LAKE JACKSON, Texas - The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign raised more campaign donations from active military than all other presidential candidates?Republican or Democrat?including having raised more funds from this segment than all other GOP competitors combined, and more than incumbent President Barack Obama.

Dr. Paul, an Air Force veteran, raised more than $75,000 from active military in the third quarter.  This comes after Dr. Paul out-raised all GOP candidates - including all GOPers combined, and President Obama singularly - in the second quarter of this year.  Dr. Paul also outraised his GOP competitors in a head-to-head comparison during his 2008 run for the presidency.

This determination was arrived at using an independent campaign analysis of FEC filing data focusing on contributors who listed their occupation and employer when contributing.

"Ron Paul is the only candidate with a plan to end the growing number of unconstitutional undeclared wars, having an unclear connection to U.S. national security, end costly overseas nation-building that pays no friendship dividends, and stop subsidizing global security.  Instead Dr. Paul will bring our troops home, secure our borders and lead the nation in practicing a traditional Republican noninterventionist foreign policy," said Ron Paul 2012 Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton.

"Let me also submit that Dr. Paul out-raising all candidates in military donations demonstrates that his 'Plan to Restore America' might sit well among voters who are active-military or veterans," continued Mr. Benton.

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Moline, IL...State Representative Rich Morthland (R-Cordova) will be in Morrison this Saturday, October 22 to discuss issues affecting the city with local leaders and constituents.

 

The public is invited to join Representative Morthland at Happy Joe's to speak with him personally at 4PM.

 

What: Pizza Forum with Rep. Morthland

Where: Happy Joe's, 109 W Main St, Morrison, IL 61270

 

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Here is information about Senator Grassley's schedule this week in Washington.  The Senate is in session.

 

• Senator Grassley will meet during the week with Iowans from Stonehill Franciscan Services, Quakerdale, the Iowa Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, the College of American Pathologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the March of Dimes.

 

• Senator Grassley will meet during the week with Iowa families visiting Washington from Red Oak, Dubuque and Des Moines.

 

• Senator Grassley will be a guest during the week on public affairs programs on KDTH Radio in Dubuque with Cindy Kohlmann, KASI Radio in Ames with Trent Rice, KSCJ Radio in Sioux City with Sam Clovis, KCPS in Burlington with Fred Hoffman, and WMT Radio in Cedar Rapids with Ryan Schlader.

 

• On Monday, October 17, at 4 p.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will meet with Michael Horowitz, the President's nominee to serve as Inspector General for the Department of Justice.  Grassley has worked for many years to strengthen the role of Inspectors General in overseeing the federal bureaucracy.  He also has worked to hold Inspectors General accountable when the responsibilities of the office haven't been carried out in an independent or effective way.

 

• On Tuesday, October 18, at 8 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will speak to a meeting of Judicial Watch, a non-profit foundation that promotes transparency and accountability in government.

 

• On Tuesday, October 18, at 10 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will testify at a hearing of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works.  The hearing has been called to review the 2011 floods and the condition of the nation's flood-control systems.  In addition, Grassley is meeting in his office that afternoon, at 4:45 p.m. (ET), with Brigadier General John McMahon, who is in charge of the Northwest Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that handles the portion of the Missouri River in Iowa.  Grassley said he wants to talk with McMahon about when the Corps plans to evacuate water being held upstream in order to make room for next year's runoff, while also allowing time this year for evaluation and repair of dams and water-logged levees downstream.

 

• On Tuesday, October 18, at 10 a.m. (ET), the Senate Committee on Finance is holding a hearing about tax incentives for charitable giving in anticipation of a tax-reform debate.  Senator Grassley will participate in this hearing.  As both Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate's tax policy committee during the last decade, Grassley led an active review of the tax-exempt laws, including oversight of the non-profit sector.

 

• On Tuesday, October 18, at 12 noon, Senator Grassley will participate in an Honor Flight gathering of 92 World War II veterans from Iowa.  Seventy-nine of these veterans are from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.  Five are from Tama County, six are from Anamosa, and two are from Benton County.  The Honor Flight Network was created to help veterans visit their memorial in Washington, D.C.  The program is currently focused on World War II survivors and other veterans with terminal illnesses.  The non-profit program plans to transition to honoring veterans of the Korean, Vietnam and other wars on a chronological basis.

