Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-8th) joins John to talk about the separation of children from their families during their migration to the United States. Plus, Raja talks about his upcoming town hall meeting with Representative Darin LaHood, which John will emcee. Listen to the conversation here.
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Two Democrats are demanding a review of the Education Department’s ethics program following an ABC News report that revealed a senior Education official, hired straight out of the for-profit college sector, helped dismantle regulations designed to protect students defrauded by predatory colleges. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from […]
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Last week, the Congressman appeared on Ben Joravsky’s radio program to discuss his ongoing work on H.R. 3489, the Presidential Pardon Transparency Act. This important legislation requires that all presidential pardons be made known to the public three days after having been granted. With increasing chatter coming from the White House about preemptively or secretly […]
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Raja Krishnamoorthi ’95 and Mike Gallagher ’06 never crossed paths at Princeton alumni events, but when they met at a congressional orientation session after winning House seats in 2016, the two thought they might have something in common beyond their alma mater — a concern for middle-class jobs. Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from the western suburbs […]
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Lower Medicare payments are hurting rural hospitals, lawmakers say WASHINGTON — An obscure federal regulation known as the Medicare Wage Index was a surprise star at Wednesday’s House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on the priorities of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The wage index is a formula that adjust Medicare […]
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Letter to the Editor I read with concern your report on rising costs and falling attendance at community colleges in our area. (“Students are paying more for community college while attendance drops,” May 9.) Not only is this troubling news for those institutions and their students; it has serious repercussions for our economic future. While […]
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The Trump administration sought to assure lawmakers on Tuesday that it’s working with states to ensure the security of U.S. elections after Democrats raised concerns that the government isn’t doing enough. “This is an issue that the Administration takes seriously and is addressing with urgency,” according to a joint statement Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen […]
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By Raja Krishnamoorthi For families struggling with a temporary setback, or for working parents struggling to break the cycle of poverty, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program is the make-or-break program that ensures children don’t go to bed hungry. I know this firsthand because I was once one of the children who benefited from SNAP’s predecessor, […]
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Santa Fe High School is the latest example of gun violence at schools; Jason Chaffetz and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi react on ‘Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream.’ Watch the video here. PC: Fox News Videos
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