Press Releases

SCHAUMBURG, IL – In response to a new study on adolescent vaping, led by Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University and published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, finding that e-cigarette users are five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than non-vapers, Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen M.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the statement below in response to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association authored by FDA's leadership stating specifically, "Given the widespread potential use of a COVID-19 vaccin

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, introduced the "Expeditious Vaccine Advice with Legitimate, Unbiased, Apolitical, and Technical Expertise Act," or the "EVALUATE Act," to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to solicit and consider advice from the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) before licensing or authorizing any COVID-19 vaccine. Rep.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, the resolution introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) to ensure the election is held on November 3^rd, 2020 surpassed fifty co-sponsors. Below is a statement from Congressman Krishnamoorthi on the growing support for passage of this resolution:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an appropriations funding bill, which included an amendment introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to prohibit Executive Branch employees from using their public office or public appropriation funds to endorse or support any product, service, enterprise, or private company.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an appropriations funding bill, which included an amendment introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), to prohibit the General Services Administration (GSA) from selling cars at auction that are under a recall notice. As the federal agency in charge of acquisition and disposal of government property the GSA leases vehicles to federal agencies and then, when they are no longer in use, auctions them off to private buyers.

WASHINTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Bobby Rush (D-IL-01), and Danny Davis (D-IL-07) wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the Trump Administration's announcement to expand "Operation Legend" by deploying hundreds of federal agents, including DHSagents, to the City of Chicago in an effort to combat crime and violence.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) wrote to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Acting Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) urging them to allocate more funding for clinical trials of preventative COVID-19 immune globulin (COVID-IG) injections. Public health experts and officials believe these COVID-IG injections could potentially prevent COVID-19 infection in healthy individuals before a vaccine is widely available.