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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, sponsor of the Ban Conflicted Trading Act and leader of a bipartisan letter earlier this month calling for a vote on legislation to ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Hank Johnson (GA-04) led six of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the State Department to work with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to support efforts to investigate and hold accountable alleged perpetrators of war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War, including former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family. The U.S Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi enthusiastically welcomed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's commitment to bring a congressional stock trading ban to the floor by the end the month.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement hailing the announcement of a $439 million settlement between Juul and 34 states and te
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement hailing the announcement of a $439 million settlement between Juul and 34 states and te
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the nearly 1,300 flooding-related deaths in Pakistan since mid-June:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and eight other members who have led a range of related proposals to ban stock trading by members of Congress sent a letter to House leadership and the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, calling for a vote on reform by September 30th while outlining a list of first principles that should be included in any upcoming legislation on the issue.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Reps. Angie Craig, Lucy McBath, and Dan Kildee in calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to hold a vote to cap insulin costs for Americans. The full text of their letter follows below and the letter itself is available here.
September 1, 2022
The Honorable Charles Schumer
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the arrest of a woman in suburban Dallas after she was recorded in a racist rant and assault on women of South Asian descent:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi voted to pass the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and send it to the President's desk. This groundbreaking legislation will reduce health care and prescription drug costs, combat climate change, and lower the nation's budget deficit.