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February 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA-14) sent an inquiry to both DLive and BitTorrent Inc. regarding the use of their online streaming platform to recruit and finance domestic extremism and white supremacy.


February 8, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi applauded the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act, a bill which he cosponsored, through the House of Representatives. This bill aims to save the U.S. Postal Service money and ensure its longevity as a public service for the American people.


February 5, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced a resolution to establish January 6th as a National Day of Remembrance in honor of those who died at the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021.


February 5, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) was named as a Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus, the premier Congressional Caucus fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and combating discrimination at the federal level.


February 3, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the States Afforded Funding Extensions To Oppose Driving Recklessly In Vehicular Engagements (SAFE TO DRIVE) Act, which creates two supplemental grant programs for states to use for distracted driving prevention.


February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the desecration, decapitation, and removal of a bronze Gandhi statue in Davis, California by unknown attackers:


February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi submitted a statement into the Congressional Record praising Chicago Bear's new Defensive Coordinator Sean Desai on his trailblazing achievement as the first person of Indian and South-Asian descent to rise to the coordinator level in National Football League (NFL) history.


February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement on his appointment as co-chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Immigration Task Force alongside Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) who chairs the panel:


February 2, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:


February 1, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) sent a letter to the White House Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response, Jeffrey Zients, inquiring about why there are discrepancies in the volume of vaccine doses distributed by state, and how those discrepancies can be rectified.