwork and confusing regulations. Fortunately, Illinois residents have a committed advocatein Schock. He firmly believes that giving his constituents a voice is the most important responsibility ofpublic service.

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Editorial Board Endorsement 2012Aaron Schocka rising star in the Republican Party.Rep. Aaron Schock, of Peoria, whose election in 2008 at the age of 27made him the nation's youngest congressman. Now at the ripe old age of31, his name is being floated as a possible candidate for governor. Am-bitious? Definitely. Smart? He can drill deep into vexing national ills andargue intelligent prescriptions. He's an easy choice over Democrat SteveWaterworth, of Easton, who says solving the trade deficit will fixMedicare and Social Security and negate the need for spending cuts orrevenue increases. Schock is endorsed in the 18th District.

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U.S. Rep Aaron Schock was suc-cessful in authoring legislationpassed by the House, Senate andsigned by the President which lowers thetax burdens for businesses who hire unemployed veterans.

Under the new law authored by Schock,employers who hire veterans who havebeen unemployed for more than 4 weeksor more than six months for the one-yearperiod prior to the hiring date, are eligi-ble for a credit that would be equal to 40percent of first-year wages up to $14,000(for a credit of $5,600).

There are 900,000 unemployed veteransin the United States and unemploymentrate among veterans well surpasses thatof the general population. According theBureau of Labor Statistics, the unem-ployment rate for veterans who served inthe military at any time since September2001 was 11.5 percent in 2010. In Illi-nois, the unemployment rate among vet-erans was 9.8 percent in 2010. Veteransaged 18-24 are hit particularly hard withan unemployment rate of over 30 percentand those 25-29 have an unemploymentrate of over 12 percent.

Schocks law would help returning vet-erans find employment. The number of

veterans is only projected to increase inthe coming years and with laws like theone authored by Rep Schock on thebooks these individuals will be able tofind jobs more easily. Additionally busi-nesses benefit as they are able to accessthe leadership skills and expertise train-ing our veterans posses at a lower costswhich will leave businesses with moremoney to invest and grow their businessand hire more workers.

In addition to the Schock law helpingveterans secure employment, Schockalso teamed up with neighboring Con-gressman Bobby Schilling (IL-17) to au-thor and pass an amendment to the FY13Military Construction Appropriationslegislation to transfer $16 million in vet-erans health funding into programs toallow veterans to visit hospitals andphysicians outside of the VA network,closer to the veterans home. As bothSchock and Schilling traveled their dis-tricts they heard the concern of veteransfor how far they had to travel to receivemedical care. As such, Schock andSchilling identified two VA pilot pro-grams which would allow veterans to re-ceive care outside of the VA network anddirected funding specifically to growthose programs.

Schock-Authored Legislation ToHelp Veterans Passes Congress andSigned Into Law

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PEORIA U.S. Rep. Aaron Schockhas had a busy last few weeks in Con-gress, with a tweaked version of one ofhis proposals getting signed into law bythe president and two other pieces oflegislation being readied for debate.

Aiding veterans

Earlier this year the Peoria Republicanhad introduced a measure to extend theWork Opportunity Tax Credit, a busi-ness tax break designed to move peoplefrom welfare to work. It offered a taxcredit of $2,400 to businesses that hiredadults receiving public aid payments, aswell as those in a variety of other cate-gories, including unemployed veterans.

He and co-sponsor Rep. Charlie Rangel,D-N.Y., sought to extend the credit forthree more years. Because people returnto work and end up paying both incometaxes and payroll taxes, the government

ends up making money on the taxbreaks after individuals are back atwork for six months, Schock said.

However, only the portion applying toveterans was voted on by lawmakers,and then only for a one-year period, aspart of a broader piece of legislation.

"What Charlie Rangel got from (SenateMajority Leader) Harry Reid's officewas that WOTC doesn't fit with themessaging. Helping veterans does,"Schock said of the Democrat-led Sen-ate's decision to include only veteransin its version of the bill.

Still, the second-term lawmaker ishappy at least some portion of his billwas signed into law by President BarackObama this week, though he wants towork to get his entire proposal enacted.

"While we consider that a win, we'retrying to build the momentum to get theentire WOTC" voted upon by later thisyear, he said. "There's no reason to justdo it for veterans."

Schock sees tax break legislation passPresident signs scaled-back tax break; other measures await debate by Congress

CONGRESSMAN AARON SCHOCKAccomplishments for Our Veteransv Led numerous meetings with leadership from the VA to help speed up,

cut through red tape and facilitate the new Bob Michel Outpatient VAHealth Clinic which is bigger than the current facility and will provide additional services not currently offered to veterans

v Authored and had signed into law legislation to give a tax credit for businesses that hire unemployed U.S. Veterans

v Authored and passed an Amendment to the FY13 Military Construc-tion Appropriations legislation to transfer $16 million in veterans healthfunding into programs to allow veterans to visit hospitals and physiciansoutside of the VA network, closer to the veterans home

v Authored H.R. 2888, the Help Veterans Own Franchises Act to help Veterans own a small business

v Authored legislation to fully-fund the estimated 3,286 vocational rehabilitation loans the VA made in FY11 to service disabled veterans

v Co-sponsored HR 333, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act toallow disabled military retirees to collect both their military retirementpay and their disability pay

v Co-sponsored HR 1092, the Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act,to prevent military retirees and their families from paying higher TRICARE premiums

v Cosponsor of Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act, provides full compensation to the spouse of veterans who died as a result of their military service by eliminating the SBP/DIC offset

v Voted to increase Troop pay every year

Grand Opening of the Bob Michel Veterans Clinic in Peoria

VA Official Michael Hamilton, Aaron Schock, Bob Michel and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk.

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Aaron Schock

Improving our public schools, colleges and universities so graduates have the skills

companies need is the most effective method of improving the economy.

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Arole model for all

Yesterdays methods wont solve todays problems. With creative thinking,sound principles to rely on and energy exerted in the pursuit of solutions

we have it in our power to solve long standing problems. Aaron Schock

Aaron Schock A role model for allI was proud to be able to witness for myself Representative Schocks Ice Cream andSwim Party for kids who completed his Summer Reading Program. The party waspacked with grateful parents and kids. The parents were grateful that they have aRepresentative their children see as a role model who inspired their kids to read during the summer. The kids weregrateful for the fun they had at the party and the opportunityto meet Aaron Schock in person.

In the TV commercial I did for Aaron in his first election forState Representative, I said that Aaron cares about all children and that he is not afraid to take risks to get the jobdone that he thinks is best for all students. I believe thateven more now than I did when I said it in 2004.

What I have been amazed to see since then is the depthof how children look up to Aaron Schock.

I am not exaggerating in the slightest when I say thatwhite or black or Latino childrenit doesnt matterthey see Aaron Schock asa rock star. He is an inspiration to them. These children have a role model righthere that their parents approve of.

Aaron Schocks example, in being a success because of education, in standingup for what he believes in, of winning against the odds, of what is possible toachieve, hard work, and being wholesome and inspirational is a welcome example for parents to have these days to counter the many sorry aspects of ourpopular culture.

I have witnessed parents use Aaron Schock as an example when speaking to their kidsabout doing well in school. I have seen how excitedly students react when AaronSchock comes to visit their schools. I hear about 8th graders and high school seniorsranking Aaron Schock as their number one choice to speak at their graduations.

Its really an understatement to say that Representative Aaron Schock is one of thebest things our area has going for it.

Representative Schock is a leader for us now. Yet, this is only the beginning of what Iknow with all my heart he will do for the people of Illinois for many years to come.

Mrs. Aurthur PerkinsFormer School Principal

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Advocate in Congress for Our Air Guard Bases

Schock Amendment on ID Theft Passes HouseBy: WMBD/WYZZ News StaffCongressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) today offered and passed an amendment to H.R.627, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act, to strengthen identity theft protectionsby amending the bill to ensure inactivated credit cards remain on credit reports andprevents lines of credit to be opened in a consumers name without their knowledge.This amendment, the second Schock has passed this Congress, passed unanimously.

As currently written, the bill would allow an identity thief to apply for, and obtain,numerous credit cards in someone elses name, accruing massive lines of credit withno one knowing, Schock stated. This common sense amendment would strengthenidentity theft protections in the bill by ensuring consumers are aware of credit activ-ity made in their name by removing the requirement that open lines of credit are notreported to the credit bureaus until the issued credit card is activated.

As a victim of identity theft myself, I know the amount of time and money that goesinto resolving these crimes, Schock continued. The bottom line is the quicker iden-tity theft is discovered, the less costly and easier it is to shut down and stop. My amend-ment will help consumers know if their identity has been compromised in short order.

Schocks amendment allows consumers who have not activated an issued credit cardwithin 45 days of receipt, to contact the issuing institution to cancel the card andhave it removed from their credit report entirely. If after 45 days the card has notbeen activated it is automatically removed from any such report.

This amendment preserves the intent of the original language by ensuring that con-sumers have the right to reject a credit card upon receipt of the card if it is no longera credit product in which they are interested in with no detrimental impact to theircredit report. This logical change ensures that consumers are aware of all lines ofcredit that have been extended in their name.

Schock also voted for H.R. 627, comprehensive credit card reform legislation aimedat levelling the playing field between credit card companies and consumers. The billabolishes industry abuses that have been described by regulators as unfair, de-ceptive and anti-competitive. This bill passed the House by a vote of 357 to 70.

Fighting the NLRB

Since President Obama took office, Illinois unemployment rate has been above9 percent one of the highest in the nation. In spite of his failed stimulus bill,the President continues to pursue policies that negatively impact job creation inIllinois. Employers need someone like Congressman Aaron Schock, who works tomake it easier for businesses to invest and hire more workers.

Schock continues to defend the rights of employers against the aggressive overreachof the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The most egregious action by theNLRB became quite infamous when Boeing was penalized for trying to build a plantin South Carolina. The NLRB complaint bypassed more than a dozen enforcementtools the NLRB had at its disposal illustrating the NLRB only acted to benefit itsunion allies.

This disregard for the private sector led Aaron Schock to support H.R. 2587, Protect-ing Jobs From Government Interference Act, legislation prohibiting the NLRB fromdictating where a company can locate jobs in the U.S.

When the NLRB mandated all employers post a one-sided poster informing employ-ees of their rights to unionize, Schock actively worked to protect small businesses. Heauthored a letter to the NLRB arguing the poster was regulatory overreach since lessthan 1 percent of private sector employers had an unfair labor charge filed againstthem. The poster regulations were merely one way the NLRB used its enforcementpowers to bully employers and create new recruits for their friends in organized labor.In the end, Congressman Schock secured a delay for employers.

Given the current decline in union membership, it is no surprise the NLRB weakenedthe rights of employers by announcing a change in the way unions are formed. Thesenew rules change the playing field in favor of unions by creating ambush elections, limiting employer concerns at the pre-election hearing, and allowing the disseminationof private employee information to unions.

In order to protect the rights of employers and their employees, Congressman Schockcosponsored legislation to overturn the new rules, and require 14 days notice before apre-election hearing, and clarify that employers only have to provide an employeesname and one form of contact to unions. The final requirement guarantees unions arenot able to harass employees or their families in their homes, workplaces, throughemail or on the phone.

FIERCE OPPONENT OF UNION CARD CHECKContinuing a policy hes supported since 2009, Congressman Schock renewed his sup-port for the secret ballot by cosponsoring the Secret Ballot Protection Act. This legis-lation gives employees the same rights as voters on Election Daythe right to cast avote by secret ballot. Without this important protection, unions could intimidate employees into supporting the creation of a union in their workplace.

Unlike many politicians, Aaron Schock has private sector experience. He understandshow companies work and knows that the last thing an employer needs are additionalregulations to job creation. He has consistently worked to protect the rights of em-ployees and employers alike and to maintain a fair equilibrium between business andlabor unions.

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Aaron Schock: A Fiscal Conservative Cutting Spending

One of Aaron Schocks primary focuses since coming to Congress has beentackling our unsustainable and uncontrollable exploding national debt.Schock realizes we face a debt crisis in this country that rivals those in Europe. The impact of this ever exploding debt will mean stifled economic growth,the dissolving of any social safety net and a future which is worse off for our chil-dren and grandchildren.

Across the country Americans generally believe they are worse off today than whenthis President took office and a direct correlation can be drawn to an increase inWhite House led government spending over that same period. Our debt levels areso high that they surpass our yearly GDP as a country and are at a level where evenWhite House advisors have said the debt is having a negative impact on job growth.Just like businesses in Illinois fearing the next tax hike to offset state level spend-ing, businesses around the country are fearing the next White House tax proposalto offset ever increasing Washington spending, as such businesses are reluctant toinvest and expand here in the U.S.

When President Obama took office our debt stood at $10.5 trillion, it is now wellover $16 trillion. Schock voted against half a dozen increases to our debt ceilingand supported a budget which cut spending by $5.3 trillion over the next decade;reduced deficits by $3 trillion without tax increases; eliminated $800 billion in taxincreases imposed by Obamacare; prevented $2 trillion in tax increases requestedin the Presidents budget; lowered tax rates for individuals, businesses and fami-lies by setting tax rates at 10 percent and 25 perecent and a budget which reachesprimary balance by 2015.

The budget Schock supported also would strengthen Medicare so future generationsof Americans could count on the program being there when they retire. In contrast,the Democratic controlled Senate has not approved a budget in over 3 years and thePresidents proposed Budget was defeated in the Senate by a vote to 0-97, 0-98and 0-414 in the House of Representatives.

Schock also supported HR 2, repealing the $2 trillion Obamacare Bill which represented the largest tax increase in American history.

Schock also supported legislation which cut $80 billion in spending from the Pres-idents proposed budget and $40 billion from 2010 government spending levels.This was the largest reduction in one-year spending since World War II and termi-nated close to 150 wasteful and duplicative federal programs. Then the very next

year Schock voted to cut Washington spending by roughly 10 percent over 2011government spending levels. This represented the first time since World War II thatspending was cut two years in a row.

Schock has continually voted to shrink Washington. He supported H.R. 2560, theCut, Cap, and Balance Act and S. 365, Budget Control Act to cut governmentspending $2.4 trillion over 10 years, place Caps on future spending and advancesa balanced budget amendment.

Schock Supported H.J. Res 2 to require a Balanced Budget amendment to the U.S.Constitution and H.Con.Res 36 to prohibit funding for Planned Parenthood.

Realizing no agency is free of waste, even our Defense Department, Schock Sup-ported transferring $450 million from the F-35 Second Engine program to deficitreduction. Even the Pentagon said this program is duplicative and not needed butmany in Congress pushed the program anyway. Fortunately those agreeing withSchock carried the day and saved the taxpayers almost half a billion dollars.

Schock also supported legislation reducing Congresss budget by 5 percent forFY11 and H.R. 2551 which reduces Congresss budget by another 6.4 percent inFY12.

Schock has also been a leader in taking action to reduce our unsustainable debt.Schock has introduced H.R. 606 to reduce our deficit by abolishing federal programs deemed underperforming & not fulfilling their goals, duplicative, or dys-functional. Schock also authored H.R. 389, the End the Stimulus Advertisement Actto prohibit funding for stimulus signs, and recapture funds for taxpayers alreadyspent on signs by reducing Agencies expenses by an equal amount spent. It is estimated that over $20 million of taxpayer funds has been used to fund stimulusadvertisement signs, $650,000 in Illinois alone.

Schock supported legislation to permanently end taxpayer funding of the corruptACORN organization. Schock also supported recouping taxpayer funded bonusesfrom executives of the AIG Corporation.

When Washington wanted to provide taxpayer funded subsidies in the ill advisedCash for Clunkers program, Schock again said NO, twice opposing that legisla-tion. Schock knows short term stimulus efforts like Cash for Clunkers only serveas a drain on precious taxpayer resources and dont provide the long term economicgrowth our economy needs to turn around.

Aaron Schock Appointedto the Ronald ReaganCentennial CommissionIn 2011, Congressman Aaron Schock wasappointed as one of only six members ofCongress to serve on the Ronald ReaganCentennial Commission, commemoratingthe year of his 100th birthday.

The commission was tasked with coordi-nating the federal government and Con-gressional recognition of the Centennialand assisting states with their Centennialefforts. This was only the tenth time in his-tory that Congress established a commis-sion to honor the birth of an AmericanPresident. As a member of the commis-sion, Aaron Schock was invited to speak atthe 100th birthday celebration for formerPresident Reagan at the Reagan Presiden-tial Library and Museum in Simi Valley,California.

Congressman Schock also represented theUnited States as a member of the commis-sion at events around the world to honorReagan including Krakow, Budapest andPrague--all cities whose people believePresident Reagan played the leading rolein helping to liberate them from Sovietdomination.

Schock's congressional district includesReagan's alma mater, Eureka College.

Congressman Aaron Schock speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California

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Schock spearheaded effort to stopwasting tax dollars on Stimulus sign propagandaThey were big, green, and a giant wasteof your money. Weve all seen them,the giant stimulus signs, propaganda toremind you of the wasted dollars thatwent into the failed stimulus plan thatObama rammed through his first weeksin office.

Aaron Schock couldnt help but noticethese expensive eyesores and led thecharge to prohibit any more tax dollarsgoing to pay for this propaganda.

While still in the House minority, Aaron authored the winning YouCut proposal, acompetition led by then-Minority Whip Cantor to identify wasteful spending, whichgarnered the most votes of any suggestion.

Press reports have suggested these stimulus signs can cost taxpayers up to $10,000and our home state of Illinois has spent over $650,000 just on these signs. That isroughly $20 million spent nationwide, without creating one single job.

Despite being sold as an infrastructure improvement package, less than 8 percent ofstimulus funds went to infrastructure projects, and to add insult to injury, $20 mil-lion of that is going to signs. This is outrageous. We dont need to spend taxpayermoney on propaganda.

After fighting this spending for nearly a year, Schocks provision was included inthe House passed funding resolution for fiscal year 2011.

Thanks to his hard work and tireless efforts, Schock was able to halt one area ofrunaway Washington spending. But there is still more to be done. Taxpayers haverepeatedly said enough is enough to this type of wasteful spending. Its time Wash-ington listens to the public and stops future generations from having to shouldermountains of debt.

Kirk, Schock join to block transfer ofGitmo detainees to American SoilCHICAGO (WLS) Sen. Mark Kirk and Congressman Aaron Schock announcedlegislation Friday that would block use of federal funds to move suspected Guan-tanamo Bay terrorists into the United States.

The new legislation would also block the expenditure of federal dollars for any future transfer of any new detainees onto U.S. soil.

After learning of Administration plans to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees toIllinois, Congressman Schock, myself and the other members of the Illinois con-gressional delegation joined to protect Illinois from this action, Senator Kirk said.

Senate Democrats in December attempted to insert a last-minute provision into theDefense Authorization bill giving the Obama administration power to transfer terrorists to the United States. The administration has sought to move detainees tothe U.S. as part of its effort to close the controversial military-run detention centerin Cuba.

Schock says the United States already has a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-artfacility in Guantanamo Bay where the government can hold and try detainees andsays it should utilize it, and Kirk agrees.

Since the federal government spent over $400 million to build courtrooms and aterrorist detention facility at the 45-square-mile Guantanamo Bay facility, we shoulduse it and not waste money on a new facility during this time of fiscal austerity,Senator Kirk said.

Schock visited Gitmo in 2009 and found secure state-of-the-art facilities.

Aaron Schock with Former Secretary of StateCondoleeza Rice in Washington, Illinois

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A Leader for Robust Infrastructure/Building

After numerous failed attempts by PresidentObama to develop a strategy to invest in theUnited States crumbling infrastructure, Con-gressman Aaron Schock took the lead in 2011. Schockhas been a vocal advocate for a long-term bill that wouldprovide certain in the marketplace and spur job creation.

Schock took his message to the airwaves participating inover two dozen national and local TV, radio, and printinterviews in the span of just a couple of months. Hebuilt a coalition of local and state leaders throughoutIllinois to help promote the need for such a bill.

I applaud Congressman Schock for aggressively advocating for a long-term highway bill. Investing inour highways and infrastructure is a critical part of keep-ing Illinois moving forward, said Doug Whitley, Pres-ident of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Aaronunderstands that a long-term bill is vital to job creationin our state, and that passage of a long-term highwaybill needs to be a priority in Washington to help gener-ate economic growth.

During his first term, Schock worked with then Chair-man of the Transportation and Infrastructure commit-tee, Jim Oberstar, a Democrat from Minnesota, to passa highway bill. In an act of bipartisanship, Schockcrossed party lines and voted in favor of Oberstars bill.

Schock believes that such a bill would mean more jobs,spur economic growth and enable businesses large andsmall to move their products to markets throughout Illinois and around the world. However, PresidentObama had a different priority passage of his massiveuniversal health care plan and indicated that this jobcreation legislation would have to wait.

Knowing that the legislation must be fully funded andpaid for, Congressman Schock set out to find other waysto close the funding gap that had been created by shrink-ing revenues from the motor fuel tax. Congress foughtaggressively for a commonsense solution that both sidesof the aisle could agree on using revenues from in-creased domestic energy production to help pay for thehighway bill. This idea, Schock said, would increaseeconomic both in two key sectors of our country energy

and construction and in the process spur job creation nationwide.

"A long-term highway bill is an investment opportunityfor Peoria. Congressman Schock knows how vital thisis to our local economy and job creation, which is whyhe has been so vocal about the passage of a six yeartransportation and infrastructure bill," said PeoriaMayor Jim Ardis. "Aaron knows this is good policy. Thefact that he is not waiting for someone else to act and iscoming up with his own solutions on how to pay for along-term bill reinforces his leadership on this issue."

In December, Speaker of theHouse John Boehner an-nounced that a long-termhighway bill that was fullyfunded and paid for wouldbe brought to a vote early in2012. On the heels of thisdecision, Schock spear-headed a bipartisan letterwith 110 of his House col-leagues, over half of what isneeded to pass a bill in Con-gress, to President Obamaurging him to support theHouses efforts. Also, in

December, Schock learned that House TransportationChairman John Mica would include his creative solu-tion to increase domestic energy production to help funda long-term bill.

What resulted was the longest highway reauthorizationsigned into law since the expiration of the last highwaybill in 2009. Illinois will average $1.38 billion a year infederal highway fundingfrom the Highway TrustFund, and Illinois high-way trust fund allotmentincreased from 3.52 per-cent to 3.67 percent. Additionally, the billgoes far towards cuttingproject delivery time inhalf, from 15 months to7 months. The reautho-rization also consoli-dated two thirds of thehighway programs inorder to ensure moremoney goes towardsactual road construc-tion and less towardsbureaucratic over-head.

Schock Paves Way for New Highway and Infrastructure BillThe best thing that Congress can do right now tocreate jobs is pass a six-year, fully funded trans-portation bill. This will provide jobs in the con-struction industry, provide investment opportunitiesfor employers and make our highways and bridgessafer for our families to travel on, said ErichBloxdorf, President & Chief Executive Officer ofthe Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Asix-year, fully funded transportation bill is simplythe right thing to do to get Americans working andour employers investing. The Greater SpringfieldChamber applauds Congressman Schocks persist-ence in getting a fully funded, six-year bill passedby this Congress

Congressman Aaron Schock with U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Clarence Thomas

Aaron Schock strongly supports more conservative

judges for our courts.

Schock-Thune Bill Succeeds in KillingNew Obama Regulation on Small Business

Similar to the 3 percent withholding tax and the 1099 overreach inObamacare, the Obama Administration imposed an additionalburdensome requirement on small businesses called the 1099K Form. But Aaron Schock, a former small businessman himself, authored the1099K Overreach Prevention Act with Senator John Thune of SouthDakota which is a bill to prevent the IRS from placing the 1099K burdenour nations already struggling small business community.

The 1099K requirement forces credit card companies and other third-partypayment entities to send the IRS a document (the 1099K) showing all thecredit transactions within a merchants business for a given year.Subsequently the IRS uses the 1099K to require small businesses toreconcile this report with their own internal statistics, something theoriginal law was never intended to do.

This adds an entire new layer of uncertainty and confusion for ouremployers, as simple transactions like receiving cash back from debitpurchases, returning merchandise, or placing deposits for rental goodscould result in errors and flawed information being given to the IRS. All ofthis puts our small businesses at risk for an audit.

Aaron Schock worked within the House Ways and Means Committee togenerate powerful opposition to the new regulation. His bill succeeded inearning the support of the National Federation of Independent Businesses(NFIB) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The bill will help the thousands of small businesses that dont have thespecialized expensive accounting software, technology, time, or personnel tocross reference and reconcile their own internal numbers with third-partygenerated numbers that all add up to increased accounting workloadsand additional costs for small businesses. It would be so burdensome tosmall business that complying with it would put hundreds of thousands ofthem out of business.

The 1099K Overreach Prevention Act, authored by Schock sent a strongsignal to the Obama Administration. Foreseeing passage of the legislation,they withdrew their 1099K requirement on small business owners.

Its no wonder Aaron Schock is a consistent recipient of the ChambersSpirit of Enterprise Award, and the NFIBs Guardian of Small BusinessAward for his dedication to creating and sustaining jobs.

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Aaron Schock teamed up with U.S. Rep Bobby Schilling (R-IL) to author legislation to help alleviate thecrushing tax burden on U.S. small businesses while also benefiting local nonprofit charities. Schock andSchilling, sick of the Washington way of benefiting large corporations at the expense of the rest of US employers, wrote the Charitable Contribution Parity Enhancement Act. This legislation would allow small busi-nesses to utilize the same charitable contribution tax deduction which is available to large corporations.

The Charitable Contribution Parity Enhancement Act would mean that charities across the country would see anincrease in donations they are currently receiving and an increase in the amount of struggling families and busi-nesses they would in turn be able to help. This is especially prudent since during the current economic downturncharitable donations have dropped while charitable organizations have seen an over 60 percent increase in the demand for their services in the last year alone.

Additionally this legislation, while empowering small businesses to increase their charitable giving to needy com-munities and individuals, would help alleviate the current tax burden being placed on small businesses. Reduc-ing small businesses taxes will result in the business being able to use more of its hard earned profits to grow, investand expand their business while hiring more employees. Small businesses will be the key to our economic turn-around as they employee over 50 percent of Americans and are responsible for creating 7 out of every 10 new jobsin this country.

Aaron Schock: Advocate for Small Business

Congressman Schock speaking at a manufacturing summit, October 2012

Aaron Schock at the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota watching howfracking works to unleash vast amounts of new domestic oil and gas.

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SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONAaron decided at age 19, to run for the Peoria SchoolBoard against the President of the School Board because of policies he disagreed with in high school.Though he was busy with college and investing in realestate, Aaron felt a need to step up to the cause of getting on the school board to make things better.

