Recently, the Congressman held Nebraska Governor Steve Ricketts accountable for his positions on Nebraska’s COVID-19 response and mask mandate. In a clip shared by Omaha’s 6 News, Congressman Krishnamoorthi questioned Governor Ricketts, “You told local government officials that they won’t get federal coronavirus relief funding if they require individuals to wear face masks in government […]
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The Congressman joined host Jake Tapper on CNN this week to discuss progress on President Biden’s spending plan. When asked about the path forward, Congressman Krishnamoorthi told Jake, “I think that there are a few provisions that are very important, I hear even Senator Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema support, for instance prescription drug price reform, […]
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi joined Fox Business’ program Making Money with Charles Payne to discuss the issue of whether or not lawmakers should be able to trade stocks. The Congressman told Charles, “Even if we follow all the current rules, disclosing all your stock trades and so forth, it creates a huge appearance of impropriety issues. Meaning, […]
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi joined the hosts of Chicago’s WGNTV to discuss the January 6th insurrection. Recalling the events, the Congressman said that, “It was a dark day for democracy, 2000 people violently breached the Capitol. In my particular case I will never forget the sound of Capitol police pounding on my office door. It turns out […]
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This week, Congressman Krishnamoorthi joined Jake Tapper on CNN to discuss the Omicron variant and the Congressman’s work on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The Congressman told Jake, “A year ago we were nowhere with the number of vaccinations that had happened, but as you saw over the course of the year, […]
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As the investigation of alleged discrimination by the Washington Football Team management continues, Congressman Krishnamoorthi maintains that the “deeply disturbing” behavior warrants the NFL divulging further information. The Congressman told ESPN that “They’ve been producing documents; they’ve been doing it on a regular basis… But what we learned yesterday only points to the need for […]
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This week, the Congressman appeared on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program. When asked about President Biden’s efforts to mail half a billion at-home COVID tests to citizens next month Congressman Krishnamoorthi said that “It’s a good measure.. I quite frankly would have liked to see it earlier… We have yet to undertake a significant global vaccination […]
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This week Congressman Krishnamoorthi joined MSNBC’s Chris Hayes to discuss a report from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, of which the Congressman is a member, that concluded the Trump administration made deliberate efforts to undermine the response to COVID. The Congressman told Hayes: “Not only did the Trump administration not prepare for COVID even when they […]
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The Congressman joined MSNBC with host Ali Velshi this week to discuss the ongoing investigation of the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Congressman Krishnamoorthi said that, “The sense I get is that people just want to know the truth, certainly about January 6th, I think people are horrified about what happened on January 6 and […]
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi appeared on CNN to further discuss the spending bill, debt ceiling, and provisions that he has authored. The Congressman said, “2.5 million women dropped out of the workforce because they can’t afford childcare. Right now is the time to deal with that, as well as for instance passing some of the provisions I’ve authored — investing […]
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