Obstructionism has become the new normal. Ordinary Americans disdain their own representatives, and elected officials distrust their own colleagues. After Charlottesville, our politics have now borne witness to a U.S. president at times openly defending neo-Nazis and white supremacists before condemning them. As mourners gathered to remember the life of Heather Heyer, who was killed […]
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By Raja Krishnamoorthi September 6, 2017, 4:04pm President Donald Trump’s recent pardon of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio — who was convicted of criminal contempt for ignoring a federal court order to stop racially profiling Latinos — has been widely criticized by Democrats and Republicans. The Arpaio pardon sends a loud warning signal. It was […]
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As Congress heads back to Washington D.C. this week, it isn’t just health care on the agenda. There’s also a bill calling for more federal funds for career and technical training programs. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, one of the co-authors of the bill, said it is designed to better connect local education with the needs of […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi discusses updates on his legislation to support career and technical education, the rise in hate Crimes in the United States, and disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
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An effort to expand and modernize career, technical and vocational education programs nationwide could benefit local community colleges and high schools, its sponsors say. U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania — the lead Democratic and Republican sponsors on the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act — spoke last […]
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RESTON, Va. — August 23, 2017 — Brent Moncrief, VP strategic marketing and brand management, the Americas, Fujifilm North America Corp., Graphic Systems Division, welcomed Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi to the company’s recently renovated and expanded Hanover Park Technology Center today, following up on an invitation extended during a visit to Krishnamoorthi’s Capitol Hill office by […]
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BY SARAH RAFACZ AUGUST 28, 2017 9:58 PM SPRING TOWNSHIP – U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, visited the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology on its first day of school to discuss the importance of career and technical education. Thompson and Krishnamoorthi co-authored the Strengthening Career […]
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Congressmen Krishnamoorthi and Davis Question Decision To Block Funding For Organization Combatting White Supremacism Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Danny Davis today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security questioning its June 2017 decision to rescind funding for an initiative to counter right-wing extremism, including neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and other white supremacist groups responsible for […]
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Opinion Editorial by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi Some pundits and commentators are treating objections to the Trump administration’s haphazard approach to national security vetting as a game of political “gotcha.” However, recent actions by a key House committee show that members of Congress think the subject is serious – and want the problem resolved. The fact […]
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By Raja Krishnamoorthi The dream of building a western access road to O’Hare International Airport has been languishing for decades — even though it has won support from nearly every local actor: Chicago and the suburbs; Republicans and Democrats; business and labor; even Cubs and Sox fans. So why hasn’t a project with such universal […]
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