Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to a new analysis from the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which finds that Illinois would lose $24 billion in health care spending under the House-passed Trump tax and reconciliation bill:
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
“I have been informed that my name was included in the notes of the Minnesota suspect accused of assassinating an elected official, murdering her husband, and targeting others.
This brutal attack was devastating and terrifying on many levels. Priya and I have spent much of the last few days thinking about Rep. Hortman and her husband Mark, as well as Sen. Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
CHICAGO – Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) were denied entry into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago. Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s attempted visit to the center comes just two days after hundreds of people were sent emails and texts stating they were required to report to this location and others or risk receiving violations. On June 4th, ICE conducted a surprise round-up at the South Loop facility, where at least 10 people were detained.
WASHINGTON — This morning, during a Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) defended Illinois, exposed the devastating consequences of President Donald Trump’s proposed Medicaid cuts, and set the record straight on the state’s immigration policies.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the manhandling, forcible removal, and handcuffing of Senator Alex Padilla (CA) at Secretary Noem’s press conference this afternoon:
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, India:
“I am heartbroken by today’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad and want to express my deepest condolences to all those around the world touched by this tragedy. There must be a full investigation to provide answers and prevent such tragedies from happening again.”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to grant the Trump Administration’s DOGE team access to Social Security data:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement regarding Representative Mary Miller’s comments, in which she said it was “deeply troubling” that a Sikh man, whom she initially misidentified as Muslim, led a prayer on the floor of the House.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) re-introduced a congressional resolution calling for the doubling of federal funding for career and technical education (CTE). The resolution, endorsed by the Association for Career and Technical Education, builds on years of work advocating for greater funding for CTE programs by Congressman Krishnamoorthi.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — In response to the violent and antisemitic attack on peaceful demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
“I am horrified by the antisemitic attack that targeted peaceful demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado — an act of terror that has no place in our country. As members of the Jewish community gathered to honor hostages still held by Hamas, they were met not with solidarity, but with violence and hate.