Raja Krishnamoorthi

Equality as a principle is at the heart of our democracy.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

China is eating our lunch with regard to renewable energy.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

In my experience, union leaders are respected by their members.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Pocketbook and economic issues is pretty much all I campaigned on.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

In some ways, 'decency' is a hazy concept; we know it when we see it.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Mail in our country serves as an economic engine.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

All in all, Trumpcare is a bad plan for older Americans.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I believe you cannot survive in this global economy without some form of postsecondary education.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— 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

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

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

As a party, Democrats must focus on the pocketbook issues that our constituents care about every day when they wake up to…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

When the chair of an investigating committee refuses to share vital findings or source information with any of his colleagues, his committee's…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

It is time to investigate Russian interference in our democracy and to address it in a manner that will help restore Americans'…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Our best path to economic growth and global competitiveness is to invest in our people - not to provide huge new tax…

— 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

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

As a small-business man myself, I believe strongly that improving the health of small businesses is the key to improving the economy,…

— 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

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

Following well-established national security screening procedures and accurately informing Congress about them is not a joke or a political game. It is…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

For too long, people in Washington and Congress point fingers at each other, even as millions of middle-class Americans remain unemployed and…

— 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

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

My parents climbed their way to the middle class.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Partisan politics is not my passion.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

Congress increasingly represents the diversity of America.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

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

— 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

Whenever the Congress represents the increasing diversity of the United States, that's a good thing.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi