Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined his colleagues in voting to pass the twelve-bill omnibus package, funding the federal government through Fiscal Year 2023, averting a government shutdown, and advancing a range of provisions championed by the Congressman. As the bill has already passed the Senate, this legislation will go straight to President Biden's desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Solar Caucus and a member of the bipartisan Fusion Energy Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announcing the first ever meaningful net energy gain from a human-controlled fusion ignition and fusion energy reaction in a December 5th experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) National Ignition Facility:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to a new report of a clash last week between Indian and People's Republic of China (PRC) forces near the contested frontier of the two nations resulting from the PRC
WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas requesting information on the apparent recent surge in antisemitic online content and rhetoric, even after the Anti-Defamation League's annual review for 2021 reported the highest number of antisemitic incidents in a single year since the organization began tracking them.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety President Cathy Chase presented Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Safety HERO Award for his leadership and contributions to "make our nation's roadways safer for all" at a reception in Washington, D.C. Since 1989, Advocates has been a critical partner in the effort to reduce vehicle crashes, save lives, and reduce injuries by supporting increased road safety measures.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act, including the Intelligence Authorization Act, which included key provisions led by Congressman Krishnamoorthi and which will help prepare our nation to confront the security challenges posed by hostile powers including Vladimir Putin and the People's Republic of China. In the two bills, which authorize funding for the Department of Defense and U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement following the House passage of the Respect for Marriage Act:
WASHINGTON – Last night, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Jackie Speier (CA-14) of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence wrote to Twitter CEO Elon Musk regarding the possibility that the People's Republic of China (PRC) may have used a network platform manipulation campaign on Twitter that restricted access to news about the protests in the PRC.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos regarding the agency's work to correct previous undercounting of the state's population to ensure the state receives its proper per-capita allocation of the $1.5 trillion-per-decade amount that is allocated based on Census Bureau data.
ATLANTA, GA – On Saturday, former President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform regarding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, writing, "do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION?