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SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today led a letter from the Illinois Congressional Delegation urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize its proposed rule listing the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The letter highlights the monarch’s alarming population decline—down more than 90% since the 1990s—and emphasizes the need for federal action to preserve the butterfly’s critical habitat and iconic migration route.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – In response to reports of antisemitic graffiti discovered at Northwestern University this week during Passover, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:
CHICAGO, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) met with Cook County Health CEO Dr. Erik Mikaitis and leaders from Protect Our Care Illinois for a roundtable discussion with local health care providers, advocates, and patients on the devastating impact of Medicaid cuts proposed by Congressional Republicans. The event followed the House GOP’s passage of a budget resolution that would pave the way for $1.5 trillion in federal spending cuts.
SCHAUMBURG – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined WGN Chicago and Fox32 Chicago to discuss the passage of a House Republican budget plan that calls for drastic spending cuts to offset tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) have called for total spending cuts up to $1.5 trillion, the majority of which would come from essential programs including Medicaid and SNAP that millions of Illinoisans depend on for access to health care and food.
WASHINGTON – Following his pointed questioning during an April 9th Oversight Committee hearing, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) renewed his call for urgent federal action to combat the youth vaping epidemic, warning that flavored e-cigarettes continue to drive nicotine addiction among children and teens.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined his colleagues on the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform in urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop his dangerous purge of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the reintroduction of the State Taskforce Opportunity Program (“STOP”) Bullying Act. The STOP Bullying Act incentivizes the establishment of statewide anti-bullying task forces to study, address, and reduce bullying in primary and secondary schools, with particular attention to the pervasive bullying of LGBTQI+ students. The bill is endorsed by Gay and Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s announcement of his “Liberation Day” tariffs:
“Donald Trump's blanket tariffs are a tax on working families so that he can cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans. These latest so-called 'Liberation Day' tariffs are reckless and self-destructive, inflicting financial pain on Illinois at a time when people are already struggling to keep their small businesses afloat and put food on the table.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services as well as the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement today in response to new revelations regarding National Security Adviser Mike Waltz’s extensive use of the insecure Signal messaging app for official government communications related to international crises: