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WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) announced that the House has passed their bipartisan amendment to increase the number of women in apprenticeships and improve skills training.
The lawmakers, all members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, are longtime supporters of increasing opportunities for women as a step to help close the skills gap. The amendment increases funding for Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grants.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act was introduced with the cosponsorship of Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. A commonsense effort to create a Medicare Buy-In option for Americans ages 50-64 and to stabilize the health care marketplaces. The Act will provide a new option for Americans ages 50-64 to buy-in to Medicare thus avoiding the increase in premiums that Americans in this age group often face.
Washington, D.C.- On September 12, 2017, Senator Al Franken (D-MN), Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act of 2017 to provide robust support to help foster and homeless youth succeed in college.
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi called upon the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today to issue a report on any steps FEMA is taking to help communities address the increasing likelihood of severe weather through incorporating the impacts of climate change into its risk projections, including flood maps.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
"Through this announcement, the President has made clear that he refuses to protect Dreamers and so now Congress must. The Administration's cruel policy includes a six-month phase-out of the DACA program, and Congress must pass legislation to extend this program and protect Dreamers.
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Danny Davis today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security questioning its June 2017 decision to rescind funding for an initiative to counter right-wing extremism, including neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and other white supremacist groups responsible for the events in Charleston.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to President Trump's comments this afternoon on the events in Charlottesville:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to the events in Charlottesville, Virginia and the national increase in hate crimes over the last year:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to the events of the last two days in Charlottesville, Virginia:
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi released the following statement in response to the current tensions with North Korea: