Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Congressman Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, launched a formal investigation into Flock Group Inc. over its role in enabling invasive surveillance practices that threaten the privacy, safety, and civil liberties of women, immigrants, and other vulnerable Americans.

ROSEMONT, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31 members, retirees, and community leaders in Rosemont to condemn the Republican budget reconciliation package recently signed into law by President Donald Trump. The event, part of AFSCME’s national August recess tour, highlighted the devastating consequences of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which enacted the largest rollback of health coverage in modern U.S. history.

ST. CHARLES, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) issued the following statement condemning the bomb threat targeting members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus staying in St. Charles, Illinois—located in his congressional district:

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced a resolution declaring that Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and longtime co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, must not receive a presidential pardon, commutation, or any other form of clemency. The legislation follows recent revelations that Maxwell is seeking clemency in exchange for testimony about Epstein.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) partnered with his bipartisan colleagues to reintroduce the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, landmark bipartisan legislation to prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks, securities, commodities, or futures. Joining the congressman in introducing the bill were Reps. Michael Cloud (R-TX), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Josh Riley (D-NY), and Jen Kiggans (R-VA).

WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined two of his Oversight Committee colleagues in demanding answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem regarding the Trump administration’s unlawful refusal to release nearly $117 million in Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funds.

BENTON, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) toured Franklin Hospital in Benton to spotlight the devastating impact of the Republican-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which slashes more than $1 trillion in federal health care funding, including over $900 billion from Medicaid. Franklin is one of at least nine hospitals in Illinois at immediate risk of closure as a direct result of the law.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) re-introduced the College Transparency Act (CTA), bipartisan legislation designed to ensure students and families have better access to the data they need to make informed decisions about higher education. A companion bill was re-introduced in the Senate by Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D.