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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) sent a letter to the White House Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response, Jeffrey Zients, inquiring about why there are discrepancies in the volume of vaccine doses distributed by state, and how those discrepancies can be rectified. For example, Illinois ranks 35^th in the nation for vaccine distribution per capita.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) announced the reintroduction of the State Taskforce Opportunity Program (STOP) Bullying Act anti-bullying bill. The STOP Bullying Act incentivizes the establishment of statewide anti-bullying task forces to study, address, and reduce bullying in primary and secondary schools. It specifically addresses bullying of LGBTQ students and is endorsed by GSLEN.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) was appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to serve on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis which was established to provide oversight of the federal COVID-19 pandemic response. The Select Subcommittee is modeled after then Senator Harry Truman's Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) commended President Biden on his memorandum directing federal agencies including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat xenophobia towards Asian-Americans. The United States has seen a marked rise in harmful rhetoric and hate crimes towards Asian-Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement in response to the Bears' announcement that they've selected Safeties Coach Sean Desai as their new defensive coordinator:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen regarding the latest allegations of access peddling and potentially bribery by individuals pursuing pardons from President Trump. In response to these allegations, Congressman Krishnamoorthi called on the acting Attorney General to launch a full investigation into all these allegations of corruption of the pardon process through the Department of Justice or a Special Counsel.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – in the wake of the U.S. Capitol building attack – inquiring as to why the FBI never completed a report on domestic terrorism, which was required under the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). As a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Congressman Krishnamoorthi raised the concern that a timelier presentation of this report may have aided in preparing for the siege on January 6^th, 2021.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Thompson who chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Jahana Hayes, Madeleine Dean, and Ted Deutch sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Rosen requesting that he publicly reaffirm enforcement Public Law 90-108, which outlaws the possession and use of weapons on U.S. Capitol grounds. In light of the Capitol siege that took place on January 6^th, 2021 and the expected riots during inauguration week, the law on weapons near the Capitol building must be enforced.