Illinois members of Congress from both parties Friday decried disparaging language President Donald Trump used in describing Haiti and nonspecific African nations in regard to U.S. immigration policy toward them. “Hate-filled” and “disgraceful” were among the reactions to Trump’s profane comments Thursday in the Oval Office when he questioned why the U.S. would accept more […]
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JAN. 10, 2018 To the Editor: Re “Attacks on Mueller and F.B.I. Open a Rift in the Party of Law and Order” (news article, Dec. 30): As a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I would like to address claims about the supposed bias at the F.B.I. I questioned the deputy F.B.I. […]
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The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. The move to end extension of H-1B visas would be “bad policy” and is contrary to the goals of a merit-based immigration system, the US Chamber of Commerce said today […]
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India-West Staff Reporter Dec 28, 2017 Following the passage of the polarizing tax bill by party lines Dec. 20, many Democrats, including Indian American members of Congress, have spoken out against the tax law rewrite. The House Dec. 19 passed the bill along to Senate who, in the early hours of Dec. 20, passed the […]
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Rick Pearson talks with Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, member of the House Oversight Committee, about Steve Bannon possibly appearing before that Committee in wake of revelations from the book, “Fire and Fury.” Listen to the discussion here!
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12/23/17 10:19 AM EST Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (Ill.) on Saturday called the reassignment of a top official at the FBI part of the “larger Republican effort [to] undercut” special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. “This is part of the larger Republican effort undercut the Mueller investigation by baselessly discrediting the FBI. The President can’t fire […]
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Congress is hurrying to finish their agenda before lawmakers head home for the holidays. On that list: passing tax reform, funding the government, emergency aid for hurricane and wildfire victims, and other spending bills. Finishing up their first year on the Hill, Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) say they’ve been surprised by […]
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By Raja Krishnamoorthi December 11, 2017, 10:25 AM Recently, Syria announced it would be joining the Paris climate accord. In the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the accord, the United States is now the only nation on Earth that is not part of the effort to combat climate change. Beyond the […]
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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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