Adding to the existing tax burden on the middle class by repealing the SALT deduction is a big step in the wrong direction. 11/28/2017 03:05 pm ET Updated Nov 29, 2017 Two weeks ago, I voted against the House’s irresponsible plan which would raise taxes on up to 38 million working families. That plan passed […]
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POSTED 10:48 PM, DECEMBER 4, 2017, BY WGN RADIO DIGITAL DESK Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi represents the 8th District of Illinois, which includes Chicago’s west and northwest suburbs, and serves on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Krishnamoorthi’s policy platform focuses on growing and strengthening the middle class by supporting small businesses, making college more […]
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December 3 at 7:45 PM Raja Krishnamoorthi was born in New Delhi 44 years ago and moved to the United States three months later. His family lived in public housing and needed food stamps to get by. Today he is a freshman congressman from Illinois — and a conversation with him can leave you feeling […]
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November 16th, 2017, 5:07 p.m. Local Congressional members toed the political party line Thursday when the U.S. House voted 227-205 in support of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which calls for major changes in the personal and corporate tax structure. The nearly $1.5 trillion tax overhaul drawn up by the GOP would lower the […]
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5:12 PM 11/13/2017 Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois introduced legislation Monday requiring the director of National Intelligence to provide a national intelligence estimate on Russia’s intentions behind meddling in elections across the world. Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, argues the Keeping Russian Entanglements Minimal and Limiting Intelligence […]
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BY REP. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI (D-ILL.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 11/08/17 02:30 PM EST 87 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Before I was elected to Congress, I helped to create the public corruption unit in the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Unfortunately, business was good. […]
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08 NOV 2017 Waiting-period laws reduce gun-related homicides by 17 percent and gun-related suicides by up to 11 percent, according to a study by Deepak Malhotra, Michael Luca, and Christopher Poliquin. State laws that require people to wait a few days before purchasing firearms reduce gun-related homicides by 17 percent, new research shows. Waiting periods […]
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By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published NOVEMBER 2, 2017 11:43 AM The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Trump administration over its refusal to share documents about President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel. “This hotel is not just a building with Donald Trump’s name on it,” House Oversight Committee Ranking Member […]
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“Whether it’s water or energy, privatization helps Wall Street, not communities.” October 28th, 2017 By Jake Johnson ollowing news that the Montana-based company Whitefish Energy was rewarded a “shady” $300 million contract to restore Puerto Rico’s crippled electrical grid and as U.S. officials look to install an emergency manager to direct the island’s hurricane relief […]
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POSTED 11:30 AM, OCTOBER 29, 2017, BY CASERA With the possibility of State and Local tax deductions being lost, the many effects it would have on IL taxpayers is devastating. Rick Pearson speaks to Democratic Congressman, Raja Krishnamoorthi about the GOP push for tax reform and possible changes that may be in the works for […]
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