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Washington, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the House Republican tax plan:
"This tax plan will explode the deficit by $1.5 trillion without giving working families and small businesses the relief they need. We need tax reform, but this plan would eliminate the SALT deduction for most local sales and income taxes, thus increasing taxes on working families and the middle class.
Washington, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the terrorist attack in lower Manhattan:
"My heart goes out to the victims of today's terror attack in New York City and their families. This cowardly act of terror will be fought with the strength and resolve that New Yorkers are famous for. While the full details of the attacker will emerge in the coming days, I have no doubt that we will bring all those responsible to justice.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Oversight Committee issued the following statement on the first charges of the Mueller investigation:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Oversight Committee provided the following response to Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló's request that the board of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) cancels its contract with Whitefish Energy:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, in response to news that Whitefish Energy's no-bid, $300 million contract to restore power to Puerto Rico included a provision specifically preventing the government from reviewing or auditing the reported costs of the company's services, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi asked the leadership of the Oversight Committee to investigate the full scope of anti-auditing language in government contracts.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to this morning's passage of the Republican leadership's budget resolution:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in response to reports that the House Republican leadership is considering sharp cuts to 401(k) contribution limits, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Chairman Brady and Ranking Member Neal of the Ways and Means Committee to urge them to reject any plan to slash the contribution caps to the retirement accounts of millions.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) joined Congressmen Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Jim Cooper (TN-05), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Matt Cartwright (PA-17) in sending a letter to the Acting Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) demanding answers about the agency's failure to disclose its concerns about efforts that would make it easier for drug distributors to break the law.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that he will decertify the United States' nuclear agreement with Iran:
"President Trump is planning to unilaterally decertify the Iran Nuclear Agreement and effectively deliver a self-inflicted wound to our national security and standing abroad. Only a week after Secretary of Defense Mattis stated that upholding this agreement was in our national security interest, President Trump is dismantling it.
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to President Trump's announcement last night that he would end cost-sharing reduction payments, a key Affordable Care Act subsidy, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today sent the President a copy of the August 2017 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Report "The Effects of Terminating Payments for Cost-Sharing Reductions." The nonpartisan CBO's report projects that the President's decision to end cost-sharing reduction payments will increase premiums by 2