Representative Donald Manzullo (R-IL)
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Born: |
Mar. 24, 1944, Rockford |
Home: |
Egan |
Education: |
American U., B.A. 1967, Marquette U., J.D. 1970 |
Religion: |
Baptist |
Marital Status: |
married (Freda) |
Professional Career: |
Practicing atty., 1970-92; author. |
DC Office |
2228 RHOB20515, 202-225-5676; Fax: 202-225-5284; Web site: www.house.gov/manzullo |
State Offices |
Crystal Lake , 815-356-9800; Rockford, 815-394-1231. |
In 2006, Congressman Manzullo is continuing his mission to restore manufacturing in America and create good-paying jobs for the people of northern Illinois and throughout our nation. In his fifth year as Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Manzullo has held more than 60 hearings on the state of manufacturing in America and introduced numerous pieces of legislation to make U.S. companies more competitive so they can expand and create jobs. He also founded the 80-member House Manufacturing Caucus, which he chairs, and he serves on the House Financial Services Committee. He also chairs the U.S./China Interparliamentary Exchange, which gives Manzullo a forum to engage and challenge China's leaders directly on issues of concern to northern Illinois residents, including fair trade, piracy, human rights violations, Taiwan and North Korea. Manzullo is also a member of the Council on Competitiveness' Steering Committee to the National Innovation Initiative. Manzullo represents the 16th Congressional District of Illinois, which includes the counties of Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, JoDaviess, Ogle, Carroll, the majority of McHenry County and parts of DeKalb and Whiteside counties.
Manzullo has earned the reputation as Congress' champion of manufacturing and a fierce advocate for job creation in northern Illinois. His "Agenda to Restore Manufacturing in America" outlines 17 priorities to preserve U.S. manufacturing and put Americans back to work. The plan's highlights include providing tax relief to companies which keep jobs in America; forcing China and the other East Asian countries to stop manipulating their currencies to give themselves an unfair cost advantage over American companies; requiring the federal government to comply with Buy American laws; preserving America's Defense Industrial Base; reducing the surging cost of health care; and many others.
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One of the priorities in the plan, encouraging job creation in America, was accomplished in October 2004 when President Bush signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which provides a 9 percent tax deduction for manufacturing production in the United States. Manzullo led the fight in Congress to include the domestic manufacturing benefits, which keep jobs in America, and to share them with small businesses.
In addition to his national advocacy for U.S. manufacturers and America's 25 million small businesses, Manzullo has championed the needs of his constituents in northern Illinois and secured millions of dollars in congressional appropriations bills to create jobs in the district he represents.
Congressman Manzullo also convinced the United States Navy to stop giving away its deactivated ships to our allies. The Navy now leases or sells these vessels, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue each year.
Committees
- Financial Services (16th of 37 R): Capital Markets, Insurance & Government Sponsored Enterprises; Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade & Technology.
- Small Business (Chmn. of 18 R).