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SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today announced that Jaime, a University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) student and constituent whose father was detained for four days in inhumane conditions at the Broadview ICE facility — and then coerced into signing a “voluntary departure” form — will join him as his guest to President Donald Trump’s February 24 State of the Union Address.

SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose blanket tariffs was illegal. Krishnamoorthi joined a bipartisan amicus brief urging the Court to reject the policy, warning it would increase costs for American families, small businesses, and manufacturers.

SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today announced that he secured more than $15 million in federal funding for critical community projects across the region. The funding, approved through the annual appropriations process, will support local priorities including infrastructure improvements, education and workforce development, public safety enhancements, flood mitigation, and transportation upgrades—projects identified in close coordination with local governments, educational institutions, and community partners.

ELGIN, IL — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) convened a roundtable at The Centre of Elgin with Mayor Dave Kaptain, as well as other local elected officials, faith leaders, educators, and community advocates to discuss the impact of recent actions by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in and around Elgin.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today introduced the Kids Need Lunch Act, legislation to guarantee that every child in Illinois and across the country has access to a free school lunch so no student is forced to go hungry while they are trying to learn. With food insecurity continuing to affect families across Illinois, many children rely on school meals as their most dependable source of food during the day.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), joined by Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), led a bipartisan effort demanding that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services immediately restart specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth within the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, using funding Congress has already appropriated and directed for that purpose.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led 38 Democratic Members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer condemning the use of language rooted in white nationalist and extremist propaganda in official communications issued by their departments.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, today condemned the Trump administration’s decision to claw back $600 million in congressionally approved public health funding from states led by Democratic governors, including Illinois, California, Colorado, and Minnesota—a move that strips critical resources from hospitals, health departments, and community-based providers responsib