Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led six members of the Illinois congressional delegation in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to immediately release federal funds appropriated for the replacement of dangerous lead service lines. The letter, also signed by Illinois Reps. Eric Sorensen, Jonathan L. Jackson, Jesús “Chuy” García, Jan Schakowsky, Brad Schneider, and Danny Davis, warns that delays in funding threaten public health and safety across Illinois and the nation.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem expressing “grave concern” over reports that DHS may hire private contractors to “locate, surveil, and report on individuals within immigrant communities for profit.”
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s budget agreement:
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Trump administration to pursue testimony from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor in connection with ongoing investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of sexual abuse and trafficking.
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) visited Touchette Regional Hospital today to underscore how President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — which he calls the “Large Lousy Law” — is endangering access to care for working families and safety-net hospitals across Illinois. Joined by Touchette leadership and front-line staff, Congressman Krishnamoorthi warned that the law’s Medicaid and Affordable Care Act funding cuts will drive up costs and reduce essential services in Metro East.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) today called for an investigation into Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, for failing to implement cybersecurity protections, allowing Americans’ personal data to be exposed for hackers, criminals, and spies to steal.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today urged the Trump Administration to work with the British government to obtain testimony from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as part of ongoing investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of sexual abuse and trafficking.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, and 212 House Democrats in demanding the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) use reserve funds to continue the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown.
ITASCA, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today held a press conference at the Itasca Fire Department to highlight how his office continues delivering critical constituent services to Illinois families even amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
CHICAGO – At today’s House field hearing “Kidnapped & Disappeared: Trump’s Assault on Chicago,” Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) delivered a forceful rebuke of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics, condemning ICE and DHS for unlawfully targeting citizens, silencing witnesses, and fostering a climate of fear and racial intimidation across Chicago. The full remarks are available here.