Press Releases
ST. CHARLES, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) issued the following statement condemning the bomb threat targeting members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus staying in St. Charles, Illinois—located in his congressional district:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced a resolution declaring that Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and longtime co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, must not receive a presidential pardon, commutation, or any other form of clemency.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) partnered with his bipartisan colleagues to reintroduce the Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act, landmark bipartisan legislation to prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks, securities, commodities, or future
WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined two of his Oversight Committee colleagues in demanding answers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem regarding the Trump administration’s unlawful refusal to release nearly $117 million in
BENTON, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) toured Franklin Hospital in Benton to spotlight the devastating impact of the Republican-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which slashes more than $1 trillion in federal health care funding, including over $900 billion from Medicaid.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) re-introduced the College Transparency Act (CTA), bipartisan legislation designed to ensure students and families have better access to the data they need to make
WASHINGTON – Following a federal judge’s decision to block the Trump administration from enforcing retaliatory Medicaid funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) hosted a special ceremony at his district office to present a long-overdue Purple Heart to U.S. Army veteran Sergeant First Class (Ret.) Joseph Leuze, recognizing wounds he sustained during the Vietnam War. At the brief reception, Congressman Krishnamoorthi formally awarded the Purple Heart to Sgt.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today reintroduced the Choosing Our Own Lives Over Fast Firearms (COOL OFF) Act with 16 original cosponsors. The legislation would implement a mandatory three-business-day waiting period for all handgun purchases nationwide.
CHICAGO– Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) issued the following statement in response to the hateful vandalism of several buildings in the Little Village neighborhood, including swastikas and anti-immigrant graffiti: