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SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Scott Peters, who led a letter of 85 Members of Congress to President Biden expressing concern about the severe economic and environmental impacts of the Department of Commerce's anti-circumvention inquiry into crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and panels imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, responded today to
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Today, in response to the tragic death of Supraja Alaparthi of Elk Grove Village, who was killed in a parasailing accident in the Florida Keys that left her son and nephew injured, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi called for an immediate police investigation of the incident and a review of parasailing safety rules to ensure such a tragedy does not happen again.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last night, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Oversight Committee wrote to U.S. President Joe Biden expressing his concern about the current shortage of oil refining capacity within the United States and around the world, which has created supply chain bottlenecks and contributed to increasing gas prices for consumers. While oil companies continue to report near-record profits and Americans suffer from unprecedented gas prices, oil companies are sitting on shuttered refineries capable of processing nearly 1 million barrels of oil per day.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Yesterday, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chris Stewart (R-UT) of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence led five of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding their concerns about the impacts of Russia's unjustified invasion of Ukraine on the growing global food crisis and their consequences for American national security. Other co-signers of the letter included members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – In response to the Education Department's newly-announced plan to forgive $5.8 billion in debt held by 560,000 former students of the defunct for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges which was known for its exploitative and deceptive practices, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Thursday, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White presented Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi with the Distinguished Leadership Award with a citation stating:
Your dedication to public service for more than two decades is worthy of recognition.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to consider all available avenues to help finalize the terms of the European Union's proposed phased embargo on Russian oil in response to Vladimir Putin's unjustified and illegal invasion of Ukraine. Under President Viktor Orban, Hungary has threatened to veto the proposed ban on Russian oil over purported economic concerns.
WASHINGTON – In a letter following Thursday's U.S. Census Bureau announcement that Illinois' population had been undercounted by 1.97 percent, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, whose department includes the Census Bureau, for answers as to how the errors occurred and what will be the impact on Illinois and the federal aid it receives. In actuality, Illinois state's population grew by more than a quarter of a million people to more than 13 million for the first time.
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WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the statement below in response to the Census Bureau's revised population count which found the agency had undercounted Illinois' population, which actually grew by more than a quarter of a million residents to its highest level on record. This revised count follows the Congressman's letter earlier this year calling on the agency to review its methodology and results.