It’s Time For Congress To Help Students Vote
APR 18, 2018 @ 08:09 AM Clarissa Unger, Director of Civic Engagement at Young Invincibles, is a guest contributor for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge There are certain experiences we know are part and parcel of going to college: navigating registration for classes, pushing through late nights of studying, aiming to ace an exam. […]
Read MoreBooker leads charge to get college students to vote after Florida shooting
WASHINGTON — After student activists organized last month’s marches for stronger gun laws, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said there was a way they could have an even bigger impact: Register and vote. Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., introduced legislation Wednesday requiring colleges to take a more active role in making students eligible to […]
Read MoreCongressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on James Comey: “I’m a little concerned about some of the places and subject matter that he decided to comment on”
Rick Pearson speaks with Democratic U.S. Rep. and member of the House Oversight Committee Raja Krishnamoorthi. Raja discusses the on-going situation with Syria and Bashar al Assad, his thoughts on James Comey’s memoir, the proposed Conflict Act, and much more. Listen to the conversation here.
Read MoreLaHood, Krishnamoorthi: What happened in Peoria shouldn’t stay in Peoria
By Raja Krishnamoorthi and Darin LaHood Something unusual happened in Peoria on March 28: Two congressmen from opposite parties held a town hall meeting together. Even more unusual, the meeting didn’t devolve into partisan accusations and insults. It remained a respectful discussion of critical issues facing our country. Perhaps it’s not surprising that something like […]
Read MoreTop Democrats demand public hearings on Trump Cabinet travel
WASHINGTON (AP) Two top Democrats on a House committee are demanding public hearings to force top Trump administration officials to explain their costly plane travel. Reps. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, and Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the letter Tuesday. Their request to Republican chairman Trey Gowdy cites recent reports of travel […]
Read MoreDemocrats meet with millennials in Elgin on college costs, ‘Dreamers’
Democratic congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Eric Swalwell discussed the uncertain future of “Dreamers,” rising college costs and student loan debt, and getting young people to vote during a town hall discussion Monday at Elgin Community College. Krishnamoorthi, who represents Illinois’ 8th District, and Swalwell, representing California’s 15th District, are part of the Future Forum listening […]
Read MoreLaHood, Krishnamoorthi deliver bipartisan message at Bradley
Posted Mar 28, 2018 at 5:13 PM Updated Mar 28, 2018 at 5:23 PM PEORIA — Democrats and Republicans can get along. That was the message delivered at Bradley University on Wednesday when Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Schaumburg, discussed political issues of the day at a program sponsored by the Institute […]
Read MoreJared Kushner’s meetings under investigation for potential conflict, OGE letter says
(CNN)The acting director of the Office of Government Ethics said in a letter to a Democratic member of Congress that the White House Counsel’s office is looking into whether Jared Kushner violated any laws when he met with business entities which later loaned more than $500 million to his company. In the letter dated March […]
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