More than 33,000 people in the United States die from gun-related injuries each year, making firearms the second leading cause of injury-related death. Many of these deaths could be avoided through policy—for example, Australia all but eliminated gun deaths through a series of gun control measures that included a massive gun buyback program, an assault […]
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Dec. 11, 2018 – 2:09 – Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi weighs in on the looming government shutdown over border wall funding. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
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With an undergraduate degree from Princeton and a law degree from Harvard, Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi doesn’t seem like the most likely member of Congress to champion working-class concerns. Since the first-generation American (and Democrat) joined Congress in 2016, however, he has become best known for seeking to restore what he calls the “dignity of […]
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Democrats say Trump’s former attorney could be their star witness. Michael Cohen was once President Donald Trump’s most militant loyalist. Now, House Democrats are eyeing him to become their star witness. Democrats think Cohen could be a linchpin in their upcoming efforts to spotlight Trump’s relationship with Russia and are hoping to call him to […]
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The tollway board has approved a memo of understanding with a second railroad for a needed land exchange and access rights for the Elgin-O’Hare Expressway. Another piece in the puzzle of opening western road access to O’Hare International Airport fell into place today when the Illinois Tollway board approved a memo of understanding with Union […]
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As a wave of Washington’s manufacturing workforce prepares for retirement, there are not enough students in the pipeline to fill those good-paying industry jobs. For years, American manufacturers have expressed concern about a gap between the talent they need and the workers they can find. According to a 2015 report from Deloitte, 3.5 million American […]
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Many House Democrats remain skeptical of a push by leadership and progressives to revive the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, underscoring divisions about how to address climate change in the new Congress. The caucus clashed in closed-door meetings this week about whether the select panel is even necessary and how much power […]
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and City Colleges of Chicago Chancellor Juan Salgado at Wright College announced that funding from the passage of Rep. Krishnamoorthi’s legislation, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education (CTE) for the 21st Century Act, known as The Perkins Act, will support the continued modernization of CTE programs in Chicago. The […]
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