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SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to ongoing public discussions on potential elements of economic stimulus packages to address the COVID-19 epidemic:

WASHINGTON, DC – Below is a statement from House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi regarding responses from travel agencies after an official inquiry about their coverage of travelers during the coronavirus outbreak:

"Last Wednesday, I launched an Oversight investigation into travel insurance companies. I question whether insurers like Allianz, Travel Guard, and Generali are providing any meaningful protection to travelers in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. I fear that they are profiteering off of crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA-09) introduced bipartisan legislation yesterday, the Partnerships for American Jobs Act, which would create a new Department of Education grant program to support local public media working to prepare young people for the jobs of the future.

Washington, D.C. (Mar. 3, 2020) – Today, Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, and Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly sent letters seeking detailed information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) regarding the testing, diagnoses, and costs of treating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) issued the following statement in response to news that a suburban Cook County patient has been diagnosed with coronavirus and is currently receiving treatment:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House passed the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act (HR 2339), which includes key provisions from Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's legislation, the Providing Resources to End the Vaping Epidemic Now for Teenagers, or "PREVENT," Act.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) released the following statement strongly urging the Administration's Coronavirus Task Force to immediately issue a concrete plan to cover and protect uninsured and underinsured Americans from the coronavirus in the United States:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) was honored today as an American Graduate Champion by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in recognition of his commitment to providing communities with high-quality educational content and expanding educational pathways for students of all ages. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting presented the Congressman with the award as part of America's Public Television Stations Public Media Summit.