The Congressman joined Rachel Maddow on MSNBC to discuss the announcement that President Joe Biden intends to nominate two new members of the U.S. Postal Service board, removing key allies of Trump postmaster general Louis DeJoy, an action that the Congressman has been vocal about in recent months. Congressman Krishnamoorthi commented, “My pleas came from my […]
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi recently chaired a subcommittee hearing about what has or has not worked to overcome vaccine hesitancy. The Congressman reiterated his concern that “Nationwide more than 20% of all adults and children over the age of 12 have not yet received even one dose of vaccine.” During Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Dr. Ngozi Ezike’s […]
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The Congressman is leading a growing effort to increase government oversight of social media companies to protect young users that are vulnerable to dangerous and inappropriate content. “TikTok’s algorithm, which determines the content to show each user, is dangerous for minors because it learns users’ interests and exploits their vulnerabilities much faster than other social media […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi recently co-sponsored historic legislation to recognize Diwali as a national holiday. “On this holiday of Diwali, we should say, be the light you wish to see in the world. Be the light in your community that is needed to dispel the darkness. Be the light in this community that brings hope to […]
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This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced a law that would establish comprehensive safety rules for booster seats. “We as parents always assume that no company would make a product that was unsafe for our children and that the government would regulate this space carefully, and unfortunately we’re wrong,” said Krishnamoorthi, who credited ProPublica with bringing […]
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Earlier this week, Congressman Raja spent the afternoon with President Biden on his visit to the Congressman’s district to promote his Administration’s work to end the pandemic and create good-paying jobs: “Since President Biden announced vaccine requirements, 30 million more Americans have gotten vaccinated. In the words of the James Bond movie opening tonight, it’s […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi spoke with Wolf Blitzer on CNN about the American Troops who lost their lives in Afghanistan. “Our hearts go out to these families of these fallen soldiers. They’re some of the finest people we’ve ever met Wolf. I want to extend our incredible gratitude to the men and women currently serving guarding […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi spoke with NPR about the situation in Afghanistan and the mistakes he felt were made. “I think that there was a failure, we’re trying to pinpoint what exactly that failure was. Whether it was simply a failure to understand the nature of the rapid disintegration of the Afghan military forces, or whether it was […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who is leading the effort to combat the youth vaping epidemic, penned an Op-ed calling for a new tax on e-cigarettes to discourage our youth from vaping. You can read the Op-ed at this link.
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was interviewed by WGN Radio about his push for a tax on e-cigarettes. “Unfortunately there’s a national youth vaping epidemic. One out of every five high schoolers are vaping, even five percent of middle schoolers are vaping. I believe that we need this, not only from a sense of parity since we […]
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