Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail system create many problems.

Lipinski has since become a lobbyist. He was born in Chicago and was educated at Loras College in Dubuque Iowa. He was reelected four times from this district with almost no difficulty.

Lipinski has since become a lobbyist. He won largely by running up the totals in his city council district and was handily elected in November. The district is so heavily Democratic that this move effectively handed the seat to the younger Lipinski who still holds the seat today.