Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) commended the decision of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to support the World Trade Organization (WTO) TRIPS wavier for global vaccine access. This came at the urging of Krishnamoorthi and 109 other Members of Congress. Congressman Krishnamoorthi also previously pressed the White House to release access to the stockpiles of AstraZeneca vaccine to India.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chair of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy joined Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman James E. Clyburn, and Subcommittee on National Security Chairman Stephen F. Lynch in a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding U.S. efforts to support the anti-COVID responses of countries facing major outbreaks, including India and Argentina.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA), Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA), Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA), and Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) reintroduced legislation to promote workers' long-term economic success and support U.S. economic recovery efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Investing in American Workers Act of 2021 prioritizes workers in U.S.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Following reporting by the Associated Press, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) commended the White House for agreeing to share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with countries in need after he called on them to do so t
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, responded to the Biden Administration's commitment to immediately export raw materials to India for the purpose of manufacturing the Covishield vaccine, while renewing his call for the U.S. to release millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses in its stockpile and to immediately ship other vital materials to countries experiencing a massive spread of COVID-19:
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, called on the Biden Administration to release doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to countries currently experiencing massive and deadly surges in the spread of COVID-19:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to this week's mass shooting of a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis which left four people dead, including four members of the Sikh community:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi participated in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's World Wide Threat Hearing to discuss the threats the United States currently faces from China and potential foreign-financing of domestic violent extremists. Congressman Krishnamoorthi questioned the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Avril Haines, on whether Chinese President Xi Jinping's power has grown stronger. In response, Director Haines stated that "he has grown in power, I would say, over the term that he's served."
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi reintroduced his resolution to recognize the Eagle Staff as the first flag of the sovereign Native American tribal nations and encourage programs promoting its cultural significance. The Eagle Staff, often carried by Native American veterans, consists of a shepherd's staff wrapped in either otter skin or buffalo skin and eagle feathers.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hailed the passage of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, legislation to protect healthcare, social service, and similar services employees from workplace violence by requiring the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to mandate employers in the sector develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans.