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WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding immediate answers regarding President Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing the United States Postal Service to restrict the delivery of absentee and mail ballots based on a federally compiled eligibility list and new ballot envelope requirements.
In the letter, Krishnamoorthi warns that the order would force USPS into an unprecedented and deeply troubling role in federal elections.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today sent a letter to President Donald Trump following the President’s White House meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, expressing deep concern over Trump’s recent statements threatening to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and warning that any unilateral withdrawal would be both illegal under current law and dangerous to American national security.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today called on Vice President JD Vance and a majority of the Cabinet to immediately invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office:
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, today pressed health insurers for answers over whether they are diverting premium funds that federal law expressly requires to be reserved for abortion coverage.
In a letter sent today to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Krishnamoorthi warned:
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Representatives Lucy McBath, Bobby Scott, and Emily Randall in demanding that Attorney General Pam Bondi immediately rescind a Department of Justice directive that weakens protections against sexual violence for transgender and intersex people in correctional facilities.In a letter sent today, the lawmakers warned that the Department’s December 2025 memo directing Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) auditors to stop applying standards designed to protect transgender and intersex inma
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement on the passing of Bernie Bluestein, a World War II “Ghost Army” veteran and longtime community leader, while highlighting his ongoing efforts to rename a Palatine post office in Bluestein’s honor:
Congressman Krishnamoorthi speaks at a Chicago gas station about ending Trump’s war in Iran and allowing year-round E15 sales to help lower gas prices and combat the affordability crisis.
CHICAGO — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today held a press event at a Chicago gas station alongside Jon Hurst, Director of Public Policy for the Illinois Corn Growers Association, to highlight how rising oil prices driven by President Trump’s war with Iran are increasing costs for Illinois families and to call for year-round nationwide E15 sales to help lower prices at the pump.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the agency’s decision to rescind the Endangerment Finding, warning that the move would weaken protections against harmful pollution and expose Illinois families to greater health risks and economic costs.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging the administration to immediately release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help stabilize energy markets and bring down gas prices as the conflict with Iran disrupts global oil supplies. In the letter, Krishnamoorthi warned that the war is already imposing serious economic costs on American families, farmers, and businesses while the administration has yet to outline a clear strategy for ending the conflict.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today introduced the Medicare Expansion and Lowering Costs Now Act, legislation designed to lower health care costs for Illinois families by allowing Americans ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, reducing prescription drug prices through direct negotiation, and strengthening Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits. In Illinois, more than two million residents are between the ages of 50 and 64 — a group that often faces significantly higher premiums in the individual market due to age-based pricing.