Congress Quotes by Raja Krishnamoorthi

Our country's history is a generation-spanning journey to effectuate the notion that 'all men are created equal' for the members of our ever-expanding national…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Mail enables businesses to deliver vital services and products, including medication, and allows these same businesses to receive payments in a timely way.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Donald Trump will become president even after losing the popular vote in our November elections by a wide margin. To govern effectively, he must…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

We need to cut unnecessary weapons programs like the F-35 fighter plane that cost trillions of dollars and don't even work.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I think that what is really important is that, at the grassroots level, Indian-Americans really engage in the political process. That means voting and…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

If I am elected to Congress, I plan to introduce legislation tying Congressional pay to performance.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

If I'm privileged to be elected, I'd be blessed to represent a diverse district, including South Asians and Indian Americans.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

We must reject the politics of meanness and contempt that increasingly dominate our airwaves and Internet.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

My parents climbed their way to the middle class.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

So many of our businesses rely on green card holders - how are we supposed to attract these people if they think they'll be…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I'm a product of public schools. They are resource-challenged, and when you take those dollars away from public schools and send them to private…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

When a foreign adversary knows that an American official has deceived or withheld vital information from our government, it creates a fundamental counterintelligence vulnerability…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I am hopeful that both India and U.S.A. would be able to expand their counter-terror partnership through wider intelligence sharing and effective coordination.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Ultimately, much of the dysfunction in Congress is due to the impact of big money, which drowns out the voices of working families and…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Illinois is home to a disproportionate share of Dreamers and would suffer a significant economic blow should they be compelled to leave.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi