After years of friction, Illinois tollway directors approved separate contracts with Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific railroads totaling $250 million Thursday, removing an obstacle to construction of I-490. The construction of the ring road on O’Hare International Airport’s west side is a game-changing project expected to alter commuting patterns in the region. The $3.4 billion […]
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Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that it will discontinue sales of its talc-based baby powder in Canada and the United States. The company has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging the powder contains asbestos, a claim the company denies. “Demand for talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in North America has been declining due in large part to […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joins John Williams to break down the next round of the stimulus package, called the HEROES Act, and responds to Congressman Darin LaHood’s reaction to it. Then, Congressman Krishnamoorthi weighs in on the Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act and lays out the Oversight Committee’s investigation into airline insurance claims. Author: John […]
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WASHINGTON — As the nation begins to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, some people are looking to the skies — and experts don’t necessarily like what they see, arguing there are not enough safeguards in place to protect passengers and crew. While air travel has fallen sharply due to the virus, the airports are open […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joins to chat with Greg and Dan Show. Listen to the conversation here.
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By Raja Krishnamoorthi The coronavirus pandemic knows no boundaries. Nor should the federal government’s efforts to fight it. Congress recently passed bipartisan legislation to replenish assistance to our nation’s small businesses, with new measures expanding access to the smallest ones. That bill also contained aid for our nation’s hospitals and, for the first time, funds […]
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“There is still time to fix shortfalls in FDA policy,” Krishnamoorthi said in a letter to the Food and Drug Administration about fraudulent antibody test claims. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., chairman of a House panel investigating whether COVID-19 antibody tests work, accused the FDA on Tuesday of stonewalling in developing information about antibody test kits […]
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A House committee probe found that the Trump administration failed to adequately screen travelers from Italy and South Korea in early March after both countries showed earlier outbreaks of the coronavirus. “This investigation reveals another opportunity the administration missed to limit the impact of coronavirus,” said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chairman of the House Oversight […]
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As antibody tests start to flood the market, many lack proper certification and produce unreliable results. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is conducting a congressional investigation into the matter and tells Ali Velshi his concern is people being “fooled into thinking you have antibodies to COVID-19, and potentially immunity, when you actually do not.” Watch the […]
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An oversight panel Krishnamoorthi chairs found the Trump administration on March 14 “put passengers at risk” at O’Hare and other airports. A House panel chaired by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., investigating lax airport screenings found the Trump administration “did little” in early March to screen passengers arriving in the U.S. from Italy and South Korea, […]
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