Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), along with U.S Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), today introduced the bicameral Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023. The bill would close tax code loopholes for tobacco products by establishing a new federal tax on e-cigarettes, updating the federal cigarette tax rate to restore its public health impact, and harmonizing the tax rate across tobacco products to address gamesmanship by m
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – At their 21st Annual Gala, Leyden Family Service and the Start Here Addiction Rehabilitation & Education (SHARE) Program honored Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as their Person of the Year for his dedication to “improving the communities he serves,” including by securing federal funding for critical updates to the SHARE Program’s facilities. Leyden Family Service and Mental Health provides a range of counseling, treatment and preventative care services for adults, adolescents, senior citizens, children, and families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) to introduce the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act, legislation aimed improving college access, retention, and graduation rates for foster and homeless youth.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi at Mount Rushmore with U.S. Representatives. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adrian Smith (R-NE), and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) after receiving the Roosevelt Leadership Award
WASHINGTON – On Saturday, just miles from Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange and the Ripon Society honored Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi with the 2023 Roosevelt Leadership Award, an honor presented in the spirit of America's 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, and intended to recognize leaders who today embody some of the same qualities and characteristics that President Roosevelt displayed throughout his life and career.
WASHINGTON – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has recognized Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as winner of its Public Officials Award for 2023.
Washington, D.C. -This week, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and John Rose (R-TN) introduced the Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBMs) Act, legislation which will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to align with Medicare plans for prescription drugs and will allow seniors better access and improved options.
ST. CHARLES, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced that the Environmental Protection Agency has informed him that it launched an investigation “into the wastewater treatment processes and equipment at the Smithfield Foods facility” in St.
WASHINGTON – Following the recent Wall Street Journal investigative report identifying more than 2000 lead-covered cables across the nation that may be contributing to dangerously-high levels of toxic lead exposure across the country, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) along with U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón 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 attention to the pervasive bullying of LGBTQI+ students.
ADDISON, IL – On Sunday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented the Village of Addison with $600,000 in federal funding that he secured for local road and infrastructure improvements. The funding, which Congressman Krishnamoorthi secured through last December’s government spending package, will be used to repair College Boulevard’s road surface, replace its sidewalks, improve community access, and end the drainage issues the street’s flooding causes for the surrounding area and residents.