Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's ongoing policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Following today's favorable vote by the Illinois Tollway Authority Board approving a Letter of Intent with Canadian Pacific Railway to complete the Elgin-O'Hare Western Access (EOWA) project, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Krishnamoorthi released the following statement on President Trump's recent summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Friday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Governor Bruce Rauner with Representatives Cheri Bustos, Jan Schakowsky, Luis Gutiérrez, Bobby Rush, Danny Davis, Bill Foster, and Daniel W. Lipinski to urge Governor Rauner to work with the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies to protect Illinois' election infrastructure against cyber-attacks in advance of the 2018 election.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement on President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore:
"President Trump needs to tweet less and study more in advance of the summit with North Korea if we're to have any chance at making real progress. The President ditched the G-7 early to go to Singapore but has bragged that he does not need to prepare in earnest for meeting with Kim Jong Un of North Korea.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's criticism of President Trump on the ongoing trade negotiations between the United States and Canada:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's bipartisan amendment passed as part of H.R. 8, The Water Resources Development Act of 2018, to strengthen the Army Corps of Engineers workforce. This amendment improves the capacity and preparedness of the Army Corps of Engineers workforce by analyzing challenges related to recruitment, retention, diversity, and on-the-job training.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement in response to reports that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been asked to stop eating so frequently at the White House Mess next to the Situation Room in the White House and that he used official resources to try to procure a Chick-fil-A franchise for his wife:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the US House of Representative passed a bipartisan amendment introduced by Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Andy Barr (R-KY) to require the Department of Defense to conduct a study on the extent of pharmaceutical shortages in the military health and TRICARE system. The purpose of this study would be to shed light on whether quality of care in military surgical and emergency situations has been compromised because of shortages in anesthetics and pain management medications.