Newly empowered Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are preparing to reopen the panel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, seeking new interviews and financial records even as Republicans appear ready to boycott the inquiry. Republicans who previously led the committee ended the investigation last March by concluding they had found no evidence […]
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Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg was appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which is tasked with overseeing the activities and budget of the 17 intelligence agencies. The committee also is investigating President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia under a new Democratic majority and […]
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Political pundits might be looking for people to blame in the midst of the longest partial federal government shutdown in U.S. history, but what really matters is that harm is being done to millions of Americans, Chicago-area Democratic members of the U.S. House said Monday. About 800,000 federal workers, including an estimated 7,500 in Illinois, […]
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JB Pritzker will be sworn in Monday as Illinois’ 43rd Governor in a ceremony that will include the other statewide officials, and a lot of pomp and circumstance. The governor-elect will take his oath, along with the other constitutional officers at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday. But first, he and running mate Juliana Stratton […]
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By Raja Krishnamoorthi It’s no secret that Americans pay more for prescription drugs than people in most other developed nations. According to a CNN report, the prices Americans pay on average are two to six times higher than the rest of the world. For example, a common acid-reflux drug costs $215 in the United States […]
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Sworn Into 116th Congress, Votes To End The Government Shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was sworn into the 116th Congress on Thursday afternoon by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives and issued the following statement: “It was an honor to take the oath […]
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(Bloomberg) — With the House speaker’s gavel now in hand, Nancy Pelosi has a chance to sketch out a vision of how Democrats would govern if voters award them control of Congress and the White House in 2020. Addressing the House chamber on Thursday, Pelosi ticked off an agenda that was a ready-made campaign platform: […]
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