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March 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, U.S. Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Gregory R.


March 3, 2025

WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced Steve Powell, President of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 881, as his guest to Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress tomorrow night. 


March 3, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) reintroduced the End Tobacco Loopholes Act, bicameral legislation that will establish new federal taxes on e-cigarettes and vaping products.


February 28, 2025

CHICAGO – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined dozens of Illinois state and federal leaders, including Gov. JB Pritzker, Sen. Dick Durbin, and several members of the Illinois congressional delegation, as well as advocates, to showcase a united front and commitment to protecting Medicaid and health care in Illinois.


February 27, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mike Carey (R-OH), and Val Hoyle (D-OR) in reintroducing the Leveraging and Energizing America’s Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act.


February 26, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s (D-IL) H.R. 1182, the Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvement Act, by unanimous voice vote.


February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging an updated briefing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s strategy for reducing heavy metals in baby food.


February 25, 2025

Chicago, IL Over the weekend, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined leaders from across Chicagoland to celebrate Black History Month at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Saturday forum.


February 25, 2025

WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi cosponsored the Legislative Enforcement Against Setbacks from Harmful DOGE Actions Act (LEASH DOGE Act), which would require the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to submit a public report to Congress listing all its employees and advisors.


February 24, 2025

WASHINGTON — As House Republicans prepare to bring their irresponsible budget proposal — which includes up to an estimated $1 trillion in cuts that will gut Medicaid&nbs