 

• On Wednesday, October 19, at 9:30 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will meet with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Jon Leibowitz, regarding bipartisan legislation Grassley is advancing to prohibit brand-name and generic drug makers from making agreements to keep cheaper generic prescription drugs off the market.  These pay-off agreements cost consumers as much as $3.5 billion every year in higher drug costs, according to the Federal Trade Commission.  The agreements cost the U.S. Treasury another $2.6 billion because of prescription drug coverage under Medicare and Medicaid, according to information from the Congressional Budget Office.

 

• On Wednesday, October 19, at 10 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in a hearing of the Judiciary Committee, where he serves as Ranking Member.  The hearing will focus on oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Secretary Janet Napolitano will testify.

 

• On Wednesday, October 19, at 2:30 p.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in a hearing of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, where he serves as Co-Chair.  The hearing will focus on opportunities for increased U.S. counternarcotics cooperation with Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela.  Drug traffickers' increased use of submarines to transport cocaine from the Andean region to the United States will be discussed, along with efforts to reduce narcotics-related violence in Colombia.

 

• On Wednesday, October 19, at 2:30 p.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in a hearing of the Judiciary Committee to consider the nomination of Michael Horowitz to be Inspector General for the Department of Justice, and Susie Morgan to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

 

• On Thursday, October 20, at 10 a.m. (ET), Senator Grassley will participate in the weekly business meeting of the Judiciary Committee.  These nominations are on the committee calendar for possible consideration:  Stephanie Dawn Thacker, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; Michael Walter Fitzgerald, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; Ronnie Abrams, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York; Rudolph Contreras, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; and Miranda Du, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada.  Additionally, the committee may consider the Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act, S.75, sponsored by Senators Kohl, Feinstein, Durbin, Whitehouse, Klobuchar, Franken and Schumer.

 

On Saturday, October 22, Senator Grassley will be in Des Moines to participate in the Komen Iowa Race for the Cure.  Mrs. Barbara Grassley is a 23-year breast cancer survivor.

Appointments Latest Step in Series of Workers' Compensation Reforms

CHICAGO - October 17, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the appointments of 7 commissioners to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission (IWCC). Commissioners review workers' compensation appeals, and today's appointments relate to the package of reforms to the workers' compensation system that Governor Quinn led through the General Assembly and signed earlier this year.

"We set out to review and reform our entire workers' compensation system in Illinois, and that's what we have done," Governor Quinn said. "Our reforms continue protections for workers, while also saving our businesses millions and improving Illinois' business climate. These commissioners will ensure that Illinois workers' compensation cases are judged fairly so that workers and business can have confidence in our system."

Commissioners sit on one of three IWCC panels that review appeals by petitioners or respondents to an arbitrator's decision. To ensure balanced reviews, each panel consists of three commissioners: a commissioner representing the public, a labor commissioner representing the employee community, and a business commissioner representing the employer community.

In June, Governor Quinn signed House Bill 1698, a comprehensive overhaul of Illinois' workers' compensation system. The reforms are expected to save Illinois businesses between $500 and $750 million dollars annually, while continuing protections for injured workers. The reform package also included a major overhaul of Illinois' troubled Workers' Compensation Commission.

Last Friday, the Governor appointed 29 arbitrators to the IWCC, following a rigorous vetting process by the Advisory Board and the Office of the Governor. The overhaul called for the Governor to make appointments or reappointments to fill all arbitrator positions, considering recommendations from the Workers' Compensation Advisory Board. Members of the board - six representing employers and six representing workers - were appointed by the Governor earlier this year

The new law requires both arbitrators and commissioners to follow the rules and ethical practices of judges. Arbitrators and commissioners must also take at least 20 hours of training every 2 years while in office regarding professional and ethical standards, detection of fraud, evidence-based medical treatment, and Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis.

