My office is hiring! If you are a veteran or a Gold Star family member who lives in our community, we would love to have you join our team at our Schaumburg District Office as part of the Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program (G&G CAP). The G&G CAP is open exclusively to recent veterans, Gold Star Families, and active-duty spouses who are interested in helping our neighbors with casework and serving as liaisons to local Veterans Service Organizations. To read more about the position and to apply, please click here.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi and his family join House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries after the Congressman took the oath of office to serve in the 119th Congress.
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Last Friday, the 119th Congress officially began, and I was sworn in to start my fifth term as your representative in Washington, D.C. It is the honor of my life to serve in Congress, and I’m excited about the new opportunities ahead. The American people elected this Congress to get things done, and that is what we will do. I am committed to working with colleagues from both parties to, among other things, lower prescription drug costs, increase funding for career and technical education (CTE), and protect access to reproductive health care. Representing you in Washington and Congress is the responsibility of a lifetime, and I strive to continue to tackle the issues that matter most to our communities.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi and members of his family in front of Saint Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill before the bipartisan interfaith prayer service.
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Also on Friday, I had the privilege of participating in the bipartisan interfaith prayer service at Saint Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill. It was an honor to represent my own faith as well as listen to other members of Congress, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), celebrate theirs.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi discusses the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection and the return of a peaceful transfer of power. (Click the image above to watch the full interview.)
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On Monday, the House and Senate voted to certify the 2024 Electoral College, paving the way for a peaceful transfer of power from President Joe Biden to President-elect Donald Trump. As I joined my colleagues in the House chamber, I could not help but think of the events of January 6th, 2021, when the U.S. Capitol was ransacked in an attempt to disrupt our country’s peaceful transfer of power. That dark day in American history will live on in infamy. I am grateful that this time there was no violence, and the longstanding tradition of a peaceful transition from one party to the other resumed.
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President Carter lay in state this week as our country mourned the loss of a life-long public servant and reflected on his legacy.
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On Tuesday, I attended the ceremony in the U.S. Capitol honoring former President Jimmy Carter. As much as for his service as a U.S. Naval Officer, Governor, and President, Jimmy Carter will be remembered as one of our most successful former presidents, volunteering and working with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity while co-founding the Carter Center and advancing public health and combating poverty in the United States and around the world. President Carter’s legacy of public service was an inspiration during his own lifetime and will continue to be long after.
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