Aaron gath-ered morethan the nec-essary signa-tures to geton the ballot.But his oppo-n e n t t h eSchool BoardPresident --cha l l engedhis petitionsbecause some

signers used ditto marks for part of their addresses.She succeeded in having him thrown off the ballot. Every local government official he spoke with toldAaron the race was over at that point. But Aaron believes where theres a will theres a way. So he decided to run as a write-in candidate. All the powers-that-be in Peoria were amused, but gave him no chanceof succeeding.Aaron began working hard and assembled an army of volunteers. He hand made his door hangers that described what voters had to do to write in a candidatename on their ballot. He and his volunteers knocked on13,000 doors and ended up getting 6,407 successfulwrite-in votes. He defeated the President of the SchoolBoard with 60 percent of the vote. Aaron Schock became a school board member of oneof the largest school systems in Illinois at age 19.

YOUNGEST SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT IN HISTORYAaron Schock was so diligent in his work on the schoolboard that his school board colleagues voted to makehim Vice President of the Board when he was 22 yearsold. At age 23, they unanimously voted to make himSchool Board President. The Peoria Journal Star newspaper lauded Schockswork on the school board when he left after four yearsand said, Schock left a mature record.On the school board Schock became concerned abouthis State Representative, Ricca Slone. The school board had held meetings with area legisla-tors to discuss state funding and regulations. While sixarea legislators attended the meetings, the one who rep-resented most of District 150 did notRicca Slone.She skipped every attempt by the school district tomeet with legislators. So Schock and some of his school board colleagueswent to Springfield to meet with officials there. Whilein Springfield, they met with the Lieutenant Governor,the Secretary of State, State Senators and State Repre-sentatives, but Representative Ricca Slone again ignored them.

STATE REPRESENTATIVEAaron Schock ran against Ricca Slone, a four-term incumbent, and won in a Democratic leaning dis-trict.After being sworn in as State Representative, hiscolleagues expected this very young representative todo what all freshman legislators do, no matter theiragesit back and be overwhelmed by being in theHouse of Representatives and takinga couple years to learn the ropes.Aaron Schock skipped that step. Hestudiously learned House procedurein a week and began authoring sub-stantive legislation. He worked topass 11 of his bills in his first fivemonths in office. In his four years inoffice he sponsored 23 bills that hewas able to work through to passage. The bills dealt with a series of edu-cation reforms, several child protec-tion initiatives, prescription drugsavings, veterans assistance, roadconstruction, and a measure to com-bat high-tech identity theft -- the firstof its kind in the nation. Representative Schock was fully engaged and workedhard to represent his district. He attended communityevents and meetings on a regular basis. He became ex-ceptionally involved with neighborhood associationsand non-profit organizations to assist in the job theydo. When asked by leaders of these organizations forlegislative help or funding, Representative Schockwent to bat for them in Springfield. Many long-timeleaders from these organizations continue to say theyhave never seen such a proactive representative on theirbehalf. Representatives, be they in the Illinois House of Rep-resentatives or in Congress, have three important re-sponsibilities:1. To accurately represent the values of the majority ofthe districts residents.

2. To advocate for the economic interests of the dis-trict.

3. To provide constituent service for constituents withproblems too complex or with too much red tape forthe constituent to solve on their own.

Representative Schock made constituent service a toppriority and has intervened successfully on behalf ofhundreds of constituents in need.CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESSIn the summer of 2007, the incumbent Congressmanfrom the 18th District of Illinois announced he wouldnot seek another term in the 2008 election. Upon learn-ing that, Aaron Schock announced his candidacy forCongress. At 26 years old, Schock won a three-way primary inFebruary 2008 with 72 percent of the vote. He was 27by November of 2008, when he won the general elec-tion for Congress with 59 percent of the vote. He wasre-elected with 69 percent of the vote in 2010.SERVING AS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF CONGRESSSworn in on January 2009 as the youngest Member ofUnited States Congress and one in the minority party;it took Congressman Aaron Schock only two weeks topass an amendment to a bill on the Floor of the Houseof Representatives. He continues to serve as theyoungest Member of Congress.

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Inspecting tornado damage in Elmwood.

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Farmers across the country are under attack by theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA). Bureaucrats in DC who sit in air-conditioned offices andwho have never set foot on a farm are trying to tell farm-ers that they cant have dust in their fields. This is thesort of nonsense that Americans are fed up with, and itis refreshing to have someone in Washington that wecan count on to go to bat for the agriculture communityevery time.

Thankfully, Aaron Schock has been a leader in defend-ing family farms. He helped fight for House passage oflegislation to prevent EPA regulation of dust on farmsand successfully inserted the Schock Amendment whichrequires the EPA to take agricultural jobs and the impact on the agricultural economy into account beforeissuing any new regulations.

Schocks recent amendment victory comes on the heelsof other agriculture priorities that he has been champi-oning. Previously, Aaron Schock authored an amend-ment that was printed in the Congressional Record toprohibit the EPA from doing a re-review of the herbi-

cide Atrazine, which has a 50 year history of a safe andeffective weed control product. More than half of corngrowers use the product to help protect their crops.

Congressman Schock also recently authored legislation,the Farm Tax Parity Act, to ensure fair tax treatment forour nations farmers. After hearing firsthand accountsof aggressive IRS audits taking place on family farms,Schock introduced legislation to ensure that familyfarmers receive the same fair tax treatment as othersmall business owners.

Schock also helped pass a bill to ensure the EPA doesnt double up on its regulation of pesticides. EPA al-ready regulates them under a law known as the FederalInsecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),but EPA wanted to take its authority further by regulat-ing them under the Clean Water Act. This would meanthat farmers would be burdened with more needless red-tape and paperwork, all in the name of regulating pesti-cides that are already being regulated.

But its not only the EPA & IRS that Schock has beengoing up against. He recently sent a letter to the

Department of Labor and urgedthem not to move forward withregulations that would make itmore difficult for farmers to hireyouth to work in agriculture.Family farms have been aroundfor generations, and it is uncon-scionable that the Department ofLabor would be trying to moveforward on rules that make itmore difficult for parents andgrandparents to teach the nextgeneration the ways of the fam-ily business. Because ofSchocks efforts, the Departmentof Labor ultimately backedaway from its proposed rule.

The Congressmans work hasnot gone unnoticed either. Hehas been presented with awards

and recognition for his work. BioFuels Digest namedhim one of the ten most important advocated for renewable energy in Washington.

Growth Energy, one of the countrys leading ethanol organizations, presented him with the 2011 & 2012 Fueling Growth Award, the highest honor given toMembers of Congress who support ethanol.

To help with yet another domestically produced bio-fueland help farmers earn income from a winter crop,Schock led the effort in Congress to jumpstart Penny-cressa winter crop that has more oil content than soy-beans.

Trade agreements come under the jurisdiction of theHouse Ways and Means Committee. As a member ofthat key committee, Schock was designated by Con-gressional leadership to be the lead Representative inspearheading the passage of the long-stalled trade expansion agreement with Colombia.