The Governor appointed commissioners to seven positions that were on expired terms. Five commissioners were reappointed. Commissioner Molly Mason was appointed as an arbitrator on Friday. Three commissioners, Yolaine Dauphin, Thomas Tyrrell, and Chairman Mitchell Weisz, are in the midst of four year terms, set to expire on Jan. 21, 2013.

Current panels and Commissioners:

 

Governor Quinn has appointed:

 

Mario Basurto of Cook County has more than 15 years of experience as an attorney and legal supervisor and has been a commissioner with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission since 2005. Previously, Mr. Basurto worked as an attorney for the firm Dranias, Harrington & Wilson, and as an in-house trial attorney and assistant legal supervisor for the Law Offices of Lauren Meachum, where he was exclusively responsible for over 70% of the firm's largest corporate client, United Parcel Service. Mr. Basurto is an active member in such organizations as the Chicago Bar Association, the Hispanic Lawyers Assication and the Puerto Rican Lawyers Association. He received a J.D. and a B.A. from the University of Illinois. Mr. Basurto will be serving as a Commissioner on Panel C.

 

Charles DeVriendt of Will County has nearly 30 years of experience as a workers' compensation attorney through his private practice, DeVriendt and Associates, and has served as an arbitrator with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission since 2004. Mr. DeVriendt previously served as Assistant General Counsel at the Chicago Park District, Assistant Corporation Counsel at the City of Chicago and served as a police officer at the Chicago Police Department. He holds a J.D. from DePaul University, and a B.A. from St. Joseph College. Mr. DeVriendt will be appointed as a Commissioner on Panel B.

Daniel R. Donohoo of Madison County has more than 25 years of experience as a CPA and county recorder and has served as a Commissioner with the Illinois Worker's Compensation Commission since May of 2010. Mr. Donohoo served for over 20 years as the recorder for Madison County in addition to being a board member for four years. He has worked at the firms Schoppet & Schoppet and Croxford, Donohoo & Co. Mr. Donohoo is a member of ABA, ISBA, AICPA and ILCPA and has been a member of Governor Quinn's Taxpayer Action Board. He holds a J.D. from Thomas L. Cooley Law School and a B.A. from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Mr. Donohoo will be serving as a Commissioner on Panel A.

David L. Gore Jr. of Will County has nearly 20 years of experience as an attorney and has served as a commissioner with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission since 2006. Previously, he was a partner at the firm Gore & Gore, specializing in workers compensation cases. Mr. Gore has also served as Assistant State's Attorney for Chicago, staff attorney with the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau and Contract Administrator for an intellectual property protection company. In addition, he has served as staff representative of the United Steelworkers of America, ALF-CIO-CLC. Gore holds a J.D., an M.A. and a B.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Gore will be serving as a Commissioner on Panel C.

 

Kevin W. Lamborn of DuPage County has more than 20 years of experience as a prosecutor in several divisions of the Cook County States' Attorney and has served as a commissioner with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission since 2007. Mr. Lamborn previously worked as an attorney and partner for the firm McAuley & Lamborn and as an associate attorney for the municipal practice law firm Storino, Ramello & Durkin. He holds a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School and a B.A. from Valparaiso University. Mr. Lamborn will be serving as a Commissioner on Panel A.

Michael Paul Latz of Cook County has more than 20 years of experience as an attorney in private practices and in the public sector. Mr. Latz is currently Of Counsel with the firm Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Kraftheffer. Previously, he was an associate and partner for Bollinger, Rueberry & Garvey and associate at Potter & Schaffner and O'Conner, Schiff & Meyer. He has also served as assistant state's attorney for Cook County. He holds a J.D. and a B.A. from University of Notre Dame. Mr. Latz will be serving as a Commissioner on Panel C.

 

Nancy H. Lindsay of Sangamon County has more than 30 years of experience as an attorney specializing in workers' compensation and has served as a commissioner with the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission since 2006. Previously, Ms. Lindsay taught business law at Illinois College in Jacksonville for nearly 20 years. She has served as a member and president for the Morgan County Bar Association and is currently a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. Ms. Lindsay holds a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law, a M.A. from Sangamon State University and a B.A. from Illinois College. Ms. Lindsay will be serving as a Commissioner on Panel B.

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