Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
St. Charles, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) presented veterans from the U.S. military with lapel pins honoring the upcoming 50-year anniversary of the end of American military involvement during the Vietnam War. The ceremony, which took place at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5036 in St. Charles, was attended by veterans of several branches of the military and American Legion Post 342 Commander Joe Morgan.
CHICAGO – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary during a field hearing in Chicago on lowering prescription drug costs for Americans.
WASHINGTON— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) partnered with Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) to introduce the Pharmacy Audit and Compensation Transparency (PhACT) Act directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to thoroughly investigate how Pharmacy Benefit Managers audit pharmacists and make recommendations for more transparency and fairness.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Earlier this week, the U.S. Marshals Service announced the arrest of John Panaligan, who was wanted for allegedly murdering attorney Victor Jigar Patel, in Patel’s Northbrook, Illinois, office on December 7, 2016. At the time of his death, Patel, 36, was representing plaintiffs suing Panaligan in civil court. Panaligan’s arrest in Tepic, Mexico, and extradition ends a more than seven-year manhunt that led to Panaligan’s placement on the U.S. Marshals Most Wanted Fugitives list in 2020.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last week, the Cook County Health Foundation presented Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) with the 2024 Ruth Rothstein Award for Excellence during the organization’s annual gala. The award, named after the former chief of the Cook County Department of Public Health and presented by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, highlights leadership and service in the field of health care.
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi during his roundtable discussion on workforce development in Belleville
BELLEVILLE, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) held two roundtable discussions on workforce development with students, workers, employers, and Southern Illinois education and labor leaders. The two discussions, which took place at John A.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) has sent a letter to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting a briefing on the rise in harassment and violence against Hindus and other religious minorities in Bangladesh, especially following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and reports of violence and intimidation leading up to Bangladesh’s largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi discusses how best to leverage CTE funding during his roundtable at Rock Valley College.
ROCKFORD, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) convened a roundtable on workforce development with Northern Illinois labor and education leaders at Rock Valley College Aviation Career Education Center. The discussion, which featured prominent leaders from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Northwestern Illinois Building Trades Union, focused on how to use federal career and technical education (CTE) funding to ensure Illinoisans can succeed and grow the state’s economy.
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi reaffirms his commitment to increasing child care worker pay and benefits while visiting with SEIU member Maria Esther Hurtado.
ADDISON, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined local child care provider and Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) member Maria Esther Hurtado at her home in Addison to participate in SEIU’s ‘Walk a Day’ experience. Shadowing Hurtado during her typical daily activities with the children she cares for, the congressman spoke on the urgent need to increase child worker pay to ensure that those caring for America's next generation receive the dignity and respect they deserve.