This was a country where the USA was losing marketshare rapidly while the trade expansion agreement lan-guished in Congress under the Speakership of NancyPelosi. Even when Republicans won the House major-ity in 2010, President Obama delayed for months insending the Colombia, Panama and South Korean tradeexpansion agreements to Congress for ratification. Oncehe finally relented, Schock and Ways and Means Com-mittee Republicans led the effort for ratification whichpassed last year.

Schock has been proud to receive the endorsement ofthe Illinois Farm Bureaus ACTIVATOR committee ineach of his elections for Congress. He enjoys similarclose relationships with the Illinois Corn Growers, Illi-nois Soybean Association, Illinois Pork Producers, theBio Fuels Association, Illinois Beef Association andother representatives of Illinois agriculture.

Illinois farmers can rest assured that they not only havea friend in Washington, but a fierce and active advocate.

AGRICULTURE

Congressman Schock is a tireless advocate for agriculture, which isthe number one employer in the 18th Congressional District

Schock Agriculture Summit, 2012, with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucasin Lincoln, Illinois

Congressman Schock brought House AgricultureChairman Lucas to our district during the droughtto help our farmers.

Schock Ag Summit - 2012

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the Stimulus vote. In those closing remarks before thevote, Congressman Aaron Schock said that not a singleworker after the speech urged him to vote yes on theStimulus bill as President Obama had requested. In fact, several had told himto stick to his principles and vote no. Congressman Aaron Schock continuedby noting that the second visit on AirForce One the previous day was toSpringfield, Illinois, for Abraham Lincolns 200th birthday celebration.Abraham Lincoln once represented thedistrict in this House that I now repre-sent. He once said What kills a skunk isthe publicity it brings itself. Perhapsthat explains the haste by which this billhas been brought before the House. Iurge a NO vote. Thunderous applausefollowed. Not a single Republican votedfor the bloated Stimulus bill. That first term for Aaron Schock in Con-gress was momentous. It also was a timethat the majority Democrats did muchharm to our country, our economy andfreedom. Democrats controlled theHouse and Nancy Pelosi was Speaker.Harry Reid was the Senate MajorityLeader. And, of course, Barack Obamawas the new President.During those two years when Democratshad total control of our federal govern-ment, they increased discretionaryspending a whopping 40 percent! Congressman Aaron Schock opposedall those big spending measures which spent far toomuch, grew the government bigger and diminishedour freedoms.

He voted no on the Stimulus bill, two huge Om-nibus spending bills, Obamas Cash for Clunkersbill, Obama and Pelosis Cap and Trade bill, andObamacare itself.But it wasnt enough for a committed conservative tojust vote correctly. Aaron Schock held unscripted townhall meetings open to everyone in his District, onewhich had over 1,000 people attending and with mediacoverage. The new Congressman repeatedly went onnational television news programs to articulate the caseagainst the Obama-Pelosi course for our country to helpwin over public opinion.Republican leaders in the House saw enormous tal-ent in the new youngest member of Congress: AaronSchock. Even as a freshman, he was selected to serveas a Deputy Republican Whip, which is usually re-served for much more senior members. Aaron Schock also began right away working to earn aRepublican majority in the House in the 2010. The con-gressional district to the east of him in Illinois had justbeen won by liberal Democrat Debbie Halvorson. Thedistrict to the west was held by ultra-liberal Phil Hare. Less than a month after his election to Congressandbefore he was even sworn in to officeAaron Schockbegan mentoring Adam Kinzinger to run againstHalvorson in 2010. In this regard Schock was verymuch unlike other incumbents who had non-aggres-sion pacts with their neighboring Representatives,agreeing not to campaign against each other. Schock

boldly helped Kinzinger every step ofthe way for two years. SchocksDeputy Campaign Manager went overto serve as Kinzingers CampaignManager and Schock helped Kinzingerraise hundreds of thousands of dollars.Aaron Schock also pioneered a way ofhaving his own contributors give toKinzinger and to Bobby Schilling inthe district to the west, by writing a sin-gle large check to the Schock Victorycommittee. This helped level the play-ing field for Kinzinger and Schillingwho were both fighting incumbents indistricts that favored Democrats. Aaron Schock was the first elected official to donate to Bobby Schillingscampaign. He mentored him in everyway possible, including crucial cam-paign assistance that helped make thewinning difference. Even as a freshman, and being theyoungest Representative, AaronSchock ranked in the top 10 Republi-can members of Congress for theamount donated to the National Republican Congressional Committee(NRCC). This committee is chargedwith the responsibility for aiding themost closely contested Republicancandidates in races for the U.S. Houseof Representatives.

Separately, Congressman Aaron Schock was in the top 10Republican Congressmen in giving to the national partysYoung Guns program designed to make the winning dif-

ference for first time candi-dates for Congress. This allwas to help win a Republi-can majority in the House. At the request of Republi-can leaders in Congress,Aaron Schock also visited19 congressional districtsaround the country to cam-paign for Republican chal-lengers. Aaron Schock wasright behind our top twoHouse leaders in being theMember of Congress whoRepublican candidates mostwanted in their districts tohelp draw crowds, speak tothe media and raise money.

Aaron Schock directly raised or contributed over $1.3MILLION to other Republicans in 2010. He did his partand then some in helping Republicans to earn the Housemajority in the 2010 election. That victory changed everything. Aaron Schock went from being a freshman in the minority, to a member in the majority on the most pow-erful committee in Congressthe House Ways andMeans Committee.

Speaker Boehner also demonstrated his faith in AaronSchock. He appointed him as one of only six membersto the House Administration Committee which runs theHouse of Representatives and sets the budget for Con-gress. Congressman Schock also was chosen to bemember of the Republican Conference Advisory Boardthat guides strategy for Republicans in the House. Healso continues serving as a Deputy Whip but now, as aMajority Deputy Whip.Winning the majority allowed House Republicans tostop all bad new legislative proposals from PresidentObama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.To protect and grow this vital majority, Aaron Schockhas already directly raised or contributed over $2 million for other Republicans in the 2012 election. He was selected as a senior surrogate for Mitt Romneyfor President, constantly speaking on his behalf on national media programs. Aaron Schock is also the onlymember of the House to sit on the National FinanceCommittee for Romney for President. That all is still not enough for Aaron Schock.

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My good friend andwork out buddy, AaronSchock, has moreknowledge, energy, pas-sion, and work ethic inthe tip of his little fingeron his right hand on aWednesday than most people have in theirwhole body in a lifetime.You are lucky to haveAaron Schock serve you in Congress. Congressman Paul Ryan, July 14, 2012 in

Bloomington, IL

There are a lot of people in Congress andjust a small number of standoutsof reallytalented people. Aaron Schock is one of thoseextremely talented people, who has the influ-ence of more than just one member of Con-gress due to his skills, intellect and energylevel. Congressman Paul Ryan, July 14, 2012 in

Quincy, IL, as reported in the Quincy Herald Whig

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In Afghanistan

Congressman Aaron Schock (center) helping Congressional candidates Adam Kinzinger (left) and Bobby Schilling (right).

All were victorious in 2010

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Aaron Schock has maintained a record of excellence in working for sound economic, social and national security policies in the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives. He has been recognized as an advocate for small businesses andfarmers, as well as a champion of individual liberty and pro-family issues.

Aaron Schocks vote record for pro-growth free market policies is impressive. Hisbusiness oriented policies earned him a score of 86 percent from The National Feder-ation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) in 2011, and the Small Business and Entre-preneurship Council gave him a score of 100 percent. He received another perfect 100percent score from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2010. His score last year fromCitizens Against Government Waste was 86 percent. For the last two years in a row hereceived a 97 percent rating from the National Association of Manufacturers. Its nowonder Aaron is a consistent recipient of the Chambers Spirit of Enterprise Award,and the NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award for his dedication to creating andsustaining jobs.

Schocks consistent high scores continue to his vote record to protect Second Amend-ment rights. He earned a grade of A from both the National Rifle Association(NRA) and Gunowners of America for the 111th Congress.

Aaron Schock has also consistently received high marks from the Farm Bureau, illus-trating his commitment to Americas farmers and agricultural businesses. His com-mitment to working for sound agriculture policies also earned him the Friend of theFarm Bureau Award during the 111th and 112th Congress. The Farm Bureau Awardis one of numerous awards that Aaron Schock has earned during his time in Congress.

Aaron Schocks conservativerecord also extends to social issues.During the 111th Congress, heearned a 100 percent rating on pro-life issues from National Right toLife and 100 percent on pro-familyissues from Eagle Forum. He re-ceived a 100 percent rating in hisfirst term and a 92 percent rating inhis second term from ConcernedWomen for America. The Christian Coalition of America has scored him at 100 per-cent repeatedly. He has received a 100 percent rating and 90 percent rating from theFamily Research Council. Hes gotten a big ZERO every year from NARAL, the na-tional abortion lobby.

On national security issues Aaron Schock received a 100% rating from the AmericanSecurity Council Foundation and an A from the Keep America Safe organization.

Finally, his commitment to sound economic, social, and national security policies isreflected in his 90% score from the American Conservative Union and 100% fromAmericans for Prosperity during the 111th Congress. Aaron Schocks outstandingvoting record on a broad range of issues demonstrate his dedication to moving Amer-ica forward, strengthening our economy, capitalism and free enterprise, providingfor a robust national defense, preserving liberty, and protecting strong social values.

Schock gets high marks from conservative organizations

Aaron SchockEric Turner

Peoria City Councilman andSchock Campaign Chairman

Fred Barnes of FOX News

Aaron Schock and Former First Lady Laura Bush

With Speaker Newt Gingrich

He is in public service to make a positive difference ona large scale. He cant stand to see his home state get-ting further economically behind because of the worststate government in the nation. The problems here beginwith the fact that Michael Madigan has served in theIllinois House of Representatives for 40 years and hasruled the House with an iron fist for 28 years. Things inIllinois have gotten exponentially worse in the pastdecade as Democrats have had total control in Spring-field with majorities controlling both the House andSenate, along with holding the Governorship underBlagojevich and Quinn. Modeled after the successful Young Guns programthat helped Republicans win a House majority in Con-gress, Aaron Schock started a program for Republicancandidates for the Illinois House of Representatives inSpringfield called Majority Makers. Aaron Schockstepped up with $300,000 for this new fund which hasbeen matched by others and now totals $1.25 million tooffset Madigans Chicago money for Democrats.

This action isnt new for Aaron Schock. When he wasonly 14 years old, of his own free will, he began donat-ing to the Republican National Committee with hisearnings from after-school jobs.

Immediately after his first election at age 23, as an Illi-nois State Representative, he began helping other newRepublican candidates defeat Democrat incumbents.Two of them are Mike Unes, of East Peoria, and AdamBrown, of Decatur, both of whom Aaron Schock firsthelped in their elections for respective city councils andthen in 2010 to challenge long-time Democrat incum-bent State Representatives in solid Democrat districts.Both Unes and Brown defeated those Democrat incum-bents. Adam Brown now has Aaron Schocks formerdistinction of serving as the youngest State Representa-tive in Illinois.

From his service in the Illinois State Legislature and inCongress, Aaron Schock understands that to really ac-complish great feats of putting conservative principlesinto law, we need majorities in both the Illinois StateHouse and Senate, and the U.S. House and Senate inCongress. Few others in Illinois have come close tomaking the vast positive difference in so many cam-paigns for cause we share.

A Representatives three core responsibilities are:

1. To accurately represent the values of the majority ofpeople of the district in votes in the House of Repre-sentatives on issues.

2. To advocate for the economic interests of the district.

3. To provide constituent service for district residentswith problems beyond their ability to cope.

By each of these measures, Congressman AaronSchock has excelled for the people he serves. He is atrue representative of the 18th Congressional District.

Aaron Schocks votes on issues accurately reflect themainstream Midwestern values of the majority ofpeople he represents. He is a mainstream conserva-tive guided by tried and true principles.

To balance our budget we need to pursue a path thatis SUSTAINABLE for many years, yet one that is re-lentless in spending less and actually getting closerto a balanced budget each year. Aaron Schock has a strong record in cutting federalspending and opposing tax increases. Recent history asdemonstrated time and again that if taxes are increased,two things happen:1. Congress will use revenue from tax increases tospend more instead of paying down debt.

2. Tax increases are a detrimental drag on economicgrowth and job creation, which causes even morebudget difficulties each successive year.

Our country is too close to the financial abyss thatGreece is now suffering from. We cannot wait until ourdebt overtakes us. That is why Congressman Schock hasa very firm record of cutting federal spending. His highscores by Citizens Against Government Waste and theNational Tax Limitation Committee demonstrate thatfiscal conservative record. His focus for the next two years in Congress is to con-tinue to make progress toward a balanced budget.Specifically, he will advocate for a budget that puts ourcountry on a path to balanced budgets, debt repayment,enact sweeping tax simplification policy, fundamentaltort reform to reduce lawsuits across-the-board, andabolishing a good deal of nonsensical regulations, allfive of which will be catalysts to reinvigorate our econ-omy for record-setting job creation and income growth. There is a way to remain true to your principles, andeven be a leader in advocating for your principles, whilebeing level-headed and respectful to others who dis-agree. Aaron Schocks record demonstrates that he prac-tices what he preaches and provides the representationpeople want. Most of all, despite being the youngestmember of Congress, Aaron Schock routinely hasstepped up to be a leader for the principles and values hebelieves in and the constituents he represents.

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Aaron Schock earned afour year degree in

Finance from BradleyUniversityin only 2 years.

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Bradley University

Aaron Schock brings Mitt Romney to his alma mater.

