Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Thursday, Congressman Krishnamoorthi participated in One Fair Wage's "Server for an Hour" Event at a restaurant in his district, Eggholic, to raise awareness for the need to raise the minimum wage to a livable wage for restaurant workers and all other minimum wage employees in the United States.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement that the United States would be purchasing 500 million coronavirus vaccines to donate to the world over the course of 2021 and 2022:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) were joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) in introducing the bicameral Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act to dramatically expand the nation's international coronavirus prevention and vaccination efforts to reduce the risk of more
SCHAUMBURG, IL – During a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing, Congressman Krishnamoorthi questioned Chuck Scothon, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fisher-Price, on the infant deaths associated with the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper sold by Fisher-Price.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) led more than 40 lawmakers today in urging President Joe Biden to take aggressive and immediate steps to ensure that vaccines are quickly and equitably administered around the world.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's announcement that the nation would be sharing 25 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, with other nations, in addition to its commitment to share its stockpile of AstraZeneca Vaccines:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Friends of a Free, Stable and Democratic Syria Caucus issued the following statement in response to Bashar al-Assad's sham reelection and his continuing and unaccountable conduct in the wake of years of atrocities committed against his own people:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement today in response to Indian External Minister Jaishankar's diplomatic visit to the United States and the need for expanded US vaccine aid and coordination with India:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Earlier this week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi received the Midwest Asian Health Association COVID-19 Fund Drive Committee's Hero Award, in recognition of his contribution to fighting against COVID-19 and the wave of anti-Asian hate crimes that accompanied the pandemic.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi celebrates the announcement that the CARES Act, which he championed in Congress, will create 3,962 jobs, save 2,764 jobs, and leverage $21.3 million in private investment for Cook County, Illinois.