Press Releases
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation cosponsored by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi which would strengthen the American economy by reducing the wait time for those most impacted by the decades-long backlog for green cards. The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, H.R. 1044, eliminates the per-country limits on employment-based visas and establishes a fairer system through a "first come, first served" policy while increasing the per-country limit on family-based visas from 7 percent to 15 percent.
SCHAUMBURG- Today, Illinois Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia wrote to DHS Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan, and ICE Acting Director Matthew Albence expressing concern over the proper usage of funds appropriated by Congress to address the humanitarian crisis at the border, and demanding a specific plan illustrating how DHS will use emergency aid to protect the health, safety, and dignity of all detainees.
SCHAUMBURG- Yesterday, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings announced the launch of an investigation into Customs and Border Control (CBP) and a Facebook group of CBP agents who have been reported to make offensive racist, sexist, and xenophobic comments about the death of migrants and asylum seekers. As a Member of the House Oversight Committee responsible for conducting this investigation, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Tim Walberg (MI-07), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and Bobby Rush (IL-01) yesterday introduced H.R. 3527, the POW Priority Care Act. This bipartisan legislation would elevate former Prisoners of War (POW) to Priority Group 1 in the scale used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to determine eligibility for health care benefits and services. Currently, POWs are allocated to Priority Group 3.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) introduced H.R. 3379, the Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs (PRICED) Act to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible for Americans across the nation. The PRICED Act addresses one of Big Pharma's most effective price gouging tools by reducing the exclusivity period for biologics from twelve years to five years.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi convened a meeting with community leaders and three senior TSA officials visiting from Washington, DC to discuss best practices for improving relations between TSA officers and the general public.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hailed this week's unanimous Oversight Committee passage of his bill, H.R.1844, to rename the Elgin Post office in honor of Corporal Alex Martinez, the first and only service person from Elgin who died in combat operations since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy launched an investigation into the youth e-cigarette epidemic and whether or not JUUL has actively marketed its product to American children. In a document request sent on Friday, Chairman Krishnamoorthi urged the company to provide memoranda and communications regarding its social media practices, advertising, and the product's long-term impact on consumer health.