Raja Krishnamoorthi
U.S. Representative · IL-8 · Democrat
Statements and posts
423 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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6 statements, Jul 14, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025
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The rescissions package includes sweeping cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, pandemic preparedness programs, and emergency response funding—all while preserving tax giveaways that overwhelmingly benefit billionaires.
“Last night, House Republicans chose to gut public health, emergency communications, and national security in order to appease Donald Trump.”
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Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a national leader in the fight to end youth vaping, condemned the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to authorize the sale of Juul e-cigarettes, including menthol-flavored products.
“Juul helped ignite the youth vaping epidemic, and the FDA’s decision to reauthorize its products—including menthol-flavored vapes popular with kids—is a profound mistake”
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Leads 104 Colleagues in Letter to Protect 988 LGBTQI+ Youth Lifeline
On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), a national leader in bipartisan efforts to protect crisis services for vulnerable youth, led a letter with Reps. Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Sharice Davids (KS-03), Doris Matsui…
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Demands Congress Protect LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Hotline from Trump Cuts
This morning, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with several of his Democratic colleagues in front of the U.S. Capitol in calling for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline, dedicated to helping LGBTQ+ youth in crisis, to be…
“Shutting down the 988 LGBTQ+ crisis line is not just shortsighted, it’s dangerous”
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Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced the Bringing Unfair Reporting Duties to Electeds Now (BURDEN) Act, a bill that would require Members of Congress to personally comply with the same burdensome work requirement…
“President Trump’s reckless ‘Large Lousy Law’ forces millions of vulnerable Americans to jump through hoops just to keep food on the table or get the medical care they need”
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Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) introduced the Fair Pharmacies for Federal Employees Act, legislation to protect federal employees and retirees from anti-competitive practices by…
“Pharmacy benefit managers and insurers have used their market dominance to drive up costs for patients, monopolize the pharmacy market, and undercut their competition for far too long”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.