Press Releases

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement after federal immigration agents in camouflage and carrying long guns detained families in downtown Chicago and escalated enforcement at the Broadview ICE facility:

SCHAUMBURG – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth as well as every Democratic member of the Illinois congressional delegation in requesting a meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Field Office Director Russell Hott about so-called ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ and the oversight of the ICE Broadview Processing Facility.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Oversight Committee, today released a letter to Chairman James Comer (R-KY) calling for a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today condemned the Trump Administration for scrapping the USDA’s Household Food Security Report, a vital tool for tracking hunger in America.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Reps.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today introduced the 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to ensure dedicated, trained support remains available to LGBTQ+ youth who contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain specialized services and to reserve no less than 9 percent of 988 Lifeline funds each year to sustain and strengthen those services.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today voted against the current version of the National Defense Authorization Act, citing its failure to include safeguards against the President’s unchecked use of military force at home.

WASHINGTON – Today at the House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing titled “Better Meals, Fewer Pills: Making Our Children Healthy Again,” Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) condemned the Trump administration’s policies for worsening children’s health through cuts to critical programs, attacks on vaccines, and economic policies driving up food costs.