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May 30, 2022

SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Thursday, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White presented Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi with the Distinguished Leadership Award with a citation stating:

Your dedication to public service for more than two decades is worthy of recognition.


May 27, 2022

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to consider all available avenues to help finalize the terms of the European Union's proposed phased embargo on Russian oil in response to Vladimir Putin's unjustified and illegal invasion of Ukraine. Under President Viktor Orban, Hungary has threatened to veto the proposed ban on Russian oil over purported economic concerns.


May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – In a letter following Thursday's U.S. Census Bureau announcement that Illinois' population had been undercounted by 1.97 percent, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, whose department includes the Census Bureau, for answers as to how the errors occurred and what will be the impact on Illinois and the federal aid it receives. In actuality, Illinois state's population grew by more than a quarter of a million people to more than 13 million for the first time.


May 19, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the statement below in response to the Census Bureau's revised population count which found the agency had undercounted Illinois' population, which actually grew by more than a quarter of a million residents to its highest level on record. This revised count follows the Congressman's letter earlier this year calling on the agency to review its methodology and results.


May 19, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs (PRICED) Act to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible for Americans across the nation. Introduced by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR), along with original cosponsors Representatives Lloyd Doggett, Rosa DeLauro, Mark Pocan, Marcy Kaptur, and Jesús G.


May 18, 2022

WASHINGTON – Last night, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) joined Representatives Scott Peters (CA-52), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Sean Casten (IL-06), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Donald Beyer Jr (VA-08), Mike Levin (CA-49), Susie Lee (NV-03), Emanuel Cleaver II (MO-05), and Jared Huffman (CA-02) in leading 75 of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden on the harmful impacts on t


May 17, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement following Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' address to Congress:


May 17, 2022

WASHINGTON – In today's hearing of the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee on unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP), Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi questioned Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald S. Moultrie and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott W. Bray on the American military's interactions with UAP, attempts to communicate with them, and efforts to learn more about them.


May 11, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced the passage of his bill (H.R. 6386) through the U.S. House of Representatives to rename the Schaumburg Post Office. This bill renames the Post Office located at 450 West Schaumburg Road as the "Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building."