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 (X), Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi before leaving to drive from Schaumburg to Washington, D.C. to vote against the Large Lousy Law. (Click the image above to watch his video.)
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On Thursday, I voted against President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a catastrophic piece of legislation I call the Large Lousy Law. This bill forces millions off Medicaid, slashes funding for SNAP, rolls back investments in clean energy, and explodes the national debt to give massive tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. It passed despite bipartisan opposition in both the House and Senate, a sign of just how extreme and unpopular its provisions truly are.
My vote came after a 14-hour drive from Schaumburg to Washington, D.C., following the cancellation of my flight from O’Hare due to bad weather. During that journey, I hosted a pop-up Zoom town hall to explain my opposition to the bill and answer questions from constituents about the harm it will cause in Illinois and across the country. You can watch my full town hall here.
The damage from this bill is staggering. Over 17 million Americans could lose health insurance in the next decade. The bill also cuts SNAP by nearly 20 percent, jeopardizing food assistance for 40 million Americans. It imposes new taxes on clean energy that could raise energy costs for Illinois families by $400 a year. And it adds $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
You can also watch my videos breaking down the bill’s impacts on health care here, SNAP benefits here, energy here, and education here.
This fight is personal for me. My family relied on food stamps and public housing for a time in my childhood. Those programs helped us survive and pursue the American Dream. Today, my father is a retired engineering professor, my brother is a doctor, and I have the honor of serving you in Congress. Without that safety net, our story might have ended very differently.
The passage of the Large Lousy Law is a setback—but not the end. I will keep fighting for working families and the programs that make opportunity possible in this country. The American Dream must remain within reach for everyone, not just the privileged few.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi speaks during his town hall while driving to Washington, D.C. from Schaumburg to vote against the Large Lousy Law. (Click the image above to watch the full town hall.)
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi speaks about the threats to reproductive freedoms and health care at a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Chicago. (Photo courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times, click the image above to read the full article.)
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On Monday, I visited a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in downtown Chicago to meet with health care providers and advocates about the mounting threats to reproductive health care access. I spoke about the devastating impact of President Trump’s budget, which slashes billions from Medicaid. The bill also threatens to close over one-third of Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide, cutting off cancer screenings, sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing, and basic care for millions, including 30,000 patients in Illinois who rely on Planned Parenthood as their primary provider.
The bill’s passage comes just days after the Supreme Court ruled that individual states can defund Planned Parenthood, and as the Trump administration illegally withholds Title X funding for family planning services. These coordinated attacks are dismantling access to essential health care across the country.
Illinois has become a critical refuge, serving one in four Americans who must cross state lines for abortion care. While our state will remain a safe haven for reproductive rights, no woman should have to flee her home to access basic health care. I will continue fighting to ensure every American, no matter their zip code, can make their own health care decisions with dignity and freedom.
You can watch the FOX32 segment about my visit here, the ABC7 segment here, and read more about it in the Chicago Sun-Times here.
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On Friday, July 18th, my office is partnering with Elk Grove Township to host a Passport Day for residents in need of new passports or renewals. The event will take place from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at the Elk Grove Township Meeting Hall, located at 600 Landmeier Road in Elk Grove Village. No appointments are necessary, and passport photos will be available on-site for $10. English, Spanish, and Polish speaking agents will be on hand to assist. For a list of documents you’ll need to bring, call 847-437-0300 or visit the State Department’s website here.
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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 (X) here, my Facebook page here, my Instagram here, my Threads here, and my Bluesky here. Thank you for staying engaged in our community.
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