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January 15, 2025

WASHINGTON-- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the announcement of an agreement between Israel and Hamas


January 14, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating January as Tamil Language and Heritage Month. More than 80 million people worldwide, including 360,000 Americans, speak Tamil, one of the world’s oldest languages. The resolution coincides with Pongal, a major Tamil festival that begins in mid-January.


January 9, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Cory Mills (R-FL) to reintroduce the Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act, legislation that will prohibit members of Congress, spouses, and dependents from trading, selling, and owning individual financial stocks.


January 8, 2025

WASHINGTON – On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) welcomed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s establishment of new guidelines for the levels of lead in processed baby foods.


January 7, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) took to the floor of the House of Representatives to speak out against the violence and persecution Hindus and other religious minorities are facing in Bangladesh. During the nation’s war for independence in 1971, between 300,000 and three million people, mostly Hindus, were killed in Bangladesh.


January 6, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – On the first day of the 119th Congress, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi spoke at the Bipartisan Interfaith Prayer Service, where he read a passage from the Bhagavad-Gita. The purpose of the bipartisan service is to bless the new Congress before it is officially constituted for another two-year term. 


January 3, 2025

Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 119th Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).


December 19, 2024

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement on the partisan continuing resolution put forth tonight:


December 19, 2024

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to a new Census Bureau data release which showed Illinois’ population is growing:


December 10, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on the state of the United States Postal Service (USPS).