My May 26th Town Hall on Combating the Fentanyl Epidemic and Other Updates

Dear Neighbors,

I hope this message finds you well. As always, if you have questions or concerns, please contact my office by calling (847) 413-1959, emailing me at [email protected], or sending a message through my website at https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/contact/email. For more frequent updates, I encourage you to follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

My May 26th Town Hall on Combating the Fentanyl Epidemic

On Friday, May 26^th at 9:30am, I will be holding a town hall with a panel of local experts on combating the fentanyl epidemic while providing support to those in recovery. The event will be held at the Wood Dale Public Library at 520 N Wood Dale Rd, Wood Dale, IL, and we will soon be announcing our panel. Please RSVP here to attend.

Select Committee on the CCP Hearing Held on Wednesday

Congressman Krishnamoorthi delivers his opening statement in Wednesday’s hearing of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Click the image above to watch his opening statement.

On Wednesday night, the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gathered for our third hearing, focusing on the economic and innovation competition between the United States and the CCP. As Ranking Member of the committee, my focus is on working with my colleagues to identify solutions to protect our country and its people from the unfair competitive and trade practices used by the CCP while enhancing our competitiveness in the global economy.

The People’s Republic of China now leads in 37 of 44 technologies that are considered important for the future of our world, including 5G, nanoscale manufacturing, and drone technology. This statistic, along with several other concerning data points, should serve as a wake-up call for our country. The moment to act isn’t in ten years or five years or even next year: we need to act now. I look forward to continuing our committee’s work to ensure the United States is prepared to handle the variety of challenges posed by the CCP.

Banning Members of Congress from Buying, Selling, and Owning Individual Stocks

Congressman Krishnamoorthi reiterates the need for a ban on congressional stock trading during a press conference in the Capitol. (Click the image above to watch the full video.)

Last week, I joined together with a group of colleagues from both parties to announce our intention to continue to push for legislation to be brought to the floor of the House that would ban Members of Congress from owning, buying, and selling individual stocks. Restoring faith and trust in our government is not a matter of party. Overall, three-quarters of voters support prohibiting members of Congress from trading stocks while serving in office. This support holds true across partisan lines, with 70 percent of Democrats, 78 percent of Republicans, and 80 percent of independents in favor of a stock trading ban. Members of Congress’ first priority should be their constituents, not their portfolios. Over the last two months, I introduced two separate bills surrounding this issue: the bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act, and the bipartisan and bicameral Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act. Both these efforts would ban Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning, selling, and trading individual stocks. I call upon House and Senate leadership to take up these bills and help restore trust and integrity to our Congress.

Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

If you are unable to make it to our district office in Schaumburg, my staff is available at mobile office hours throughout the district. Share your questions, concerns, and get help navigating federal agencies at convenient locations across the district.

Our Next Pingree Grove Office Hours: Tuesday, June 6: 12:00pm – 4:00pm at the Pingree Grove Municipal Center at 555 Reinking Rd, Pingree Grove, IL RSVP HERE

We will continue to hold additional office hours in Pingree Grove on the first Tuesday of each month: July 11^th (postponed from July 4^th), August 1st, September 5th, October 3rd, November 7th, and December 5th

Our Next Des Plaines Office Hours: Tuesday, June 13: 9:30am – 11:30am in the Des Plaines Public Library at 1501 Ellinwood St, Des Plaines, IL RSVP HERE

We will continue to hold additional office hours in Des Plaines on the second Tuesday of every other month: August 15th, October 10th, and December 12th.

Our Next Wood Dale Office Hours: Tuesday, June 20th: 10:00am - 1:00pm in the Wood Dale Public Library at 520 N Wood Dale Rd, Wood Dale, IL - RSVP HERE

We will continue to hold additional office hours in Wood Dale on the third Tuesday of each month: July 18th, August 15th, September 19th, October 13th, November 21st, and December 19th.

Stay Updated Through My Social Media Accounts

The best way to stay up to date on these issues beyond our newsletter is through my social media accounts, which I update multiple times each day. You can follow my Twitter here, my Facebook page here, and my Instagram here. Thank you for staying engaged in our community.

Warm Regards,

P.S. I always enjoy hearing from constituents, so feel free to comment and share my social media posts! Here are the links: Twitter here, Facebook page here, and Instagram here.