Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) was named as a Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus, the premier Congressional Caucus fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and combating discrimination at the federal level. Although President Biden quickly reversed the discriminatory executive actions of the Trump Administration and provided further protections to the LGBTQ+ community through executive orders, it is the responsibility of Congress to codify and expand upon this progress through legislation that cannot be overturned by the stroke of a pen.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the States Afforded Funding Extensions To Oppose Driving Recklessly In Vehicular Engagements (SAFE TO DRIVE) Act, which creates two supplemental grant programs for states to use for distracted driving prevention. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the bill's Senate companion, which is cosponsored by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), while the House version is co-led by Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Steve Cohen (D-TN).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the desecration, decapitation, and removal of a bronze Gandhi statue in Davis, California by unknown attackers:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi submitted a statement into the Congressional Record praising Chicago Bear's new Defensive Coordinator Sean Desai on his trailblazing achievement as the first person of Indian and South-Asian descent to rise to the coordinator level in National Football League (NFL) history.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement on his appointment as co-chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Immigration Task Force alongside Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) who chairs the panel:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) sent a letter to the White House Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response, Jeffrey Zients, inquiring about why there are discrepancies in the volume of vaccine doses distributed by state, and how those discrepancies can be rectified. For example, Illinois ranks 35th in the nation for vaccine distribution per capita.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) announced the reintroduction of the State Taskforce Opportunity Program (STOP) Bullying Act anti-bullying bill. The STOP Bullying Act incentivizes the establishment of statewide anti-bullying task forces to study, address, and reduce bullying in primary and secondary schools. It specifically addresses bullying of LGBTQ students and is endorsed by GSLEN.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) was appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to serve on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis which was established to provide oversight of the federal COVID-19 pandemic response. The Select Subcommittee is modeled after then Senator Harry Truman's Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) commended President Biden on his memorandum directing federal agencies including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat xenophobia towards Asian-Americans. The United States has seen a marked rise in harmful rhetoric and hate crimes towards Asian-Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.