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Last year in Texas, a scared little white pup named Diamond arrived at the City of Abilene's municipal shelter. She was dirty, painfully matted and very scared. No one knew it at the time, but she was also deaf.
If Diamond had arrived at the shelter a year earlier, she may never have found her happy ending. But the folks who work at the City of Abilene shelter are especially dedicated and strongly committed to saving animals' lives. Naturally, they jumped at the chance to take part in the ASPCA's Carroll Petrie Foundation Dog Rescue Project, unveiled in September.
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Soon after rescuing Diamond, the Pawed Squad was able to place her in a loving home that cherishes her every day. Her deafness was never an issue for these awesome adopters.
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So glad to here about this lovely and beautiful dog finding a forever home!
Please, all political pundits and disagreer and trolls: Could you please minimize your appearance on an animal rescue site and direct your animosity at the objects in hand?
Thanks ASPCA for all that you do!
The 3 photos showed the progression to misery to pure happiness! It wonderful that there are wonderful organizations out there to turn a abused and neglected dog into a once again happy pet in his forever home! I support animal adoption 100%!
Why are we involving politics with this beautiful story. Its not about politics. Missing the point here people. Its about the angels who devote themselves to saving animals. Its about the inhumanity and lack of love and respect for God's creatures. We need to involve ourselves in our communities to teach the young and to educate the old of ways to help the dog and cat population from becoming articles that people just get tired of and just discard them. Its about helping our community and our local shelters in whatever way we can. If you don't have money, you can give of your time.
Congratulations to Diamond and the ASPCA. Been a member for 2 years and am very happy to see results like this.Keep up the good work.:)
C'mon people. Who cares about the politics. It's not about Romney or Obama, it's about the animals. Wake up and just do all you can to help them instead of defending or vififying these politians who only care about themselves. God bless the people who rescued Diamond and the family that adopted her.
Are you people for real?????Blaming Obama? Having lived in the north and the south, the southern rednecks take better care of their plants than of their animals. Most are Republicans too.
Abuse and neglect of animals (and children) has been going on in this country forever. Someone, of course, always has to blame the President (especially if it's Obama) for not taking care of that. The problem is that there are no strict laws in this country for those who hurt animals because animals are considered second to humans. (It has been this way since the American Indian was nearly annihalated and the buffalo nearly driven to extinction). If the President tried to make the laws stricter he would be criticized for having "too much control". This story isn't about politics it is about this little dog and other amazing animals who are rescued every day. Each one of us can do our part by signing petitions to ban dogfighting, breeding and euthanizing healthy animals. We also can adopt for foster those who would otherwise end up in kill shelters. Veternarians can offer there services for less money and shelters can start spaying and neutering cats and releasing them to colonies rather than waiting until a problem arises and then trapping and killing them all. We as individuals have to make a difference because we are a "free country" and this abuse is allowed to continue.
Ok come on people. Settle down. This is about the rescue of a sweet little dog who finally found a loving home.
Very happy for this cute pooch. Every frightened animal deserves to be cared for, and about. However, cats are, once again ignored and ultimately killed. Why does this shelter only help (time/funds) dogs? Why doesn't every shelter look at the bigger picture? These are animal shelters, NOT dog shelters.
People are commenting about the plight of dogs and cats - but it's the cats that are being killed off because they are looked at as being useless, or unadoptable. That's because people don't seem to want to take the time and effort to rehab frightened cats. It's easier to just kill them off - they are too hard to handle, unworthy of our attention. Give all the money and effort to the doggies. Doggies need recuse, and that's my point. All animals need rescue, love, care, and a permenant home.
Whn you read this and think I'm a bitch, think again. If you are an animal lover, and not outraged that a large section of shelter animals never leave alive, then you are part of the problem. Out of sight, out of mind should not be an option. Soemone else has to be asking the question, "What about shelter cats?"
PETS are not just dogs. They are cats, and hamsters, and horses, and rabbits ... Hopefully, when I offend a whole bunch of you, maybe one or two would see my point. And this is why I do not give to the ASPCA, though I used to. TY, Anne
I rescued my Josey from the Richmond, VA SPCA the day before they were going to put her down back when they were a kill shelter in Nov. 2000. SO GLAD TO HEAR so many shelters are working to rid themselves of this stigma! There are other ways to handle the abundant overruns of critters. Glad to hear these babies are being rehabbed.


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MUSH Medicinal Mushroom Blend for Pets is a full spectrum medicinal mushroom formula designed to support your pets health. A mixture of equal proportions of Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis), Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), Maitake (Grifola frondosa), Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) and Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor), MUSH is complete with polysaccharides, glycoproteins, and anti-inflammatories for healthier joints and increased mobility, and overall immune system support. In traditional Chinese medicine these mushrooms are frequently used for the immune-boosting properties. Taste-tested and approved by dogs, cats and horses. Powder easily mixes in with wet food. Made fresh for every order, this unique mushroom blend has a shelf life of three years.
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By C L Hughes
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This seems to be palatable and has not caused adverse effects thus far. It was recommended to me for my older lab by her holistic vet.
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I would buy this item again!
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I gave this to my Boxer because he had a cyst growing and his hair was thinning. After giving him MUSH Medicinal Mushroom Blend along with some Omega supplements, he has a lot of energy and he has a full body of hair and the cyst is healing. I will be keeping him on this!!
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In Oct 2013 our 11 year old lab/retriever's hind legs buckled and no longer had the strength to use her back legs and was not eating. Dr ruled out cancer and gave her anti-inflammatory meds. We looked on Only Natural Pet's website to see if there was anything else we could do for her. We found MUSH and read other pet owners comments. We tried MUSH as she was ending the vet's meds. Each day she was getting stronger and got back the strength and her back legs within 2-3 days. She's all better and happier now and we continue to give MUSH to her as part of a daily supplement.
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By karenkb
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I decided to buy this when my immunologist asked ME to take a mushroom complex for my immune system illness so I purchased a human equlivent. When my dog was found to have a liver tumor, we needed to ramp up his immune system so this is a good way. Our only problem is that his stomach is so sensitive, he cannot take the recommended dose without diarrhea. I will back off to a few sprinkles per meal. Start slow, you can always add more but once the tummies get upset, it can take a while to get them calm again.
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By SammyCat
from Toronto, Ontario
This has many mushrooms in it, which are great for the immune system,it's a lot of powder, you only use a 1/4 tsp per 20 Lbs of bodyweight. It's very easy to add to my cat and dogs food. It doesn't appear to have any taste.
Great product...would always have around
By kizzy
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My dog had 2 cancers prior to using this product and thank goodness she has been fine ever since and she is about 16 years old.
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Thanks for the product. Sadee enjoys the "meal"!
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I use this once a day in her breakfast. It has provided her with more energy and has been more playful. I am very glad that i found this product!Thanks
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Great anti-cancer supplement
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Bought this for our 12yr old terrier mix diagnosed with Transitional Cell Carcinoma (aka TCC, or Bladder cancer) unable to tolerate the traditional pharmaceutical protocol of Piroxicam and Caraphate (spelling?)... This product has been an EXCELLENT addition to the holistic anti-cancer protocol I found in Dr. Deva Khalsa's book, "Dr. Khalsa's Natural Dog: A Holistic Guide for Healthier Dogs..." So far, so good...!!! Diagnosed Oct 2012, our dog Maya appears to be on a very fast mend (now Jan 2013) thanks to this product and Dr. Khalsa's advice... We are also using the PetAlive C-Caps with great success as well… Thank you so much for these products!
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I have added this product to my dog's homemade and grain free food as an adjunct in the fight against osteosarcoma. It is incredibly easy to use and seems to be well tolerated. To date, I have noted no problems with this product. I only wish the large size was in stock the last time I ordered!
