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Bustos Urges Bipartisan Politics in Illinois

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos wants her fellow lawmakers to forget the contentious electoral environment and begin reaching across the political aisle when the new congress convenes next year.

"I would say to anybody who’s serving in the house or the senate, if they’re not behaving that way, I hope again the American public will say this isn’t who we want representing us. We need people who are going to look for that common ground where they can start a dialogue and then move their agenda forward."

Bustos represents the 17th congressional district. It encompasses the southern portion of Peoria County, over to the Quad Cities and up to Rockford.