Since 2000, we have lost 2.7 million manufacturing jobs, of which 500,000 jobs were in high-tech industries such as telecommunications and electronics.

S. Clair County Board and was chosen as chairman. Currently he is the most senior member of Illinois's House delegation.

Jerry Francis Costello (born September 25 1949) is the former U. He previously represented Illinois's 21st congressional district and served in Congress from 1988 to 2013.