119th Congress

ITASCA, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) today held a press conference at the Itasca Fire Department to highlight how his office continues delivering critical constituent services to Illinois families even amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

CHICAGO – At today’s House field hearing “Kidnapped & Disappeared: Trump’s Assault on Chicago,” Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) delivered a forceful rebuke of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics, condemning ICE and DHS for unlawfully targeting citizens, silencing witnesses, and fostering a climate of fear and racial intimidation across Chicago. The full remarks are available here.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – After Florida politician Chandler Langevin—who recently called for the mass deportation of Indian Americans—attacked Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi’s name and heritage, calling him a “foreign occupier” in response to the Congressman’s earlier condemnation of

TAYLOR RIDGE, IL — This afternoon, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, visited a Taylor Ridge soybean and corn farm to hear directly from Illinois farmers about the devastating impacts of President Trump’s trade war and China’s retaliatory tariffs on their livelihoods, input costs, and local jobs.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the historical and religious significance of Diwali. The Festival of Lights celebration, which began on Monday, October 20 this year, is celebrated throughout the U.S. by more than three million Americans of Indian descent, including Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi visited Loretto Hospital in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood and River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford to highlight how President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is threatening health care for Illinois families. The law slashes $911 billion from Medicaid, risking coverage for more than 535,000 Illinoisans and putting hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics across the state in jeopardy.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned recent remarks by Palm Bay, Florida, City Council Member Chandler Langevin calling for the mass removal of Indian immigrants:

“It’s unacceptable—and dangerous—that in 2025 we’re hearing elected officials call for the mass removal of Indian Americans. This rhetoric echoes the cruelty of Donald Trump’s mass ICE raids and fuels a climate of fear that harms families across our nation.

PALATINE, IL — Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced legislation to rename the United States Post Office at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine as the “Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building,” honoring Bernard “Bernie” Bluestein, a 102-year-old northwest suburban resident and one of the last surviving members of the U.S. Army’s famed Ghost Army.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent two letters to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last night demanding accountability for the Department of Homeland Security’s actions during the ongoing government shutdown — including the furlough of its detention oversight personnel and reports of mistreatment of journalists covering immigration enforcement operations at the ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois.

SCHAUMBURG, IL – Following visits this week to Loretto Hospital in Chicago and River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford—facilities already straining under the Trump Administration’s health care cuts—Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr.