Raja Krishnamoorthi
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Raja Krishnamoorthi is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare during his time in office. Krishnamoorthi has been an advocate for transparency in government and has emphasized the importance of serving the public interest over personal gain.
Irresponsible and inflammatory rhetoric will encourage and invite xenophobic and discrimination against Chinese Americans.
I thank Chair McMorris Rodgers and Ranking Member Pallone for their extraordinary leadership in protecting our privacy and our data privacy. I thank them for their excellent leadership in helping to pass legislation last week that is going…
I thank Ranking Member Pallone; Mr. Gallagher, my partner on this bill; Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers; and all the members of the select committee. First, this bill is not a ban, and it is not about TikTok. It is about ByteDance. Let me tell…
I will address the results of Thursday's elections in Pakistan and the ongoing vote count there. I am deeply disturbed by the numerous reports that Pakistan's military is engaging in vote-rigging and violence to overturn the results of…
It has been more than a dozen years since the Syrian revolution began against Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship. In that time, America and our allies have stood together in opposition to Assad's barbaric regime. Some in the region may be…
This is a picture of 3-year-old Jose Urribarri, who is a member of a migrant family in Chicago. Freezing weather is just one of the challenges facing families like Jose's as stable housing options disappear in the dead of winter. Catholic…
Thousands of janitors, bag handlers, wheelchair attendants, and others at our Nation's airports work for wages as low as $2.13 plus tips. That is not a typo. This is called the national subminimum wage, and it is unacceptable. Workers who…
Millions of Americans will start work today not knowing if they will earn enough for food, rent, or medical bills. Why? Because they are tipped workers who are guaranteed an hourly minimum wage of only $2.13 plus whatever tips come their…
I thank Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Raskin for helping move this bill through committee. I rise in strong support of H.R. 2379. My legislation would designate the USPS facility at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the…
During rollcall Vote number 472 on H.R. 4665, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 42 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…
In reviewing this censure measure, I am reminded of Will Rogers' quip: ``I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.'' This month, despite the pressing needs of the American people, we have spent a week and a half…
This merger will at a minimum quadruple freight train traffic along the MDW line--from three to eleven freight trains.
More than ever, airports across the country need federal assistance to adapt to extreme weather events and to increase reliance on domestic alternative energy and fuel sources.
A congressional stock trading ban is extremely popular with the American people.
There is no better evidence of that common purpose than the many strong bipartisan proposals which exist.
It is crucial that we prohibit Members of Congress from trading individual stocks, bonds, or other similar financial instruments.
The CCP poses major economic and security threats to our Nation as well as to democracy and prosperity around the world.
I think that what draws my attention more than anything else are the statutes that are at play here, including the Espionage Act and the portion of the Espionage Act related to defense information.
Yes, it kind of feeds a climate where pretty much people engage in what I think is politically violent rhetoric.
Suffice it to say that I`m sure that there are professionals right now, as we speak, in the intelligence community who are trying to figure this out.
I stand in honor of veterans across this country, in Illinois, and, of course, in my Eighth District of Illinois which I represent. I salute veterans for their bravery, their courage, their sacrifice, and their patriotism. I wish to honor…
As the coauthor of the bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education in the 21st Century Act-- the largest reform of skills-based education in more than a dozen years--I rise today to celebrate one institution that has become a…
I think the president has done a masterful job in assembling an international coalition that is united in that regard.





