Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the scheduled end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
"Six months ago, the Trump administration made clear that it would refuse to protect our nation's Dreamers when it announced plans to end the DACA program. Today, as we come to the self-imposed deadline, it is clear that Congress has also failed its obligation to protect our Dreamers.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi today called on the Office of Government Ethics to evaluate Jared Kushner's actions with regard to Kushner's financial conflicts of interest; specifically the New York Times' report that his family business which he previously led, the Kushner Companies, received more than half a billion dollars i
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi today called on White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to confirm the downgrade of Jared Kushner's interim security clearance downgrade and to provide a list of others affected under the new White House policy. This follows the letter Congressmen Krishnamoorthi and Ted Lieu led 14 colleagues in sending to the White House yesterday regarding the state of Kushner's security clearance.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Ted Lieu today led 14 colleagues in a letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly questioning Jared Kushner's access to top secret materials in the wake of Kelly's announcement that those, such as Kushner, with interim clearances, would be denied that access. The text of their letter follows.
February 27, 2018
General John Kelly
White House Chief of Staff
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear General Kelly,
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Mark DeSaulnier of the Oversight Committee wrote to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly yesterday to carefully consider Counselor to the President Jared Kushner's immense financial vulnerabilities to foreign influence as part of the Administration's reexamination of security clearances. Congressman Krishnamoorthi released the following statement:
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, IL-08) today announced the formation of a bipartisan Congressional Solar Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, co-founded by Congressman Ralph Norman (R, SC-05), which will serve as a unique forum for Members of Congress and the public to discuss high priority issues relating to the renewable energy and solar technology production sectors.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to reports of the Florida school shooting suspect's links to a Florida Neo-Nazi group:
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly regarding the questions around Rob Porter's security clearance and whether the President personally requested that Mr. Porter remain in his position despite the FBI's warnings. The text of the Congressman's letter follows and his signed letter is viewable here.
General John Kelly
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, lead Democrat on the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act which would reauthorize the Perkins career and technical education (CTE) program, issued the following statement in response to the President Trump's support of re-authorizing Perkins as part of updating our nation's infrastructure.
WHEATON, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today held a roundtable discussion with the DuPage County Heroin/Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) Taskforce at the DuPage County Health Department. DuPage County Board Chair Dan Cronin opening the discussion and introduced Congressman Krishnamoorthi, who discussed his own work on the issue at the local and national levels.