Press Releases

BATAVIA, Illinois — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today joined Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke and local leaders to present $250,000 in federal Community Project Funding he secured to help build a new, dedicated segment of the Fox River Regional Trail, improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists while expanding access to the Fox River.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today sounded the alarm as the Trump Administration continues to threaten the deployment of ICE, CBP, or other armed federal agents at or near polling places during the 2026 midterm elections, warning that their presence could intimidate voters and suppress lawful participation.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today demanded President Donald Trump disclose whether he, members of his family, political allies, major donors, or business associates stand to financially benefit from his Administration’s Venezuela oil deal before substantial U.S. taxpayer resources are committed.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), and Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Maxwell Frost (D-FL) today demanded that the U.S. Census Bureau immediately rescind a deeply flawed, defective, and politically motivated report on noncitizen voting in the 2020 election.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), together with Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Chris Pappas (D-NH), today led 97 Members of Congress in demanding that Postmaster General David Steiner halt implementation of a new U.S. Postal Service rule carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballot delivery.  The lawmakers warned that the rule could throw the nation’s election system into uncertainty and chaos just weeks before states begin sending mail-in ballots to millions of Americans.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated Thursday in the first stop of Indian American Impact’s national listening tour in Norcross, Georgia, where South Asian elected officials, community leaders, and residents gathered to address the rise in hate, harassment, and violence targeting South Asian Americans. The Georgia gathering followed Wednesday’s national roundtable on Capitol Hill and focused on what communities are experiencing and how federal, state, and local leaders can strengthen prevention, reporting, and accountability. 

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and a coalition of South Asian lawmakers today led a national roundtable with state and local South Asian elected officials focused on rising hate and discrimination targeting South Asian American communities and concrete steps policymakers can take to combat hate and prevent violence.\

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today blasted Trump Administration cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the federal government’s lead cybersecurity agency, as national security experts warned that defenses protecting critical infrastructure in communities across the country remain dangerously weak. During a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, Dr. Seth Jones confirmed his assessment that some U.S.