Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s announcement of his “Liberation Day” tariffs:
“Donald Trump's blanket tariffs are a tax on working families so that he can cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans. These latest so-called 'Liberation Day' tariffs are reckless and self-destructive, inflicting financial pain on Illinois at a time when people are already struggling to keep their small businesses afloat and put food on the table.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services as well as the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement today in response to new revelations regarding National Security Adviser Mike Waltz’s extensive use of the insecure Signal messaging app for official government communications related to international crises:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (D-OH) and Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, in reintroducing the Improving Newborns’ Food and Nutrition Testing Safety (INFANTS) Act. This legislation requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test finished baby food and infant formula products for key toxic heavy metals and other dangerous contaminants.
WASHINGTON — At today’s annual Worldwide Threats Assessment hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi confronted top U.S. intelligence officials over the exposure of classified military information in their Signal chat, highlighting that the senior Trump Administration officials on the chat lied to the public and withheld key information in claiming no classified information was shared in the unauthorized, insecure setting.
WASHINGTON – During an interview tonight on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, sharply criticized the Trump Administration’s exposure of highly sensitive, imminent military plans through senior officials carelessly including a journalist on a group chat in violation of security standards for such discussions.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) returned this week from a high-level delegation visit to Mexico City, where he met with key members of Mexico’s Congress of the Union and leaders from the National Federation of Latino Chambers of Commerce & Association, as well as its partner organizations, to discuss the importance of the Mexico-United States trade relationship. During the course of the trip, Congressman Krishnamoorthi met with the leader of Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies — Dip.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as the Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and on the Committee on Oversight and Government Accountability, issued the following statement on Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg’s
CHICAGO – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) participated in a roundtable discussion with elected officials, community leaders, and members of local food pantries, highlighting the importance of protecting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from devastating funding cuts.