Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Under provisions in the American Rescue Plan that Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) championed, the Access Community Health Network received a grant of $31 million, the Greater Elgin Family Care Center received a grant of $12,260,000, and the Hamdard Center for Health & Human Services received a grant of $1,009,250. This package will help Americans across the country and here in Illinois' 8th district defeat the virus and recover from the economic impact it has exerted on our communities.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-18) introduced a resolution through the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely or SUNSET rule, a measure finalized the day before President Biden's inauguration.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), and Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced the Shielding All Federal Employees and Consumers from Actionable Recall Situations Act, or the SAFE CARS Act. This bill would prohibit the federal government from selling vehicles with an open and actionable recall to the public and requires federal agencies that lease or own vehicles with an available recall to remedy the defect, which is a free process for the user.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, in the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing, titled "Rooting Out Fraud in Small Business Relief Programs," Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi questioned the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Hannibal "Mike" Ware, on the potential of tens of billions of dollars of fraud in the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced that the Hate Crime Commission Act has crossed the one hundred cosponsor threshold, securing the backing of 122 cosponsors, in the wake of the Atlanta shootings targeting women of Asian descent and the wave of anti-Asian hate crimes across the nation.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Mikie Sherill (D-NJ), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Bryan Steil (R-WI) reintroduced the bipartisan College Transparency Act to enable students and families to make more informed choices about education after high school. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced identical companion legislation in the US Senate earlier today.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) questioned the former Chairman of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow, at a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing about his previous predictions on the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Recession in 2007. As the witness for the Minority side, Mr.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to yesterday's Atlanta-area shootings:
WASHINGTON – A coalition of congressional leaders from the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform today urged the Biden administration to finalize a rule to reform the organ procurement system in the United States.
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced the Hate Crimes Commission Act with Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) as co-leads. The bill would create a bipartisan commission to investigate and expand reporting on hate crimes throughout the United States. This commission would be comprised of a group of 12 members appointed by House and Senate leadership who would have one year to prepare a report on the rise in hate crimes, potential causes of increase, and how to combat it.