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But the two chambers of Congress have taken divergent — and incomplete — approaches to postal reform.
A Senate bill passed with bipartisan support in April would refund to USPS the prefunded payments it made to the federal retirement system and opens the door to breaking out a separate postal insurance program. However, the bill stopped short of allowing the agency to cut Saturday delivery and limited its ability to close postal facilities.
The House version, which has not yet seen a vote, would create a commission tasked with shuttering facilities and restructuring the postal service, modeled on a similar method for closing military bases. The bill would also cut mail delivery to five days a week.
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Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Darrell Issa (R- Calif.), who sponsored the stalled House bill, unsuccessfully sought to include a few interim measures in the stopgap funding measure approved by Congress earlier this month.
At the time, he suggested the post-election lame duck session of Congress would "provice a much greater window of opportunity" to pass postal reform.
Ali Ahmad, the communications adviser for the committee, told Federal News Radio in an email that Issa plans to advance legislation before the session ends, "and has continued to work with all stakeholders to ensure the legislation the House advances gives USPS the cost-cutting tools it needs to bring expenses in line with declining revenue and its long-term solvency."
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), a co-sponsor of the Senate bill, has criticized the House for the delay.
"It appears that House Republican leaders have decided to punt on passing postal reform legislation for the foreseeable future, pushing this American institution to the brink of default for the first time in its history," he said in a statement before the agency first defaulted last month.
In the interim, the postal service has sought to trim its workforce and operating costs, offering buyouts, consolidating processing facilities and cutting operating hours.
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Sequestration is a very real possibility and will have a pronounced effect on Jacksonville, according to keynote speakers at Wednesday's 2013 local economic forecast.
The mandatory spending cuts in the federal budget will happen in four weeks if Congress cannot reach an agreement, said both Mark Vitner, managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo, and Richard Kaglic, regional economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The two bankers track and analyze national, regional and state economic trends and developments.
"Any area that relies on government spending would experience a disproportionate effect from sequestration than other parts of the country," Kaglic said, including area Marine bases in his assessment.
The budget cuts may not be as bad as the resulting ripple effects. Some businesses are just beginning to expand again after the recession and may instead pull back on spending if sequestration happens, Kaglic said.
Vitner disagreed, saying sequestration may be just what the economy needs. He said once it happens — and he is confident it will — then the uncertainty of it all will be over and businesses will begin to spend again.
"People who have been holding off on spending will let loose a little once it's done," he said. He is certain sequestration will happen because there is little trust between Congress and the current administration after the moves made to avoid the fiscal cliff.
"Payroll tax went up for everyone," he said. "The Republicans feel like they were taken to the woodshed on this. Their heels are dug in now."
Jacksonville developer Cliff Ray said he was surprised the speakers addressed sequestration so bluntly.
"I haven't heard too many people say sequestration was going to happen," he said. "It's a big deal here for us, naturally, because of Camp Lejeune."
Ray said many local businesses have already been preparing for the pending troop draw down.
Vitner and Kaglic spoke for a combined two hours with presentations chock full of charts, graphs, numbers and statistics at the Jacksonville Country Club during a presentation sponsored by Jacksonville-Onslow Economic Development and the Committee of 100.
Shelia Pierce, the local economic director, said it is good to hear about national trends and how they affect the local economy. She said her agency has been very busy working with Coastal Carolina Community College to train Marines who are coming out of the Corps with a great, disciplined work ethic, but lacking in a particular skill needed for employment in the civilian world.
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Lake Stevens wrestling dominates the mat at 4A regionals
Vikings win 4A Region 1 team title, have seven individual champs and are sending 14 wrestlers to state.
Genna Martin / The Herald
Lake Stevens' Eric Soler (top) wrestles Cascade's Noah Johnson in the 145-pound championship match at the 4A Region 1 tournament on Saturday at Snohomish High School. Soler pinned Johnson in 3:26.
