Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who serves as a Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, hailed the passage of the Equality Act this afternoon:
WASHINGTON – Today, in the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's hearing on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), titled "Legislative Proposals to Put the Postal Service on Sustainable Financial Footing," Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on the failures of the Postal Service during his tenure and its increasingly slow and late mail delivery.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) are reintroducing the bipartisan Fixing America's Bridges Act, which would reestablish a federal f
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to yesterday's briefing held by the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on which he serves:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the news that the immigration plan introduced today in Congress, with the backing of President Bi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), who chairs the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, will continue his longstanding effort to provide Illinois with state and local funding through the $350 billion aid package under review in the Oversight Committee's afternoon bill markup proceedings.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the first day of former President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA-14) sent an inquiry to both DLive and BitTorrent Inc. regarding the use of their online streaming platform to recruit and finance domestic extremism and white supremacy. Ahead of the insurrection at the United States Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, the DLive platform was utilized to raise funds through their cryptocurrency platform, and during the insurrection many live streamed the event to the platform's communities.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi applauded the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act, a bill which he cosponsored, through the House of Representatives. This bill aims to save the U.S. Postal Service money and ensure its longevity as a public service for the American people. This bill saves the USPS $57 billion in liabilities and will save the agency another $50 billion over the next decade.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced a resolution to establish January 6th as a National Day of Remembrance in honor of those who died at the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021.