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Congressman Aaron Schock on humanitarian trip to Ethiopia with the non-profit organization CARE

Aaron SchockHes Done a LotHell Do More

DEFENDING SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTSIn 2011 the State of Illinois took the unprecedented step of threatening to release the nameand identity of every law abiding gun owner in the state of Illinois. Aaron Schock saw this as ablatant attack on Illinois residents constitutional rights. He led all Illinois Republicans and evensome Democrats in demanding that Illinois Attorney General Madigan back away from attempts to make public the identity of Illinois gun owners. Schock authored a letter to Madigan in which he stated:

We greatly disagree with your directive, and respectfully ask you to rescind your decision.Since the inception of the FOID card system in the mid-1960s, the Illinois State Police have al-ways considered the personal information confidential, and kept the list of state firearm ownersin an internal law enforcement database. There is no need to release this information to thegeneral public, and doing so would be an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of manyof our constituents. The Illinois State Police are tasked with the responsibility of enforcing FOIDrequirements, and are fully capable of doing so.

The State of Illinois has never released FOID cardholder information before, and doing so nowwould be unprecedented in our State. Ensuring the privacy rights of our constituents is of theupmost importance to us, and we believe that releasing the information does not respect theprivacy of law-abiding gun owners. We are aware that there are bills in the Illinois Legislaturethat would ensure the privacy of our states 1.3 million FOID cardholders.

Publicly releasing the personal information of gun owners seems more like an intimidation tac-tic to discourage the lawful ownership of firearms than a way to serve the public interest. Therelease of this information could also lead criminals to use the information to target homes forburglary in order to steal firearms that they cannot lawfully acquire. This could cause otherwiselaw-abiding citizens to decide that they would rather break the law by not getting a FOID card,because they do not want to be on a criminals shopping list

Instead of encroaching on the rights of those who have followed the legal pathway to own afirearm, it seems that the public would be better served by prosecuting those who have actuallybroken existing firearm laws.

We respectfully ask you to rescind your decision.

Shortly thereafter the state of Illinois reversed its decision and decided to no longer make public any of the personal information of the law abiding citizens of Illinois:

Schock has received an A voting record rating each year from the National Rifle Association(NRA), and Gun Owners of America. He has received the election endorsement of NRA everyelection he has run for Congress and since he first ran for the Illinois General Assembly in 2004.

Your election is not only critical to the small-business owners in your district, but also toprotecting free enterprise across America. Onbehalf of all NFIB members, our nations jobcreators, we look forward to standing with youthis November as you continue to do bigthings for small business.

We are pleased to announce our endorsement of AaronSchock for nomination as Republican Candidate for theEighteenth Congressional District. Not only has Mr.Schock expressed a desire to protect unborn children,but he has also indicated his support for the disabled aswell as those who are endangered at the end of life.

Endorsed byU.S. Chamberof Commerce

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Campaigning for a New President

AARON SCHOCKLeader in the Fightfor Public Opinion on the Side of Conservative Principles and Values

R epublicans cant win elections if they cant communicate a clear,consistent and uplifting conservative message to the Americanpeople. Few in Congress have proven to be a more effective com-municator than Aaron Schock.

Since taking office, Aaron Schock has been highly sought after by the national media because of his ability to articulate Republican principles andvalues to the American people. He has also been one of the few able tosuccessfully engage people previously uninterested in the political processwith his innovative use of social media.

Indeed, Speaker Boehner and Republican leaders have oftensuggested Schock as the Republican spokesman to nationalmedia outlets seeking a Republican to debate a Democrat ontheir program. It was these Congressional leaders who sug-gested Aaron Schock to the venerable Meet the Press programin 2010 while he was still a freshman Congressman.

Schock has used print, radio, television and social news mediato promote the principles that will generate popular supportfor our policies.

Time and time again, he has faced down the liberal media withan articulate and persuasive argument defending lower taxes,less government, and more freedoms for Americans. He hasdone battle with everyone from Rachel Maddow to ChrisMathews.

It is not enough to just vote right in Congress. At a time whenour values are under constant attack, we need an articulatespokesman who is unafraid to go into the liberal lions den andwin the hearts and minds of more and more of the Americanpublic.

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Aaron Schock has worked hard all his life

Aaron with co-workers after work in a gravel pit

Aaron SchockHigh School Years

Worked at Kickapoo Sand & Gravel for 5 years.

Aaron grew up on a farm where his father taughtAaron, his brother and two sisters the value ofwork from an early age by planting a field ofstrawberries the kids farmed, harvested and sold.

In his early teens, Aaron worked hard at after-school jobs and earned good money.He beganhis entrepreneurial activity as a licensed salesagent who worked on commission. Later, heworked in a gravel pit and earned up to $18,000a year.Aaron saved nearly all of it.Aaron beganhis IRA at age 14.What Aaron Schock owns nowis a result of working, saving and investing on hisown.

On his 18th birthday, Aaron bought his first pieceof real estate and has since been an active in-vestor in real estate.He later bought his ownhome in an older neighborhood of Peoria whichhe and his brother renovated.

Aaron graduated from Bradley University with afour-year degree in Finance in only two years.

After graduation from college, Aaron and a part-ner started a small business that employed threepeople.

At age 19, Aaron ran a difficult write-in campaignfor the Peoria School Board. He won the electionby getting 6,407 write-in votes, defeating the in-cumbent school board president with 60% of thevote.Aaron knocked on 13,000 doors to achievethat victory.

Aaron worked hard on the school board, re-searching issues and absorbing informationabout all of the Peoria schools. He was electedby his colleagues to be vice president of the boardat age 22. By age 23, he was elected unanimouslyas president of the board.

At age 22, Aaron took on an eight year incumbentDemocrat state representative in a 60% Democ-rat district and again, with hard work, he won.

In his first five months in office, RepresentativeAaron Schock was able to work 11 of the bills heauthored to passage.So far he has passed 18bills he sponsored, some of which were calledlandmark reforms when they were signed intolaw.

In office, he has provided exceptional constituentservice by helping hundreds of people in his dis-trict solve difficult problems. He has always beenavailable to help his constituents and works hardto take action on their behalf.

As a state representative, Aaron has been excep-tionally engaged with neighborhood associationsand non-profit organizations to a degree theyhave never seen before.He is relentless in at-tending important community events in his dis-trict.

As a result of his hard work and accomplishmentsin office, Aaron Schock was re-elected to the Illi-nois House of Representatives in 2006with 59%of the vote.

After his re-election, Aaron also became em-ployed by Junction Ventures and later the Pe-tersen Companies in Peoria, where he wasoverseeing business development and buildinghotels.Since he decided to run for Congress,Aaron resigned, giving up potential ownershipstakes, to devote his time to his campaign forCongress.

Aaron Schock has excelled at everything he hastaken on and those he has served in public officehave been the beneficiaries of his hard work.

Congressman Schock has held numerous town hall meetings throughout the districtopen to all and where anyone was able to ask any question directly to him with no pre-screening whatsoever. In fact, over 1,100 constituents attended the town hall meeting heheld right before the House of Representatives vote on the Obama/Pelosi health care bill.

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