Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to emerging reports regarding forced, unnecessary medical procedures—including hysterectomies— performed on at least 17 immigrant women in Irwin County, Ga.:

WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of CDC Director Robert Redfield's testimony praising facemasks and arguing they may even offer more guaranteed protection against COVID-19 than a vaccine, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, wrote to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily W. Murphy to request information on GSA's policies on the sale and lease of cars and trucks subject to manufacturer recall. This investigation follows Congressman Krishnamoorthi's authorship of an amendment which passed the House in July to ban the sale of recalled vehicles, though the Senate has yet to take up the measure.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, following the deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to submit Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA) to the FDA in order to legally continue selling their devices in the United States, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced he will introduce legislation to add transparency and review to the e-cigarette approval process. The Independent Advisory Committee Review of E-Cigarette Applications Act will:

•Require the FDA to publicly list all PMTAs it receives from e-cigarette manufacturers.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Following the Chicago City Council's overwhelming vote in favor of banning flavored e-cigarette sales within city limits, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi applauded local leaders for their decisive action to protect youth public health.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL) and Congresswoman Val Demings (FL) wrote to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), John Ratcliffe, calling for the DNI make available to the public information regarding any actions taken by foreign adversaries to exploit tensions and social unrest in American communities with intent to influence the upcoming election. This follows a previous request by Members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to which the DNI responded with a classified letter, which cannot be made public.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi continued his investigation into serious ethical questions surrounding Marc Short, Vice President Pence's Chief of Staff and principal aide to the Coronavirus Task Force, by writing to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) with regard to its handling of Mr. Short's conflicts of interest and to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) on its oversight of the OVP's ethics program.

WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08) wrote to Special Counsel Henry Kerner, calling upon the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) to investigate the apparent Hatch Act violations committed by members of the Trump Administration during the RNC, most notably the pardon and citizenship ceremony included in the nationally-televised event.