Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) sent a letter to the Biden Administration regarding the continued global food insecurity crisis and the need for robust funding for emergency international food aid, particularly for Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), in any supplemental funding request to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP, released the following statement on today’s executive order by President Joe Biden regarding outbound investments on key technology deemed a national security priority.
HANOVER PARK, IL – On Wednesday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented the Village of Hanover Park with a check commemorating the $600,000 in federal funding that he secured for Hanover Park’s wastewater treatment facility. The funding, secured through last December’s government spending package, will be used to replace the ultraviolet disinfectant system that ensures all bacteria are eliminated before water is released into the West Branch of the DuPage River.
HANOVER PARK, IL – On Wednesday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented the Village of Hanover Park with a check commemorating the $600,000 in federal funding that he secured for Hanover Park’s wastewater treatment facility. The funding, secured through last December’s government spending package, will be used to replace the ultraviolet disinfectant system that ensures all bacteria are eliminated before water is released into the West Branch of the DuPage River.