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WASHINGTON – In today's annual House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Congressman questioned top U.S. intelligence community officials on threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other adversaries, including a question on the risks of artificial intelligence platforms that the AI language model ChatGPT drafted.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement in response to last week's 414-2 vote to pass the resolution he cosponsored to honor the victims and first responders from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria:
Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2023)—Below is the opening statement from Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party during its first hearing, titled "The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to America."
WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Representatives Young Kim (R-CA) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) in introducing the Understanding the True Cost of College Act, legislation that will streamline the process students and families depend on to navigate financial aid. This legislation will also make the process more transparent by requiring colleges and universities to disclose accurate cost of college projections.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Jake LaTurner (KS-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) today introduced the Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act, legislation to close a loophole the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) frequently exploits to conceal its role in lobbying efforts.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who serves as Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to recent comments made by Representative Lance Gooden about Representative Judy Chu:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the second powerful earthquake in less than a month wreaking destruction on Turkey, Syria, and the broader region:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) today sent a letter to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin Oberman urging the STB to defer any decision on the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroads until the STB completes a more accurate assessment of the impacts of the merger on the Chicago region.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the announcement of Air India's agreement to purchase 190 Boeing 737 MAXs, 20 Boeing 787s, and 10 Boeing 777Xs – a total of 220 firm orders valued at a list price of $34 billion which will support more than one million American jobs across 44 states, many of which will not require a four-year college degree: