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March 10, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) introduced the Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 to ensure that the United States is properly utilizing the employment-based visas currently allocated each year under existing federal immigration law. This legislation would give greater flexibility to use existing allotted work visas that employers desperately need.


March 9, 2023

WASHINGTON – In today's annual House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Congressman questioned top U.S. intelligence community officials on threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other adversaries, including a question on the risks of artificial intelligence platforms that the AI language model ChatGPT drafted.


March 6, 2023

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement in response to last week's 414-2 vote to pass the resolution he cosponsored to honor the victims and first responders from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria:


February 28, 2023

Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2023)—Below is the opening statement from Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party during its first hearing, titled "The Chinese Communist Party's Threat to America."


February 28, 2023

WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Representatives Young Kim (R-CA) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) in introducing the Understanding the True Cost of College Act, legislation that will streamline the process students and families depend on to navigate financial aid. This legislation will also make the process more transparent by requiring colleges and universities to disclose accurate cost of college projections.


February 24, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Jake LaTurner (KS-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) today introduced the Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act, legislation to close a loophole the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) frequently exploits to conceal its role in lobbying efforts.


February 23, 2023

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, who serves as Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following statement in response to recent comments made by Representative Lance Gooden about Representative Judy Chu:


February 20, 2023

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the second powerful earthquake in less than a month wreaking destruction on Turkey, Syria, and the broader region:


February 17, 2023

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) today sent a letter to Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Martin Oberman urging the STB to defer any decision on the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railroads until the STB completes a more accurate assessment of the impacts of the merger on the Chicago region.