Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced his bill to rename the St. Charles East Side Station Post Office, located at 616 E Main St. in St. Charles, as the "Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who led a groundbreaking investigation into waste, fraud, and abuse in the U.S.

Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2023)—Below is the opening statement from Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party during its hearing tonight, titled "The Chinese Communist Party's Ongoing Uyghur Genocide." Footage of Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi's opening statement is availablehere.

Washington, D.C. – Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) to introduce the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act of 2023. This bill would help protect students from predatory for-profit college schemes by ending federal financial aid for unaccredited degree programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, today released the following joint statement concerning reports that the Biden Administration will demand a full divestment of ByteDance ownership of TikTok.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's (STB) decision to allow Canadian Pacific (CP) to acquire Kansas City Southern (KCS):

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced a resolution to double federal funding for career and technical education (CTE). This legislation continues the Congressman's extensive work on CTE policy, including authoring the bipartisan Strengthening Career And Technical Education For The 21st Century Act, which was signed into law in July 2018.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced a resolution designating December 5^th as "National Soil Health Day" in recognition of the importance of the health of the nation's soil to economic and general wellbeing of Americans. National Soil Health Day would serve as a reminder to all those involved in American agriculture to use safe and responsible soil practices, including cover crops and longer crop rotations, to avoid degradation, and the increased vulnerability to flood, drought, and disease it carries with it.