Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Following his pointed questioning during an April 9th Oversight Committee hearing, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) renewed his call for urgent federal action to combat the youth vaping epidemic, warning that flavored e-cigarettes continue to drive nicotine addiction among children and teens.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined his colleagues on the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform in urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop his dangerous purge of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the reintroduction of the State Taskforce Opportunity Program (“STOP”) Bullying Act. The STOP Bullying Act incentivizes the establishment of statewide anti-bullying task forces to study, address, and reduce bullying in primary and secondary schools, with particular attention to the pervasive bullying of LGBTQI+ students. The bill is endorsed by Gay and Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
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.