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SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) has sent a letter to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting a briefing on the rise in harassment and violence against Hindus and other religious minorities in Bangladesh, especially following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and reports of violence and intimidation leading up to Bangladesh’s largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja.

ROCKFORD, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) convened a roundtable on workforce development with Northern Illinois labor and education leaders at Rock Valley College Aviation Career Education Center. The discussion, which featured prominent leaders from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Northwestern Illinois Building Trades Union, focused on how to use federal career and technical education (CTE) funding to ensure Illinoisans can succeed and grow the state’s economy.

ADDISON, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined local child care provider and Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) member Maria Esther Hurtado at her home in Addison to participate in SEIU’s ‘Walk a Day’ experience. Shadowing Hurtado during her typical daily activities with the children she cares for, the congressman spoke on the urgent need to increase child worker pay to ensure that those caring for America's next generation receive the dignity and respect they deserve.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7^th attack on Israel:

DES PLAINES, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) hosted a fireside chat with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to discuss high grocery prices caused by mergers, market consolidation in health care, housing costs, and other pressing issues facing Illinoisans and Americans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was named to the Advocates for Trans Equality’s (A4TE) 118^th Congressional Champions List, honoring the Congressman for his work to protect and advance the rights of trans Americans. As a Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, Congressman Krishnamoorthi has been a proud defender of the rights of all LBGTQI+ Americans.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – CongressmanRaja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) sent a letter to Rahul Gupta, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, expressing concern over the increasing number of for-profit companies and untrained providers exploiting vulnerable patients by making self-injectable and oral ketamine readily accessible.