Press Releases
Congressman Krishnamoorthi, his son, and his parents outside Saint Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill before the Congressman’s reading from the Bhagavad-Gita.
WASHINGTON, DC – On the first day of the 119th Congress, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi spoke at the Bipartisan Interfaith Prayer Service, where he read a passage from the Bhagavad-Gita. The purpose of the bipartisan service is to bless the new Congress before it is officially constituted for another two-year term.
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and his family pose with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 119th Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Sworn in for his first term in 2017, Congressman Krishnamoorthi now begins his fifth term representing Chicago’s western suburbs in parts of Cook, DuPage, and Kane counties.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement on the partisan continuing resolution put forth tonight:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to a new Census Bureau data release which showed Illinois’ population is growing:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on the state of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) urged Congress today to prioritize Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform legislation before the year's end, joining a bipartisan coalition of House and Senate members for a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol.
WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), and Cliff Bentz (R-OR) sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate what role pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) played in exacerbating the opioid crisis.
CHICAGO – Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) joined with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and other local officials at Lurie Children’s Hospital to address new efforts to combat youth vaping, including announcing a new investigation into Chinese illicit vape manufacturers.
EAST MOLINE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) convened a roundtable discussion with state and local leaders to discuss the success and future of career and technical education (CTE). The discussion, held at the United Township Area Career Center, featured several elected officials and representatives of organized labor and education from within the Quad Cities and focused on how to grow CTE programs at post-secondary education facilities and institutions across Illinois.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi speaks on the impacts that will come from the completion of the Elgin O’Hare Western Access (EOWA) project.
BENSENVILLE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Illinois Tollway Executive Director Cassaundra Rouse, Illinois Tollway Board Chairman Arnie Rivera, and local and state leaders in touring recent progress on the Elgin O’Hare Western Access (EOWA) project. The project, slated to be completed in 2027, will connect the Interstate-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) and Interstate-294 (Tri-State Tollway), significantly cutting travel time between the west side of Chicago O’Hare International Airport and U.S. Route 20 (Lake Street).