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Cascade's Gino Obregon wrestles Yelm's Brian Rochester in the 126-pound championship match at the Wesco 4A regional tournament on Saturday at Snohomish High School. Obregon pinned Rochester.
Barnes got to pick which coach's corner he sat in for this one because the Vikings placed both wrestlers in the 106-pound final. Not only that but Lake Stevens already had amassed enough points to win the team crown -- the Vikings' 239.5 points entering the finals was more than second-place Yelm (182.5) finished with at the end of the night.
The Vikings (284.5) used seven individual championships to put distance between themselves and Yelm, which moved up from 3A a year ago, and league-rival Snohomish (117 points) in third place.
The seven champs came from nine finalists, including freshman AJ Crew, who lost to teammate and classmate Michael Soler 6-1 in the lightweight bout.
Barnes, whose Vikings have won four of the past six 4A state team titles, emphasized the value of earning No. 1 seeds heading into the Mat Classic XXV next Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome. Fourteen Vikings finished in the top four at Saturday's region meet and will wrestle at state next week.
"You want to come out of here with No. 1s going into next week because No. 1s wrestle fours and that's huge," Barnes said. "We took care of our business this weekend."
It was a far cry from a year ago when Lake Stevens finished a disappointing -- by Vikings standards -- fifth place in the state and lost to Snohomish in the district tournament. Barnes joked that the difference was, "Our kids made weight," referencing two key wrestlers not qualifying to participate in regionals last year. He attributed this year's success to the balance between senior leadership and upstart freshman.
"We have this group of four freshman that have qualified for state," Barnes said. "That's incredible with two champions.
"You don't expect freshman to have that big of an impact."
Michael Soler will be one of the several local favorites to make the finals next week after just losing twice this year, both to out-of-state opponents. He's excited about the chance to be atop the podium again, but more so about the team crown. He wants to face Crew in the final again.
"It'd be awesome," said Soler, whose older brother Eric won the 145-pound crown and will be going for back-to-back individual titles in Tacoma. "It'd help the team out a lot. That's our real goal, the team title."
Heavyweight Brandon Johnson bookended the Viking parade, capturing his second district crown with a 5-3 decision.
Wrestlers from Wesco collected the first seven weight classes Saturday night, including defending state champ Noah Cuzzetto of Edmonds-Woodway at 113 pounds.
Earlier in the day Cuzzetto was voted the region's wrestler of the year. During the final he barely outlasted Yelm's Darren Harris, bridging out of a potential pin in the final seconds to preserve a 6-5 decision.
"It definitely was an extra," Cuzzetto said. "Having a little more pressure to win that one because, I mean, you can't be the Wrestler of the Year and lose your finals match."
Harris looked up at the scoreboard when the whistle blew and just shrugged.
"I think I was probably more nervous than they were," E-W coach Brian Alfi said. "It was probably just another match for them.
"You would have thought there would be a little more emotion at the end for a regional championship, but neither one of these wrestlers' goal was a regional championship. They both won state titles last year. They both understand that it doesn't matter where they go in the bracket ... as long as they are in."
The Warriors got four athletes to advance and were the only other school with more than one individual champ. Nathan Vulliet won 132 pounds with a 4-0 decision over Arlington's Bryce Thomas in the final.
Vulliet may have raised an eyebrow of some in the building, but not Alfi.
"He's light years ahead of where he was last year, so if someone had not seen Nathan and all the work he put in during the summer, they'd be surprised to see him win a regional championship, but the kid is a phenomenal worker."
Snohomish had a quiet third place overall finish, but a nice day for a team that went from double-digit seniors a year ago to five in 2013. The Panthers had no individual champs but three regional finalists and nine advanced to the state tournament.
Perhaps the most impressive Panther finalist was Tristan Baus, who battled Olympia's two-time regional champ Tanner Hartsoch to an 8-6 defeat. Baus left the mat with a bloody lip, but his close loss only added to his great season.
