Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to U.S Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors Chairman Ron Bloom requesting that he support firing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. This process must be done by a majority vote of the USPS Board of Governors.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, during a Chicago-based field hearing of the House Oversight Committee regarding recent failures of the United States Postal Service, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi highlighted the need to support the United States Postal Service and solve their problems of understaffing, delayed mail, and poor leadership.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement after spending the afternoon with President Biden on his visit to the Congressman's district to promote his Administration's work to end the pandemic and create good-paying jobs:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the implementation of Postmaster General DeJoy's unprecedented changes to USPS services:
WASHINGTON – In today's hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi exposed the hypocrisy around the constitutionally-protected right to choose among anti-choice activists through his questioning of Dr. Ingrid Skop. In previous proceedings before the Texas State Legislature, Dr.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act (SEMA) with Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-05), Brad Schneider (IL-10), Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07), Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Suzan DelBene (WA-12) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-3).
WASHINGTON – In today's hearing of the Special Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Congressman Raja Krishnamoort
WASHINGTON – Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the statement below today in response to President Biden's vaccine summit, which included the announcement of American commitments to purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine while providing $370 million in aid to help with vaccine delivery worldwide.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi participated in a hearing of the Select Subcommittee On The Coronavirus Crisis on pandemic relief programs created by the CARES Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act. One of these pandemic relief initiatives was the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Co-Chairman of the COVID-19 Global Vaccination Caucus, spoke in favor of his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, introduced with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), which would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to receive unused COVID-19 vaccines and to redistribute them w