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This week, Congressman Raja joined other local leaders to speak out against railroad merger plans that would increase traffic and noise in the Northwest suburbs. The leaders also sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board in Washington, D.C, requesting it conduct public hearings this summer before approving the merger. "One train could be as long as 12,000 feet or more than two miles long. That could potentially block every single intersection in one town, which means we would have traffic jams throughout the suburbs," the Congressman said. "These companies are attempting to railroad merger through Washington, so now is the time to speak up and make sure their concerns are heard right now."
On Thursday, Congressman Raja joined John Williams on WGN Radio to discuss Wednesday's Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing in which the Congressman questioned gun manufacturers about their ads on social media. When John asked Congressman Raja what Congress could do to keep dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands, the Congressman told him, "I've called for ceasing the sales of these particular AR-15 style assault weapons. And the reason is very simple. They are proliferating at such a great pace that we now are seeing advertisements for AR-style weapons that can pierce body armor and shoot through every bullet-proof vest that even law enforcement has. We are basically having weapons of war becoming accessible to average citizens."
Congressman Raja also recently spoke with Mike Flannery on FOX32 Chicago about Schaumburg Police Department's new mental health unit. The $340,000 pilot program is entirely paid for by a federal grant secured by Congressman Raja. The Congressman explained to Mike, "I don't believe in defunding the police. I think we should invest in police departments so they have the capabilities to do what we're doing here. We want to take police offices individually out of the mental health business [to] pair them up with other resources so that they are meeting people where they are, and dealing with the situation so it doesn't escalate out of hand." When asked about the possibility of expanding the program, the Congressman explained, "What I'm hopeful about is that we can glean lessons here that we can apply elsewhere, including Chicago."
We will continue to bring you news about Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's work in D.C. and Illinois.
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