"He's been a real pleasant surprise for us all year as far as how much he's grown as an athlete as a person," Snohomish coach Rob Zabel said. "Good things are in store for that kid."
Zabel was voted, for the second consecutive year, the district's coach of the year.
"It's flattering that your peers think of you in that manner," he said. "But I'd trade it in a heartbeat for a couple more wins."
A year ago Gino Obregon wrestled for Snohomish and had to wrestle opposite his dad Brooklyn, the Cascade coach, in a winner-to-state, loser-out bout during the regional.
After a summer move by the family to Everett, they were in the same corner for the 126-pound final this time and Gino quickly pinned Brian Rochester from Yelm. The happy Bruin junior jumped into his dad's arms after the win.
"He makes me very proud," the elder Obregon said. "Extremely proud."
The second-year Bruin coach was also proud of his team, which made huge strides this season.
"We went from no participants last year and one alternate to four kids and 3 alternates," Brooklyn said. "I'm extremely proud of the progress."
At Snohomish H.S.
Team results: Lake Stevens 284.5, Yelm 182.5, Snohomish 117, South Kitsap 109, Edmonds-Woodway 90, Cascade 82, Olympia 62.5, Arlington 61.5, Bellarmine Prep 40, Mount Vernon 40, Lynnwood 32, Kamiak 21, Central Kitsap 20, Mariner 16, Jackson 6, Monroe 4, Gig Harbor 0, Stadium 0.
Championship results: 106--Michael Soler (LS) dec. AJ Crew (LS), 6-1; 113--Noah Cuzzetto (EW) dec. Darren Harris (Y), 6-5; 120--Jake Douglas (LS) dec. Warren Sprecher (CK) 6-2; 126--Gino Obregon (Cas) pinned Brian Rochester (Y), 0:59; 132--Nathan Vulliet (EW) dec. Bryce Thomas (Arl), 4-0; 138--Jesse Peterson (LS) maj. dec. Dillon Harris (Y), 14-3; 145--Eric Soler (LS) pinned Noah Johnson (Cas), 3:26; 152--Adam Gascoyne (SK) dec. Tanner Perry (Sno), 7-2; 160--Anthony Allred (Y) pinned Logan Johnson (LS), 2:39; 170--Cody Vigoren (LS) dec. Bryce Broome (SK), 7-1; 182--Taylor Ladenburg (BP) dec. Josh Newbill (O); 195--Tanner Hartsoch (O) dec. Tristan Baus (Sno), 8-6; 220--Shaq Reed (LS) pinned Alex Fairhurst (Sno), 3:15;285--Brandon Johnson (LS) dec. Damien Medeiros (SK), 5-3.
Other advancers (top 4 to state): 106--3. Jeremy Nygard (A), 4. Wyatt Butler (Sno); 113--3. Alex Rodorigo (LS), 4. Ruben Crew (LS); 120--3. Luis Reyna (MV), 4. Victor Munoz (Y); 126--3. Wyatt Bell (LS), 4. Wyatt Larsen (Cas); 132--3. Rafael Ibarra (MV), 4. Logan Pine (O); 138--3. Greg Eagle (Sno), 4. Conner Gonzales (A); 145--3. Andrew Villalobos (Mar), 4. Ben Delacy (SK); 152--3. Brandon Rochester (Y), 4. James Rodeman (Y); 160--3. Blake Sander (LS), 4. Hunter Lord (Lynn); 170--3. Marq Brown (EW), 4. Tyler Webley (K); 182--3. Michael Baird (SK), 4. Jake Ferro (A); 195--3. Jeffrey Leuth (Y), 4. Anthony Thees (LS); 220--3. Manuel Vazquez (Lynn), 4. Elliott Villars (BP); 285--3. George Johanson (EW), 4. Tristan Glaser (Y).
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Aaron Schock
|Aaron Schock
|U.S. House, Illinois, District 18
|In office
|January 3, 2009-Present
|Term ends
|January 3, 2015
|Years in position
|Ray LaHood (R)
|President of the Peoria, Illinois, School Board
|Base salary
|Elections and appointments
|Last election
|November 6, 2012
|First elected
|November 4, 2008
|Next primary
|March 18, 2014
|Next general
|November 4, 2014
|Campaign $
|Term limits
|Prior offices
|Illinois House of Representatives, District 92
|Peoria, Illinois, School Board
|High school
|Richwoods High School
|Illinois Central College, Bradley University
|Date of birth
|May 30, 1981
|Place of birth
|Morris, Minnesota
|Real Estate Investor
|Net worth
|Conservative Baptist
|Office website
|Campaign website
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career
- 3 Committee assignments
- 4 Issues
- 4.1 Chair of 2014 NRCC dinner
- 4.2 Targeted by Club for Growth Action
- 4.3 Legislative actions
- 4.3.1 113th Congress
- 4.3.2 National security
- 4.3.3 Economy
- 4.3.4 Immigration
- 4.3.5 Healthcare
- 4.3.6 Social issues
- 4.3.7 Previous congressional sessions
- 4.4 Presidential preference
- 5 Elections
- 6 Campaign donors
- 7 Analysis
- 8 Personal
- 9 Recent news
- 10 See also
- 11 External links
- 12 References
Schock won re-election on November 6, 2012.[1]
He previously represented District 92 of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2005 to 2009.[2]
Schock ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.[3] The general election took place November 4, 2014.
Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Schock is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, he may break with the Republican Party line more than his fellow members.
Schock graduated from Rolling Acres Middle School and Richwoods High School in Peoria, Illinois in 2000. He then graduated from Bradley University in Peoria with a B.S. in Finance (a four year degree) in only two years.[2]
- 2009-Present: United States House of Representatives, Illinois' 18th Congressional District[2]
- 2005-2009: Illinois House of Representatives, District 92
- 2001-2005: Peoria, Illinois, School Board
- 2004-2005: President
Committee assignments
U.S. House
Schock serves on the following committees:[4][5]
- Committee on House Administration
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Trade
Schock served on the following committees:[6]
- Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Trade
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Committee on House Administration
- Subcommittee on Elections
- Subcommittee on Oversight
Chair of 2014 NRCC dinner
On January 28, 2014, National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Greg Walden announced that Schock was selected as the host of the NRCC's annual March dinner, the NRCC's biggest fundraising event of the year.[7]
Targeted by Club for Growth Action
In February 2013, the Club for Growth Action, a fiscally conservative Super PAC, launched a website called "www.PrimaryMyCongressman.com." According to the Club for Growth Action, "the purpose of the website is to raise awareness of Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) who are currently serving in safe Republican seats....The website will offer Club members and the general public the opportunity to recommend primary opponents to the incumbents highlighted by Club for Growth Action, as well as to recommend primary challengers for any Republican member of Congress. Club for Growth Action will rotate liberal Republicans through the website to highlight their failed records on limiting government." Schock was one of the first nine incumbent Republicans to be targeted by the site, which gave him a lifetime Club for Growth rating of 61%.[8][9]
Schock's response
In response to the Club's attacks, Schock gave an interview on MSNBC during which he stated, "With all due respect to the Club and these other quote think tanks, special interest groups in Washington, D.C., I go home to my district every weekend, I know my constituents better than they do. And I don't need a score sheet or some lobbyist in Washington to tell me what my constituents think."[10]
Legislative actions
113th Congress113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.[11] For more information pertaining to Schock's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.[12]
National security
DHS Appropriations
Schock voted in favor of HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[13]
DHS Appropriations
Schock voted in favor of HR 2217 - the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 and was largely along party lines.[13]
Keystone Pipeline Amendment
Schock voted against House Amendment 69, which would have amended HR 3 to "require that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, conduct a study of the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to a terrorist attack and certify that necessary protections have been put in place." The amendment failed on May 22, 2013, with a vote of 176 - 239 and was largely along party lines.[13]
Schock voted in favor of HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill would allow federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities.[14] The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.[13]
Schock voted in favor of HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.[13]
Farm bill
On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill.[15] The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop.[16][17] However, cuts to the food stamp program cut an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states.[17] Schock voted with 161 other Republican representatives in favor of the bill.
