CSPAN - Washington Journal Open Forum
Aired: 2026-03-14
Duration: 02:59


=== Illinois Senate Primary Focus (02:27) ===

[00:00:32]  And you've been watching C-SPAN's continuing coverage of Campaign 2026.
[00:00:37]  Today, the focus is on Illinois.
[00:00:39]  You've been watching Congressman Raja Krishna Morthy as he runs for the Senate seat, being vacated by Dick Durbin, who is retiring.
[00:00:47]  Coming up shortly, the Congressman will speak with reporters and will bring that to you live when he starts here on C-SPAN.
[00:00:54]  And we've got more campaign 2026 coverage from Illinois tomorrow when another Democratic hopeful hits the trail.
[00:01:01]  Representative Robin Kelly speaks to voters in Chicago ahead of Tuesday's Democratic primary election.
[00:01:08]  Watch that live tomorrow at 2 p.m. Eastern on C-SPAN, C-SPAN Now, our free mobile app, and online at c-span.org.
[00:01:20]  Welcome back.
[00:01:20]  It's now open forum where you can talk about any public policy or political issue on your mind.
[00:01:27]  I'll start this section off talking about TSA workers.
[00:01:31]  I point now to a CNN article.
[00:01:33]  It says, TSA workers grapple with loss of first paycheck.
[00:01:38]  Quote, I don't want to depend on anybody else.
[00:01:41]  You just scroll down, bear with me here.
[00:01:44]  It says we're out of articles.
[00:01:46]  It says, a father and Transportation Security Administration officer said he crumbled when one of his children was asked whether he needed money in the wake of a four-week-long government shutdown for the department.
[00:01:59]  And President Trump true socialed about the TSA worker mentioned in that article.
[00:02:07]  It's loading, and I'll come back to that.
[00:02:09]  Another article subject that we want to talk about this morning is the Illinois Senate primary.
[00:02:15]  An article from Politico says a historic Senate opening meets a divided Illinois Democratic Party.
[00:02:21]  Rival bids by Robin Kelly and Juliana Stratton risk splitting support as Roger Krishna.
[00:02:26]  And we'll break away here as Congressman Krishna Morthy has started his press availability.
[00:02:31]  Live coverage on C-SPAN.
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