Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – After Florida politician Chandler Langevin—who recently called for the mass deportation of Indian Americans—attacked Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s name and heritage, calling him a “foreign occupier” in response to the Congressman’s earlier condemnation of
TAYLOR RIDGE, IL — This afternoon, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, visited a Taylor Ridge soybean and corn farm to hear directly from Illinois farmers about the devastating impacts of President Trump’s trade war and China’s retaliatory tariffs on their livelihoods, input costs, and local jobs.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the historical and religious significance of Diwali. The Festival of Lights celebration, which began on Monday, October 20 this year, is celebrated throughout the U.S. by more than three million Americans of Indian descent, including Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi visited Loretto Hospital in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood and River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford to highlight how President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is threatening health care for Illinois families. The law slashes $911 billion from Medicaid, risking coverage for more than 535,000 Illinoisans and putting hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics across the state in jeopardy.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned recent remarks by Palm Bay, Florida, City Council Member Chandler Langevin calling for the mass removal of Indian immigrants:
“It’s unacceptable—and dangerous—that in 2025 we’re hearing elected officials call for the mass removal of Indian Americans. This rhetoric echoes the cruelty of Donald Trump’s mass ICE raids and fuels a climate of fear that harms families across our nation.
PALATINE, IL — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced legislation to rename the United States Post Office at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine as the “Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building,” honoring Bernard “Bernie” Bluestein, a 102-year-old northwest suburban resident and one of the last surviving members of the U.S. Army’s famed Ghost Army.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent two letters to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last night demanding accountability for the Department of Homeland Security’s actions during the ongoing government shutdown — including the furlough of its detention oversight personnel and reports of mistreatment of journalists covering immigration enforcement operations at the ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Following visits this week to Loretto Hospital in Chicago and River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford—facilities already straining under the Trump Administration’s health care cuts—Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today visited Loretto Hospital on Chicago’s West Side and River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford to draw attention to the devastating impact of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) on Illinois families as the law slashes $911 billion from Medicaid over the next decade, increasing the number of uninsured Americans by 17 million. Illinois is among the hardest-hit states, facing up to a 20 percent cut in federal Medicaid funding — roughly $48 billion over ten years.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today reaffirmed the validity of the video showing ICE agents violently detaining individuals in Hoffman Estates, confirmed that the incident occurred in his district, and condemned the Trump Administration’s campaign of secrecy, brutality, and misinformation surrounding its mass immigration raids.