Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the US House passed H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a bipartisan package of opioid prevention, recovery, and treatment bills aimed at combatting the opioid crisis. Included in the bill was language originally introduced as H.R. 5804, the Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act, which was written by Reps. John Shimkus (R-IL) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL).
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to the Office of Government Ethics to request a review of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross's potential ethical violation of new revelations published by Forbes.
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to President Trump's executive order which requires the Secretary of Defense to make space and facilities available to build family detention camps on military bases, Congressman Krishnamoorthi has introduced an amendment to next week's defense appropriations bill to prohibit the use of any federal defense funding for the construction, maintenance, or operation of family immigration detention centers on Department of Defense property.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi released the following statement urging Governor Rauner to refuse to deploy the Illinois National Guard to the US Border:
WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy to urge him to convene hearings on Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross's potential conflicts of interest, insider trading, and violation of a sworn statement to federal officials in the wake of new revelations published by Forbes.
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.