CHICAGO — Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health held a hearing in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood Thursday on the impact of gun violence. "This epidemic has had painful consequences for far too many families here in Chicago," said Rep. Bobby Rush, whose son Huey was murdered in 1999. Several other members of Congress from the Chicago area weighed in on the issue, at The Great Hall at Kennedy-King College, on the proposal to declare gun violence a publi...
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Several members of the Illinois congressional delegation heard testimony about gun violence – and legislation addressing it – Thursday at Kennedy-King College. The hearing was held by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Health subcommittee. Some of the conversation centered around a bill that Rep. Robin Kelly (D-2nd District) introduced over the winter. HR 1114 would require the U.S. Surgeon General to submit an annual report to Congress on the public health impacts and costs of gu...
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An unusual session at Kennedy-King College will give federal lawmakers another take on what's behind Chicago's murder wave and whether to treat it as a health emergency.
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Congressman Adam Kinzinger said Tuesday he is reserving judgment until more information is released whether President Donald Trump used his presidential powers to seek help from a foreign government for his re-election. In a Fox News interview Monday, Kinzinger said if Trump did, he doesn't believe it rises to the level of impeachment. "But it is highly inappropriate if it was done," the Channahon Republican said, adding "there's a lot we don't know and that's why I hope the transcript of the c...
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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-16th District, and U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-18th District, to increase energy efficiency at government data centers. House of Representatives 1420, also known as the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, aims to direct federal agencies to harness best practices and energy-saving technologies to reduce energy use within the federal government’s data centers. “The importance of...
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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to increase energy efficiency at government data centers. U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, and U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-California, introduced the measure. The Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, H.R. 1420, directs federal agencies to harness best practices and energy-saving technologies to reduce energy use within the federal government’s data centers. “The importance of data centers in the everyday lives of...
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Legislation introduced by Congressman Adam Kinzinger passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The House passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Kinzinger to increase energy efficiency at government data centers. The legislation, H.R. 1420 or the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act, directs federal agencies to harness best practices and energy-saving technologies to reduce energy use within the federal government’s data centers. The measure requires the Office of Manage...
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