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SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last week, in the wake of a disastrous derailment of 29 cars of the Canadian Pacific and the Kansas City Southern Railroads (CPKCS) and resulting fires from their hazardous cargo, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote to the heads of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Administration to address the safety of those who live in the areas surrounding rail lines affected by the merger that recently created CPKCS and the increased
Congressman Krishnamoorthi presents the East Dundee branch of the Fox River Valley Public Library with one million in federal funding.
EAST DUNDEE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Fox River Valley Public Library System with one million dollars in federal funding he secured through bipartisan legislation to help upgrade its facilities at the East Dundee Public Library building. The renovation will bring the building into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) while also making general site improvements.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi presents Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle with $500,000 in federal funding he secured to improve Central Road in Hoffman Estates and South Barrington.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) awarded $500,000 in federal community project funding to the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DOTH) to make improvements to a 1.3-mile stretch of Central Road between Barrington Road and Huntington Boulevard in Hoffman Estates and South Barrington.
GENOA, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) toured and spoke with leaders and workers of the Custom Aluminum Products facility in Genoa while expressing his support for a pending trade case set to impact workers and businesses throughout Illinois and the country.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi presents members of the Pingree Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant with $959,752 in federal funding he secured.
PINGREE GROVE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Village of Pingree Grove with $959,752 in federal community project funding he secured to upgrade the existing wastewater treatment facility. The funding, allocated following the passage of the bipartisan government spending bill in March, will go towards improving water quality throughout the village, maintaining its cost effectiveness, and helping the treatment plant meet the growing needs of residents.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led a group of House colleagues in sending a letter to Dr. Amy Loyd, U.S. Assistant Secretary to the Department of Education, concerning the difficulties that schools are facing in recruiting and retaining instructors in Career and Technical Education (CTE). In the letter, Congressman Krishnamoorthi and his colleagues asked the Education Department to ramp up data collection efforts on this issue to assist Congress in increasing educational opportunities to meet workforce demands.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi led colleagues Reps. Donald Davis (NC-01) and Vicente Gonzalez Jr. (TX-34) in asking that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) “ensure that plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) do not charge direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees to pharmacies for negotiated drugs” available to seniors at reduced prices through the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Congressman Krishnamoorthi presents Village of Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig with a check commemorating the $800,000 in federal funding he secured for the village
HANOVER PARK, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Village of Hanover Park with $800,000 in federal community project funding he secured for the rehabilitation of six sanitary sewer lifts in the village. The six lifts, which are original to the developments, are coming up on end of life and will be upgraded to ensure they meet Clean Water Act Standards.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi presents a check commemorating the $1,666,279 he secured for the Poplar Creek Library.
STREAMWOOD, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Poplar Creek Public Library District with $1,666,279 in federal community project funding he secured for necessary building improvements needed at the Streamwood library location.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY) led 20 Members of Congress in a request to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for additional data concerning a perceived homeownership gap between LGBTQI+ households and non-LGBTQI+, straight and cisgender households.