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WASHINGTON – Late last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to Martin J. Oberman, Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB), formally requesting the STB to direct the Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) to conduct a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Chicago area before reaching any final decision on the status of the merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads.
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, in response to OPEC's announcement that it would make its biggest cut to oil production since the beginning of the pandemic, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi reaffirmed his call for President Biden to eliminate oil refining bottlenecks contributing to high gas prices by any means necessary, including invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA).
WASHINGTON – In today's Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing examining the harm to patients from abortion restrictions, Congressman Krishnamoorthi questioned expert witnesses on the likely effects of the national abortion ban recently proposed by Congressional Republicans, led by Senator Lindsay Graham and supported by Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, sponsor of the Ban Conflicted Trading Act and leader of a bipartisan letter earlier this month calling for a vote on legislation to ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Hank Johnson (GA-04) led six of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the State Department to work with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to support efforts to investigate and hold accountable alleged perpetrators of war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War, including former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family. The U.S Representatives.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi enthusiastically welcomed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's commitment to bring a congressional stock trading ban to the floor by the end the month.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement hailing the announcement of a $439 million settlement between Juul and 34 states and te
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued the following statement hailing the announcement of a $439 million settlement between Juul and 34 states and te
SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the nearly 1,300 flooding-related deaths in Pakistan since mid-June:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and eight other members who have led a range of related proposals to ban stock trading by members of Congress sent a letter to House leadership and the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, calling for a vote on reform by September 30th while outlining a list of first principles that should be included in any upcoming legislation on the issue.