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October 15, 2023

SCHAUMBURG, IL — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement today in response to the murder of a 6-year-old Will County boy who was targeted for his Muslim faith in an attack that also left his mother seriously wounded:


October 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – In recognition of his “exemplary commitment to advancing the interests of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in Congress,” the Asian American Unity Coalition (AAUC) recently honored Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi with the Dalip Singh Saund Award for Political Leadership.


October 7, 2023

SCHAUMBURG, IL - The following is a statement from Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) on the unprovoked terror attack by Hamas in Israel. 


October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON – On Monday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s bill to rename the St. Charles East Side Station Post Office as the “Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office” passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 390 to 0.


September 26, 2023

WASHINGTON— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), along with U.S Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), today introduced the bicameral Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023.  The bill would close tax code loopholes for tobacco products by establ


September 25, 2023

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – At their 21st Annual Gala,  Leyden Family Service and the Start Here Addiction Rehabilitation & Education (SHARE) Program honored Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as their Person of the Year for his dedication to “improving the communities he serves,” including by securing federal funding for critical updates to the SHARE Program’


September 19, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) to introduce the Fostering Success in Higher Education Act, legislation aimed improving college access, retention, and graduation rates for foster and homeless youth.


September 18, 2023

WASHINGTON – On Saturday, just miles from Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange and the Ripon Society honored Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi with the 2023 Roosevelt Leadership Award, an honor presented in the spirit of America's 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, and intended to recognize leaders who today embody some of the sam


September 14, 2023

WASHINGTON – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has recognized Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as winner of its Public Officials Award for 2023.