Press Releases

WASHINGTON – In today's hearing of the Special Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi questioned Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney, Health Officer of the Wilson County Health Department in Kansas and Dr.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the statement below today in response to President Biden's vaccine summit, which included the announcement of American commitments to purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine while providing $370 million in aid to help with vaccine delivery worldwide. At the event, President Biden argued, "We're not going to solve this crisis with half-measures or middle-of-the-road ambitions. We need to go big."

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi participated in a hearing of the Select Subcommittee On The Coronavirus Crisis on pandemic relief programs created by the CARES Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act. One of these pandemic relief initiatives was the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). During the hearing, Congressman Krishnamoorthi questioned Dr.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Co-Chairman of the COVID-19 Global Vaccination Caucus, spoke in favor of his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, introduced with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), which would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to receive unused COVID-19 vaccines and to redistribute them where they can be quickly and effectively used, domestically or abroad.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement after the Senate Parliamentarian opined that a proposed pathway to permanent residence for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders, farmworkers, and other essential workers would not comply with Senate rules regarding budget reconciliation:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in response to the news that the Biden Administration is buying hundreds of millions of additional doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine to donate around the world, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following their strong advocacy efforts, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Kathy Manning (D-NC), and Deborah Ross (D-NC) applauded the House Judiciary Committee's passage of its portion of the Build Back Better Act, which would provide significant relief to the more than 1.2 million individuals stuck in the employment-based green card backlog, most of whom are from India and Asia. The legislation must now pass the full House of Representatives and the Senate before it can be signed into law by President Biden.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) hailed the House Ways and Means Committee's passage of its portion of the Build Back Better Act, which included provisions from the Tobacco Tax Equity Act and Congressman Tom Suozzi's (D-NY) Protecting American Lungs Act to close loopholes in the tax code, raise cigarette taxes for the first time in over a decade, and apply federal taxes on e-cigarettes -- such as JUUL products -- for the first time.