Press Releases

SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today urged the Trump Administration to work with the British government to obtain testimony from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as part of ongoing investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of sexual abuse and trafficking.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, and 212 House Democrats in demanding the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) use reserve funds to continue the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown.

ITASCA, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today held a press conference at the Itasca Fire Department to highlight how his office continues delivering critical constituent services to Illinois families even amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

CHICAGO – At today’s House field hearing “Kidnapped & Disappeared: Trump’s Assault on Chicago,” Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) delivered a forceful rebuke of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics, condemning ICE and DHS for unlawfully targeting citizens, silencing witnesses, and fostering a climate of fear and racial intimidation across Chicago. The full remarks are available here.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – After Florida politician Chandler Langevin—who recently called for the mass deportation of Indian Americans—attacked Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s name and heritage, calling him a “foreign occupier” in response to the Congressman’s earlier condemnation of

TAYLOR RIDGE, IL — This afternoon, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, visited a Taylor Ridge soybean and corn farm to hear directly from Illinois farmers about the devastating impacts of President Trump’s trade war and China’s retaliatory tariffs on their livelihoods, input costs, and local jobs.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the historical and religious significance of Diwali. The Festival of Lights celebration, which began on Monday, October 20 this year, is celebrated throughout the U.S. by more than three million Americans of Indian descent, including Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi visited Loretto Hospital in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood and River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford to highlight how President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is threatening health care for Illinois families. The law slashes $911 billion from Medicaid, risking coverage for more than 535,000 Illinoisans and putting hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics across the state in jeopardy.