Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the US House of Representative passed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi to expand access to on-the-job training and reevaluate the needs of job training programs for military reservists.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the US House passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi which would require the Department of Defense to inform Congress of its plan to treat and prevent opioid use among dependents of Department of Defense personnel. Once completed, the report would be shared with all on-base medical facilities to expand awareness of available intervention and treatment resources.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to reports that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President Trump will be instituting a domestic gag rule to prohibit any Title X family planning clinics, such as Planned Parenthood, from providing or even discussing abortion with patients:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following response to a report that Jared Kushner's family real estate firm, Kushner Companies, is nearing a deal with a Qatar-linked company regarding 666 Fifth Avenue: