Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a letter urging him to seal and secure Special Counsel Robert Mueller's records in the event that the White House takes steps to fire the Special Counsel.
The text of Congressman Krishnamoorthi's letter follows and the signed letter is viewable here.
May 16, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Department of Justice
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Oversight Committee issued the following statement in response to the news that the Office of Government Ethics referred President Trump's financial disclosure forms from 2017 and 2018 to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in response to a complaint filed in March urging an investigation into whether Trump knowingly omitted a $100,000-plus payment from last year's forms:
WASHINGTON, DC — In time for Mother's Day this Sunday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Maternity Care have led 16 cosponsors in introducing H.R 5761 the Ending Maternal Mortality Act, to create an ambitious national
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today hailed the unanimous passage of his bill, H.R. 4574, to rename the Bloomingdale Post office in honor of America's veterans:
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hosted a roundtable last week at IBM on the impact of artificial intelligence and the future of the American workforce. Participants from nearly 30 local businesses, higher education institutions, trade associations, and government agencies convened to discuss the opportunities and challenges imposed by the growth of artificial intelligence.
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hosted a briefing on Friday on "Expanding Apprenticeships in Illinois and Investing in the American Workforce" in partnership with the Lufthansa Group, LSG Sky Chefs and the German American Chamber of Commerce. At this informative event with German Consul General Herbert Quelle, local business owners, students, apprentices, and educators convened to discuss methods that create and strengthen apprenticeship programs, as well as increase investments by employers towards worker training.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to reports that President Trump has referred to the legal system and by implication the Justice Department investigation of his Administration as being "rigged":
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the House passed HR 4, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018, which included Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's bipartisan amendment requiring the FAA to study the economic impacts of aircraft noise on communities and businesses located near major airports. The Krishnamoorthi Amendment, which was passed unanimously by the House, expands FAA Noise Studies to include effects on businesses when they are subject to excessive noise throughout the work day.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement in response to the White House's reversal from UN Ambassador Nikki Haley's call for additional sanctions on Russia and its subsequent criticism of her:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Senator Cory Booker today introduced the Help Students Vote Act, a new bill to ensure that higher education institutions support student voter registration and civic participation. This legislation aims to reverse the historic trend of low voter registration among young Americans, an unfortunate reality that exists because college students face unique barriers in acquiring voter registration information.