2014 Budget
On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014.[18][19] The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582-page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill.[19] The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations.[20] It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Schock voted with the majority of the Republican party in favor of the bill.[18]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[21] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[22] Schock voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[23]
The shutdown finally ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[24] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Schock voted for HR 2775.[25]
Morton Memos Prohibition
Schock voted in favor of House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain illegal aliens residing in the United States. The vote largely followed party lines.[13]
Healthcare Reform Rules
Schock voted in favor of House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.[13]
Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act
Schock voted in favor of HR 2009 - Keep the IRS Off Your Healthcare Act of 2013. The bill passed through the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 232-185. The bill would prevent the IRS and Treasury Secretary from enforcing the powers provided to them in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The vote largely followed party lines.[13]
Social issues
Amash amendment
Schock did not vote on House Amendment 413 - Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the Patriot Act. The amendment failed on July 4, 2013, by a vote of 205-217. The amendment would have prohibited the collection of records by the National Security Agency under the Patriot Act. Both parties were split on the vote.[13] Project Votesmart, "Aaron Schock Key Votes," accessed October 11, 2013]</ref>
Previous congressional sessions
Fiscal Cliff
Schock voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[26]
Presidential preference
Aaron Schock endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [27]
Schock ran for re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014.[3] The general election took place November 4, 2014.
Schock won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 18th District. Schock ran unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Steve Waterworth in the general election.[28][29]
|U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Aaron Schock Incumbent
|Steve Waterworth
|Total Votes
|Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"
Full history
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Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Schock is available dating back to 2008. Based on available campaign finance records, Schock raised a total of $8,129,615 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 7, 2013.[32]
|Aaron Schock's Campaign Contribution History
|U.S. House (Illinois, District 18)
|U.S. House (Illinois, District 18)
|U.S. House (Illinois, District 18)
|Grand Total Raised
Candidates for Congress are required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Schock's reports.[33]
|Aaron Schock (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
|Date Filed
|Beginning Balance
|Total Contributions
for Reporting Period
|Cash on Hand
|April Quarterly[34]
|April 15, 2013
|July Quarterly[35]
|July 12, 2013
|October Quarterly[36]
|October 13, 2013
|Year End[37]
|December 31, 2014
|March 6, 2014
|April Quarterly[39]
|April 15, 2014
|July Quarterly[40]
|July 15, 2014
|Running totals
Shock won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Shock's campaign committee raised a total of $3,220,549 and spent $2,164,695.[41] This is more than the average $1.5 million spent by House winners in 2012.[42]
Cost per vote
Schock spent $8.85 per vote received in 2012.
|U.S. House, Illinois District 18, 2012 - Aaron Schock Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by Election Runner-up
|Total Spent by Election Runner-up
|Top contributors to Aaron Schock's campaign committee
|Madison Dearborn Partners
|Exelon Corp
|CME Group
|Caterpillar Inc
|Kirkland & Ellis
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
|Health Professionals
|Securities & Investment
|Real Estate
Schock won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Schock's campaign committee raised a total of $2,300,387 and spent $1,303,848 .[43]
|U.S. House, Illinois District 18, 2010 - Aaron Schock Campaign Contributions
|Total Raised
|Total Spent
|Total Raised by General Election Opponent
|Total Spent by General Election Opponent
|Top contributors to Aaron Schock's campaign committee
|Caterpillar Inc
|RLI Corp
|Kirkland & Ellis
|Exelon Corp
|Tuesday Group PAC
|Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
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|Building Materials & Equipment
|Lawyers/Law Firms
Ideology and leadership
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Schock is a "moderate Republican leader," as of June 17, 2013[44]
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Schock is a "rank-and-file Republican."[45]
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[46]
Schock most often votes with:
Schock least often votes with:
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.
