Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the US House of Representatives passed an amendment introduced by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) to require the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to Congress on the effectiveness of readiness contracts in meeting the military's prescription drug supply needs and how the contractual approach can be a model for responding to drug shortages in the civilian health care market. Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), along with Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), introduced the National Emergency Student Vote Act to help college students nationwide exercise their right to vote in the 2020 elections, even as millions are displaced from campus due to the pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, the U.S. House found Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's amendment regarding Chinese aggression toward India along the Line of Actual Control in order, ensuring it will receive a vote to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. In response, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Earlier this week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Emory A. Rounds, Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), with regard to serious questions surrounding its oversight of executive branch conflicts of interest in the Trump administration and with specific respect to Marc Short, Vice President Pence's Chief of Staff:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi urged Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to denounce the political attacks launched against Dr. Anthony Fauci by members of the Trump administration, including trade advisor Peter Navarro, due to the chilling effect they could have on public health officials:
WASHINTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), both members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to the CIA and FBI requesting any information the agencies have about the spread of localized misinformation promoting
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Paul Mitchell (R-MI), Elise Stefanik, (D-NY) and Josh Harder (D-CA) announced more than half of the House of Representatives have now cosponsored the College Transparency Act (H.R. 1766). The bipartisan bill will provide students and families with the data they need to make informed choices about post-secondary education.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – In recognition of his public service and record of standing up to powerful interests inside and outside of government, the Northwest Suburban Bar Association recently recognized Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi with its Truth To Power Award.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) hailed the passage of the Moving Forward Act, a transportation and infrastructure package which he cosponsored and which included two pieces of legislation he authored. The Congressman's first amendment was based on a bipartisan piece of legislation, the SAFE TO DRIVE Act, which he co-led with Congressman Mike Gallagher (WI-08), to reduce distracted driving.
WASHINTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross concerning allegations recently leveled by former National Security Advisor John Bolton that President Trump harmed United States national security by supporting the Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE and Huawei at the urging of President Xi Jinping, even as officials in his own Administration warned against it. Noting Mr.