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CHICAGO – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement regarding reports that the Trump administration plans to use Naval Station Great Lakes to stage mass immigration raids in Chicago:

SCHAUMBURG, IL – This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi introduced the Bringing Back Benefits Act, legislation to repeal Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Trump-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) slashed nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and $186 billion from SNAP, threatening health care for more than 500,000 Illinoisans and cutting off food assistance for over 200,000 families in our state.

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the Bringing Back Benefits Act, legislation that would nullify the cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) made in the Republican-passed Reconciliation Bill. The package, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), served as one of the largest attacks on health care in modern history, slashing almost $1 trillion in funding for Medicaid, a program millions of Americans, including tens of thousands of Illinoisans, depend on for access to health care.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s plan to deploy troops to Chicago:

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz demanding answers on how the Trump administration plans to lower prescription drug prices after passing legislation that will delay and exempt costly drugs from Medicare price negotiations, a move the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says will cost taxpayers at least $5 billion over the next decade.

CHICAGO – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) toured the HIRE360 Workforce Development & Green Economy Training Facility in Chicago’s South Loop, meeting with students, instructors, labor leaders, and contractors to discuss how career and technical education (CTE) is creating pathways to high-quality jobs across Illinois. The visit included stops in active classrooms, discussions with industry partners, and a tour of the solar training facility, which prepares workers for one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago:

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Congressman Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee, launched a formal investigation into Flock Group Inc. over its role in enabling invasive surveillance practices that threaten the privacy, safety, and civil liberties of women, immigrants, and other vulnerable Americans.