Raja For Congress

Congressman Raja Joins Poppy Harlow on CNN to Discuss Reproductive Health Privacy and Gun Control Legislation

Yesterday, Congressman Raja appeared on CNN and spoke to Poppy Harlow about the importance of protecting privacy around reproductive health decisions and national gun legislation. They first talked about Congressman Raja’s investigation with Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney and Sara Jacobs into big data companies. “We are trying to shed sunlight on those [privacy] policies and […]

Congressman Raja Speaks About His Poland-Ukraine Border Visit on MSNBC

This week, Congressman Raja visited the Polish-Ukrainian border to see firsthand the efforts to help the Ukrainian people. “I was struck by the remarkable and rapid deployment of the sophisticated weapons systems that we’ve shipped to the Ukrainians in their fight against the Russians” he told MSNBC host Ali Velshi. “The Ukrainians have to continue […]

Congressman Raja Speaks Out Against Railroad Merger that Would Drastically Increase Local Traffic and Metra Delays

Congressman Raja is working with local lawmakers to file an objection to Canadian Pacific Railway’s plan to merge with the Kansas City Southern railroad. If approved, the merger would increase daily CP traffic from three to 11 trains on average in the suburbs he represents, while Metra estimates that train delays would increase by 1200%. […]

Congressman Raja Celebrates Slate of Victorious AAPI Candidates

Congressman Raja appeared on WBBM News Radio this week to celebrate the Illinois primary victories of Asian American candidates that he supported with his endorsement. Congressman Raja told reporters: “What’s very interesting is that Asian Americans are really finding their political voice. They’re voting in bigger numbers, they’re getting involved in political causes, and of […]

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, State Senator Ram Villivalam, and State Representative Theresa Mah Celebrate Momentous Victories from AAPI Candidates

Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, State Senator Ram Villivalam, and State Representative Theresa Mah Celebrate Momentous Victories from AAPI Candidates for U.S. Congress, the IL General Assembly, and Cook County Government Several Strong AAPI Candidates Won Contested Races in Tuesday Night’s Primary, Many Were Underdogs Schaumburg, Illinois- Following the Illinois primary election results, U.S. Congressman Raja […]

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Decisively Wins Primary Election

In response to his landslide victory in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for the nomination in the Illinois’ 8th Congressional District, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement: “I am honored that the Democratic primary voters in Illinois’ 8th Congressional District voted, in an overwhelming and decisive fashion, in support of my re-election campaign for Congress,” said […]

Congressman Raja Speaks to the Significance of the FDA’s Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes

A day after the Food and Drug Administration announced a ban on the sale of Juul vaping products, Congressman Raja spoke to the significance of this decision on combating youth vaping and addiction in his role as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy. Congressman Raja has been investigating the youth vaping epidemic […]

Congressman Raja Spoke to WGN Radio Hosts about his Ongoing Investigation into the NFL’s Washington Commanders

Recently, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi appeared on WGN radio. Host Lisa Dent asked Congressman Raja about the shadow investigation that the owner of the Washington Commanders, Dan Snyder, had put in place to monitor backlash and avoid repercussions amidst a very public ongoing investigation into the toxic workplace he created. “It’s crazy, Mr. Snyder and his […]

Congressman Krishnamoorthi Continues Investigtion into Commanders’ Toxic Workplace

Yesterday, Congressman Krishnamoorthi continued his efforts to bring accountability to toxic workplace environments in the NFL when commissioner Roger Goodell appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The Congressman pressed Commissioner Goodell over the NFL’s insufficient response to repeated allegations of systemic abuse within the Washington Commanders franchise. “Commissioner Goodell’s testimony today served […]

Congressman Raja joins Host Jake Tapper on CNN to Discuss Election Interference

This week, Congressman Raja joined Jake Tapper on CNN to discuss potential Russian election interference and other current events. When asked about potential election interference, the Congressman said, “I think we should take it very seriously Jake. I think that the Russian’s would view interference in our midterms as payback for our leadership of the […]