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WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) announced today that he will enter a statement into the Congressional Record on Friday honoring Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery aboard Flydubai Flight 1073 on September 30, 2026. After being attacked by the flight’s first officer, who attempted to seize control of the aircraft, Captain Machchhar’s actions helped save the lives of 172 passengers and his fellow crew members.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s full statement follows:
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus to End Youth Vaping, today demanded answers from Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas over FDA’s September 28 announcement that it is considering new rulemaking to replace the 2021 regulations governing approval of new tobacco products, pressing the agency over whether the move could weaken the scientific standards manufacturers must meet.
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07), a 25-year Army veteran, introduced the Learning Effective Strategies and Systems Optimization for National Security (LESSONS) from Ukraine Act, legislation requiring the Pentagon to study and apply lessons from Ukraine’s battlefield innovations to U.S. military doctrine and training.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), alongside Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and Rep.
WASHINGTON — Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Rob Menendez (D-NJ) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calling on HHS to update federal research and guidance on high-caffeine energy drinks and conduct a comprehensive assessment of their consumption and health effects among school-aged children.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) introduced the Immigrants in Nursing and Allied Health Act and the Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act, two bills to help immigrants enter the U.S. health care workforce and address the nation's growing shortage of health care providers.
WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), author of the bipartisan 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act and a Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, hailed the restoration of specialized LGBTQ+ crisis line services through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline after the Trump Administration shut them down in July 2025.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today responded to a new report from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, The Rising Tide of Anti-South Asian Hate in the United States, documenting a sharp rise in anti-South Asian hate online.
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (D-OR), and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) led 21 of their colleagues in demanding answers about the Environmental Protection Agency’s work on microplastics after the agency left them out of its proposed nationwide drinking-water monitoring rule. In a letter sent on Monday to Acting Comptroller General Orice W.
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) reintroduced the bipartisan Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA) to strengthen enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act and prevent animal dealers and exhibitors with records of violating animal protection laws from receiving federal licenses. Under current law, animal dealers and exhibitors can remain eligible for federal licenses despite prior violations of animal protection laws.