Businessman

When the chair of an investigating committee refuses to share vital findings or source information with any of his colleagues, his committee's ability to function has been fundamentally undermined.

Even people who have successfully obtained a visa are sometimes being turned back at the airport. Such incidents have never happened in the past but are increasing now because even low level officers of the border patrol department are being entrusted with too much discretion power on how they execute the laws.

If I'm privileged to be elected, I'd be blessed to represent a diverse district, including South Asians and Indian Americans.

There is too much blind partisanship in Congress, which has blocked progress on critical issues. Too many members view compromise as weakness rather than the essence of our democracy. This has to end.

In some ways, 'decency' is a hazy concept; we know it when we see it.

Illinois is home to a disproportionate share of Dreamers and would suffer a significant economic blow should they be compelled to leave.

My parents found good paying jobs, educated me and my brother in wonderful public schools, and entered the middle class.

I'm an immigrant. I came here when I was 3 months old.

In truth, ending DACA will cost us tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity.

A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.

Trumpcare would be devastating for millions of American families, but perhaps no one will bear the brunt of its cruelty more than older Americans.

In terms of what I wanted to do before I got into politics, I was a businessman. I ran a company that makes and sells infrared night vision military technology and solar technology, so I wanted to grow that company and pursue groundbreaking technology in each of those areas.

Working with a Republican co-sponsor, Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, I introduced a bill to strengthen our nation's career and technical education programs and more closely align them with the needs of local businesses and industries.

When the chair of an investigating committee refuses to share vital findings or source information with any of his colleagues, his committee's ability to function has been fundamentally undermined.

One of the positives of the Illinois delegation is the congressmen and women work together on issues of local concern in a lot of different ways.

Partisan politics is not my passion.

While U.S. investments in India are growing, we also need Indian investments in America.

One of the best programs that the federal government sponsors is the Small Business Innovation Research program, in which more than 2.5 percent of federal research and development funding at the largest agencies goes directly to small businesses.

Partisan politics is not my passion.

Mail enables businesses to deliver vital services and products, including medication, and allows these same businesses to receive payments in a timely way.