Press Releases

WASHINGTON – In the wake of yesterday’s hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability during which he questioned Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement: 

“President Biden’s policy achievements have already established his place as one of the most consequential presidents in American history. Through his decision today, Joe Biden has demonstrated the true and selfless nature of a life committed to putting the country, and his fellow Americans, first.”

SCHAUMBURG, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement regarding the racism and hatred targeted at Republican National Committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon after delivering a Sikh prayer on Monday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

ROSELLE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the Village of Roselle with $500,000 in federal community project funding he secured for the village to make municipal campus improvements and continue work on its new outdoor event and gathering spaces, Petal Plaza, Porch, and Promenade. The village will use the three new projects, currently in various stages of construction, to host local events for years to come.

ST. CHARLES, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) celebrated the official renaming of the St. Charles East Side Station Post Office as the Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office as a result of his legislation. The bill, introduced by Congressman Krishnamoorthi in March 2023, was passed unanimously by the House and Senate last fall and spring, respectively, and signed into law by President Joe Biden in May. Congressman Krishnamoorthi was joined by St.

ELGIN, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) awarded the City of Elgin $959,752 in federal community project funding he secured to help fund the city’s efforts to replace lead service lines. The project, which will target low-to-moderate-income households during the first phase, is funded by congressional appropriations secured by Congressman Krishnamoorthi in March’s bipartisan government spending package.

WOOD DALE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented the City of Wood Dale with a check commemorating the $959,752 in federal funding he secured to upgrade the city’s water distribution system. The funding, which the Congressman secured in March as part of the bipartisan government funding bill, will go toward replacing outdated water mains and improving pump stations to provide better system pressure and delivery standards to residents.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last week, in the wake of a disastrous derailment of 29 cars of the Canadian Pacific and the Kansas City Southern Railroads (CPKCS) and resulting fires from their hazardous cargo, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote to the heads of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Administration to address the safety of those who live in the areas surrounding rail lines affected by the merger that recently created CPKCS and the increased