Press Releases
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the introduction of H.R. 4211, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA). The bipartisan legislation would improve Animal Welfare Act (AWA) enforcement by strengthening the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) licensing process for animal dealers and exhibitors.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement regarding the impeachment investigation underway in the House of Representatives:
"I am sickened to learn an Illinois resident passed away from a lung illness linked to vaping devices," said Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following response to the President's erratic behavior and comments on the economy:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Krishnamoorthi released the following statement today in response to Israel's decision to deny Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar entry:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced the Hate Crimes Commission Act which will create a bipartisan commission to investigate and expand reporting on hate crimes throughout the United States.
Washington, DC - In today's House Oversight Committee hearing on the Trump Administration's detention policies, Congressman Krishnamoorthi questioned Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan on his agency' preparation for a plan on its utilization of $1.34 billion in emergency supplemental funding provided by Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi welcomed today's unanimous passage of his bill, H.R.1844, to rename the Elgin Post office in honor of Corporal Alex Martinez, an Elgin native and the only individual from the city to lose their life in combat since the terror attack on September 11, 2001.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Susan Davis, Rosa DeLauro, Lloyd Doggett, Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Angie Craig led over 100 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and asking him to remove biologics exclusivity language from the pending language in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade agreement.