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July 2, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi hailed Thursday's passage of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act, a five-year plan to invest $715 billion into infrastructure to create jobs and fortify U.S. transportation systems.


June 30, 2021

WASHINGTON –Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi applauded yesterday's passage of H.Res.402, which he cosponsored, a House resolution recognizing the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, given India's COVID-19 crisis, the


June 29, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to the Acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr.


June 22, 2021

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) questioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on the domestic economic impact of low vaccination rates abroad and the effectiveness of career and technical education programs for helping American workers fin


June 16, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) questioned FBI Director Wray at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing about any involvement he had in the subpoenas by the Department of Justice for communications data of Members of Congress, their staff, and family members. Mr.


June 12, 2021

SCHAUMBURG, IL – On Thursday, Congressman Krishnamoorthi participated in One Fair Wage's "Server for an Hour" Event at a restaurant in his district, Eggholic, to raise awareness for the need to raise the minimum wage to a livable wage for restaurant workers and all other minimum wage employees in the United States.


June 10, 2021

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement that the United States would be purchasing 500 million coronavirus vaccines to donate to the world over the course of 2021 and 2022:


June 8, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) were joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) in introducing the bicameral Nullifying Opportunities for Variants to Infect and Decimate (NOVID) Act to dramatically expand the nation's international coronavirus prevention and vaccination efforts to reduce the risk of more


June 7, 2021

SCHAUMBURG, IL – During a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing, Congressman Krishnamoorthi questioned Chuck Scothon, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fisher-Price, on the infant deaths associated with the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper sold by Fisher-Price.