Schock ranked 205th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[47]
Schock ranked 189th in the conservative rankings.[48]
Voting with party
Aaron Schock voted with the Republican Party 96.2% of the time, which ranked 122nd among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.[49]
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Schock missed 170 of 3,350 roll call votes from January 2009 to March 2013. This amounts to 5.1%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[50]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Schock paid his congressional staff a total of $1,018,767 in 2011. He ranks 34th on the list of the highest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranks 141st overall of the highest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranks 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[51]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Schock's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-114,911 and $1,185,085. That averages to $535,087, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Schock ranked as the 261st most wealthy representative in 2012.[52]
|Aaron Schock Yearly Net Worth
|Average Net Worth
Schock resides in Peoria, Illinois.[2]
Sexual preference
In a post on Facebook on January 3, 2014, journalist Itay Hod, without directly naming Schock, implied that he was gay.[53]
In the post Hod wrote: "Here's a hypothetical: what if you know a certain GOP congressman, let's just say from Illinois, is gay... and you know this because one of your friends, a journalist for a reputable network, told you in no uncertain terms that he caught that GOP congressman and his male roommate in the shower... together. now they could have been good friends just trying to conserve water. but there's more. what if this congressman has also been caught by tmz cameras trolling gay bars. now what if you know that this very same guy, the darling of the gop, has also voted against repeal of don't ask don't tell, opposed the repeal of doma, is against gay marriage; and for the federal marriage amendment, which would add language to the us constitution banning gay marriage and would likely strike down every gay rights law and ordinance in the country?"[54]
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- ↑ ABC News 7, "Election Results Primary 2012," accessed March 20, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congressman Aaron Schock, "Biography," accessed November 4, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Primary Election 2014," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress," accessed March 3, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, "Committee Assignments," accessed March 29, 2014
- ↑ Congressman Aaron Schock, "Committees," accessed November 4, 2011
- ↑ Politico, "Aaron Schock to chair NRCC annual dinner," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Statesman, "Club for Growth targets Idaho Rep. Simpson for defeat in 2014," accessed February 27, 2013
- ↑ The New York Times, "Club for Growth Leads Conservative Charge, Sometimes at Republicans," accessed March 13, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Aaron Schock: Don't need Club for Growth 'score sheet'," accessed September 18, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 Project Votesmart, "Aaron Schock Key Votes," accessed October 11, 2013
- ↑ The Library of Congress, "H.R.624 CISPA (2013) (Referred in Senate - RFS)," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 31: H.R. 2642," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House clears farm bill," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 New York Times, "Senate passes long-stalled farm bill, with clear winners and losers," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 CNN.com, "House passes compromise $1.1 trillion budget for 2014," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 21," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "House passes $1.1 trillion omnibus," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ The Hill, "2012 GOP Lawmaker Endorsements for President," retrieved November 23, 2011
- ↑ pjstar.com, "Easton man will oppose Schock," accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois," accessed 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Aaron Schock," accessed April 7, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Aaron Schock 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Aaron Shock 2012 Election Cycle," accessed February 20, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Election 2012: The Big Picture Shows Record Cost of Winning a Seat in Congress," accessed June 19, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Aaron Schock 2010 Election Cycle," accessed November 4, 2011
- ↑ GovTrack, "Aaron Schock," accessed June 17, 2013
- ↑ GovTrack, "Aaron Schock," accessed April 11, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Aaron Schock," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed February 27, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
- ↑ GovTrack, "Aaron Schock," accessed April 1, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Aaron Schock," accessed 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Schock, (R-IL), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Itay Hod," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Aaron Schock Outed As Gay By Itay Hod, Journalist, On Facebook?," accessed January 6, 2014
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