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July 22, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today issued the following statement regarding the Sri Lankan Parliament voting in favor of former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President.

"Following the Sri Lankan Parliament's election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as President, it is time for the people and government of Sri Lanka to unite and restore stability in the country and address the serious economic challenges facing it."


July 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Dean Phillips, Ayanna Pressley, Katie Porter, and Cori Bush requested a closed briefing with private mail carriers to detail what each company is doing to ensure individuals' rights to privacy and protections against unreasonable search and seizure are upheld. In the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, certain state and local law enforcement entities may attempt to prevent access to safe, effective, and legal abortion medication by seizing deliveries while in transit.


July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House approved language to protect Documented Dreamers based on legislation co-authored by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. The language amends the Child Status Protection Act to protect dependent children of green card applicants and long-term dependent children of employment-based nonimmigrants from aging out of our legal immigration system.


July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. House approved Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Congressman Jim Himes's (CT-04) amendment to the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act to require the identification and implementation of best practices to determine how to track and monitor United States defense articles and defense services made available to Ukraine.


July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. House passed four amendments Congressman Krishnamoorthi cosponsored in support of the Armenian people as well as American and Armenian Security.


July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. House approved an amendment Congressman Krishnamoorthi Cosponsored to honor the Korean and Korean American veterans who fought alongside the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War.


July 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – In response to protests and unrest in Sri Lanka accompanied by the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:


July 12, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass the bipartisan Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act, which U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and William Timmons (SC-04) introduced and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi cosponsored. Other Members of Congress that cosponsored the legislation include House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B.


July 12, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) introduced the Robotext Scam Prevention Act, along with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) and Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Danny Davis (IL-07), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), and Shontel Brown (OH-11_, to prohibit the use of automated telephone equipment in sending unsolicited text messages.


July 8, 2022

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement on the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: