Securing $2.5 Million for the Itasca Fire Protection District’s New Fire Station and Other Updates

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Securing $2.5 Million for the Itasca Fire Protection District’s New Fire Station

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presenting members of the Itasca Fire Protection District with $2.5 million in federal funding he secured.

On Thursday, I was proud to join with local officials to present the Itasca Fire Protection District with $2.5 million in federal funding I secured for the construction of a new fire station at 1295 N. Arlington Heights Road in Itasca. The new facility will cut down on emergency response times and allow the fire district to better serve the communities of Itasca, Elk Grove Village, and Schaumburg. This grant, which I secured as part of March’s bipartisan government funding package, will allow the district’s incredible firefighters to keep our communities safer, and I look forward to seeing the completed station and the positive impacts it will have on Itasca and the surrounding areas.

Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi speaks on the 35^th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and holds up the infamous “Tank Man” photo (Click the image above to watch his full remarks).

On Tuesday, I led a bipartisan commemoration for the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre with members of the House of Representatives as well as former Speakers Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy, as well as Chinese political dissidents. The protests held in 1989 by Chinese students advocating for democracy, human rights, and freedom, were immortalized in the indelible image of a single, unidentified demonstrator facing down a line of eighteen People’s Liberation Army tanks in defiance of the brutal oppression of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

People had a choice on that day: to stand with that man who stood up to power, or to stand with that tank, and the CCP’s brutal crackdown and repression. Many dissidents, including some who joined me outside our Capitol this week, stood with that brave man. As a result, many Chinese people were exiled, or worse, while others chose, through action or inaction, to stand with the tanks and the CCP. Thirty-five years since have shown that the CCP’s advance against the freedom of the people of China has only continued.

When Chairman Xi Jinping says he will “crack down hard on subversion and separatist activities.” by those deemed as “enemy forces”, he is telling the world that the CCP will send those tanks again against anyone that stands up for freedom and democracy, declaring his own people enemies of the state. We have seen this in Hong Kong through mess suppression, in Tibet through the mass relocation of Tibetans to “reeducation camps,” and in Xinjiang through the Uyghur Genocide.

As Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the CCP, I organized Tuesday’s press conference with members of both parties not only a commemoration, but also as a call to action. We came together to send a unified message to the CCP that we would stand for freedom and democracy, joining with all those across the world ready to do the same. Click here to watch my full remarks.

Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

If you are unable to make it to our district office in Schaumburg, our staff are available at mobile office hours throughout the district. Share your concerns, questions, issues and get help navigating federal agencies at convenient locations across the district.

Our Next Wood Dale Office Hours: Wednesday, July 3^rd: 10:00am – 1:00pm in the Wood Dale Public Library at 520 N Wood Dale Rd, Wood Dale, IL.

We will continue to hold additional office hours in Wood Dale on the first Wednesday of each month: August 7^th, September 4^th, October 2^nd, November 6^th, December 4^th.

Our Next Elgin Office Hours: Tuesday, July 9^th: 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Gail Borden Public Library (Elgin Branch) at 270 N. Grove Ave, Elgin, IL.

We will continue to hold additional office hours in Elgin on the second Tuesday of each month: August 13^th, September 10^th, October 8^th, November 12^th, December 10^th.

Our Next Des Plaines Office Hours: Tuesday, August 13^th: 9:30am – 11:30am in the Des Plaines Public Library at 1501 Ellinwood St, Des Plaines, IL.

We will continue to hold additional office hours in Des Plaines on the second Tuesday of every other month: November 12^th.

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Warm Regards,