I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration honors the husband and wife business owner teams whose work helps drive the economy and fuel job growth.

She defeated McSweeney 51% to 44%. They lived in an adjoining district for her entire time in Congress. Melissa Luburich Bean (Serbian Cyrillic: Мелиса Бин Лубурић) (born January 22 1962) is an American politician who was the U.

S. Bean who is of Serb origin is a member of the Democratic Party. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2011.