Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Tonight, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to an initial draft majority opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would overturn Roe v. Wade and the subsequent 1992 decision Planned Parenthood v. Casey:
WASHINGTON – In today's hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis titled, "Ensuring Scientific Integrity at Our Nation's Public Health Agencies," Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi questioned witnesses on a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report which found that government scientists faced incidents of political interference that drove the alteration and suppression of COVID-related scientific findings.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, responded to the U.S.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to U.S. Energy Information Administration Administrator Joseph DeCarolis, in the wake of record oil company profits, regarding whether billions of dollars in annual fossil fuel subsidies actually benefit American consumers. Citing the EIA's position as the nation's leading source of "rigorous, impartial energy data and analysis," the Congressman requested a new analysis of the impact of federal fossil fuel subsidies on both oil production and prices by May 16th, 2022.
Chicago, IL – This morning, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Eight District joined Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha, and Dr. Mark Loafman, Chair of Family Medicine for Cook County Health to celebrate the passage into law last month of the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act which Congressman Krishnamoorthi co-led. The new law, named after Dr.
Villa Park, IL – This morning, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Salt Creek School District 48 Superintendent Dr.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today joined Governor JB Pritzker, representatives from the Chicago Federation of Labor, Hire360, and other state and local leaders to announce a $3 million investment in HIRE360's new training and development center in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood.
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-18) introduced the Security of the Economy, Climate, and other U.S. interests with Recent and Existing Food alternatives (SECURE Food) Act, which would require the Director of National Intelligence to submit an intelligence report on the effects of increased production and consumption of alternative proteins on American national security.
WASHINGTON – Last night, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, along with 57 other Members of Congress, led a letter to the Biden Administration urging the U.S. to partner with its allies to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council in the wake of overwhelming evidence that Russia carried out a civilian massacre in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
WASHINGTON – Last night, the House of Representatives passed S. 3294, the Senate companion of Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's legislation honoring the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a monument in the U.S. Capitol Building.