An unexpected breakthrough in negotiations between the Justice Department and the House Intelligence Committee is about to offer some lawmakers an intimate look at highly sensitive intelligence files collected by special counsel Robert Mueller. The development represents a rare example of a deal amid what Democrats otherwise describe as a sea of stonewalling by the […]
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Illinois’ only Indian-American Congressman, Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat, joined Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, to re-introduce legislation that increases student engagement in elections. The lawmakers are supported by scores of civil rights organizations in their effort to pass the Help Students Vote Act, a bill that aims to strengthen student voter registration […]
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I joined Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the two major rulings in federal court that upheld my Committee’s subpoenas for Donald Trump’s financial information. We need oversight and the courts have once again supported that responsibility of Congress.
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“Everybody is deeply concerned about Congress getting cut out,” said one Democrat after hearing from Pompeo, Dunford, and Shanahan. Members of Congress emerged from two closed-door briefings on Tuesday to say that senior Trump officials provided little clarity about whether the administration believes it has the authority to go to war with Iran without additional […]
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I joined CNN today to emphasize that we need to de-escalate tensions with Iran and that Congress needs to be consulted for the use of any military force.
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The Courts routinely uphold our system of checks and balances. Oversight is a Congressional responsibility and today’s ruling reinforces that.
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I spoke this week on the House floor about our efforts to lower prescription drug prices through outreach to specific communities to inform them of their insurance options
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We need oversight of this Administration and they are doing anything they can to obstruct our congressional responsibility. I joined CNN to discuss the ways we are moving forward in our investigations.
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Letters to the Editor by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, 8th District, Illinois I read with great interest the recent report that good jobs in Chicago are hard to come by for those without a post-secondary education. (“No degree? Fed’s study says Chicago is a tough place to work,” Chicago Sun Times, 5/6/19.) That shouldn’t surprise […]
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I joined Wolf Blitzer to discuss all the work I am doing on the House Intelligence and House Oversight committees that ranges from congressional oversight to the potential trade war with China
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