Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Addresses Congress In Support Of Funding To Help Cities Cope With Migrant Arrivals As Requested By Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson And Other Leading American Mayors
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi met with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in support of additional federal funding for America’s cities to help them cope with the rising number of new arrivals to the country. Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s remarks follow below and footage of his speech is available here.
“I rise today to support federal funding to help our cities cope with the rising number of new migrant arrivals. Many mayors, including Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson are asking that cities and states be allocated $5 billion in emergency funding to help them with the influx of new arrivals.
Most importantly in their request is the flexibility to decide for themselves how to allocate the funds, since difference cities have different needs. Chicago, for example, needs the ability to provide warm clothing to families arriving with little preparation for Chicago’s winter.
As an immigrant myself to the greatest country the world has ever known, I ask that even as we debate how to prevent future border crises, we remember that we have to help people, particularly children, who have been allowed to enter the nation in search of their better future.
Later in the day, Congressman Krishnamoorthi met with Mayor Johnson along with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez and Congressman Jonathan Jackson