Raja Update 1/4

 

Dear Sandeep,

We hope all is well with you and your family, and that you are safe and healthy.

This week, Congressman Krishnamoorthi joined Jake Tapper on CNN to discuss the Omicron variant and the Congressman's work on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. The Congressman told Jake, "A year ago we were nowhere with the number of vaccinations that had happened, but as you saw over the course of the year, almost seventy percent of Americans have received their first shot, although we need to get more people tested - especially, again, those young ones who are eligible to be tested but haven't been, because we have to keep those schools open." 

The Congressman also joined host Jeremiah Johnson on The Neoliberal Podcast for a discussion about "Organ Procurement Organizations" and how to reform America's system for organ donation. When asked about the current situation and how it can be improved, the Congressman explained that, "Almost 107,000 Americans are on a waitlist to receive an organ, only 33,000 transplants were performed last year... About thirty-three people a day are dying waiting for an organ transplant... a lot of these folks aren't getting the organs they need and there are improvements that can be made to the system to change that." 

Congressman Krishnamoorthi appeared on Fox News with host Jackie DeAngelis to speak more about inflation and President Biden's spending bill. Jackie asked about inflation's effect on Americans and the Congressman responded by saying that "My constituents are very worried about inflation there's no doubt about it - you just have to look at the gas pump. At the same time they want components of the BBB plan such as lower prescription drug prices and help with childcare, which has become so unaffordable across the country." 

We will continue to bring you news about Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's work in D.C. and Illinois. 

 

Please visit rajaforcongress.com for more updates as well.

Team Raja

 

 

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