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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 released the following statement regarding the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's (STB) decision to allow Canadian Pacific (CP) to acquire Kansas City Southern (KCS):

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced a resolution to double federal funding for career and technical education (CTE). This legislation continues the Congressman's extensive work on CTE policy, including authoring the bipartisan Strengthening Career And Technical Education For The 21st Century Act, which was signed into law in July 2018.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced a resolution designating December 5^th as "National Soil Health Day" in recognition of the importance of the health of the nation's soil to economic and general wellbeing of Americans. National Soil Health Day would serve as a reminder to all those involved in American agriculture to use safe and responsible soil practices, including cover crops and longer crop rotations, to avoid degradation, and the increased vulnerability to flood, drought, and disease it carries with it.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) introduced the Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 to ensure that the United States is properly utilizing the employment-based visas currently allocated each year under existing federal immigration law. This legislation would give greater flexibility to use existing allotted work visas that employers desperately need.

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.