Raja Krishnamoorthi

China is eating our lunch with regard to renewable energy.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I'm an immigrant. I came here when I was 3 months old.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Partisan politics is not my passion.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Illinois is becoming more diverse, more tolerant, and even more green.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

My parents climbed their way to the middle class.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I was always a little skeptical of how voters would react to my name.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

We must have the strictest adherence to security procedures to protect against compromise by hostile foreign powers.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I have strong differences with Mr. Trump on a woman's right to choose and what kind of justices belong on the Supreme…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken. Building a wall with Mexico isn't going to fix it.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

When our Founding Fathers wrote the historic words 'all men are created equal,' they probably didn't have people like me in mind.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

When I was a young child, my parents came to America in search of a better life for them and their family.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Our political system has been bankrupted by the failures of Congress to act in ways that give meaning to the struggles our…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I'm looking forward to going to Congress to pursue my Working Families Agenda and find areas of bipartisan agreement to move forward…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

One of the best programs that the federal government sponsors is the Small Business Innovation Research program, in which more than 2.5…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I hope that President-elect Trump will drop his unrealistic campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants who've made their lives in this…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

In terms of what I wanted to do before I got into politics, I was a businessman. I ran a company that…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Every night at dinner, my father would say something about the greatness of the United States - and tell us to make…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

As the president of a cutting-edge research and development firm, I deal with the development of solutions to long-term national security and…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— 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…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Step one of the initial process of getting a non-immigrant visa is tough, renewing it is tough, and then transferring from the…

— 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…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Even people who have successfully obtained a visa are sometimes being turned back at the airport. Such incidents have never happened in…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

The most important thing is to recognize that research is our seed corn. It's a national security priority. It's not just a…

— 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

My parents found good paying jobs, educated me and my brother in wonderful public schools, and entered the middle class.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I will not stand for any tax increase for middle class or working Americans. There is no way I will support that.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I think with the right leadership on both sides and the right president, we can get a lot done.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

A porous border is a danger to America's national security, the people who live near it, and to those who cross it.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I strongly support screening all visitors and potential immigrants thoroughly to prevent bad actors from entering the country.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I decided to run for Congress to get and keep people in the middle class.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Losing access to quality and comprehensive coverage, including for prescription drugs, would be devastating to older Americans.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

America works best when we work together to expand the circle of inclusion.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Each Dreamer in our country is more than a mere statistic; he or she is a proud American in everything but official…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

While U.S. investments in India are growing, we also need Indian investments in America.

— 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

The American people need to know if public servants are operating in the best interests of the United States or the Kremlin.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi