Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement on President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes in response to Bashar al-Assad's use of illegal chemical weapons in an attack which killed more than one hundred people:
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the news that Representative Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, had recused himself from the committee's Russia probe, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi denounced President Trump's executive order eliminating President Obama's climate-change protections as an attack on the growing green economy and as another example of the Trump administration's effort to govern by decree. Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the failure of the Republican American Health Care Act (AHCA) to even come to a vote in the House, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement:
As revelations of Russian interference in our democracy continue to emerge, the need for a full and transparent investigation by an independent commission has never been more clear. Though the House and Senate Intelligence Committees have begun related inquiries, neither will fully investigate the activities of the Kremlin or its agents.
WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress continues to battle over the disastrous Republican American Health Care Act, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presided over a bipartisan hearing on lowering prescription drug prices as the leading Democrat on the House Oversight Committee's subcommittee on health care.
WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of legislation to be voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi urged his colleagues to approve a bill that would strengthen veteran hiring practices and allow the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to expand its efforts to recruit, train, promote and retain qualified doctors and other employees.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi reaffirmed his commitment today to protecting Americans from noise caused by aircraft and airports. Congressman Krishnamoorthi has already joined the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus which seeks to raise awareness of and find solutions to the problem of aircraft noise.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – In response to the continuing wave of hate-motivated attacks across the country, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Oversight Committee, released the following statement calling for hearings to investigate and determine the best response to these crimes:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) joined Senator Durbin, and fellow Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Danny Davis (IL-07) today in meeting with Illinois Tollway Chairman Bob Schillerstrom to express their support for the Tollway's petition to the U.S.