Raja Krishnamoorthi

“Cutting tax credits for education and training will result in more Americans working at minimum-wage jobs while U.S. companies go begging for the higher-paid skilled workers they need.”

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

“In the private sector, as the president of a small business, my focus has been on driving the growth of our business, not driving any partisan political agenda.”

“Following well-established national security screening procedures and accurately informing Congress about them is not a joke or a political game. It is essential to guaranteeing that our national secrets are protected and to preventing possible blackmailing of key administration officials.”

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

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

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

“The most important thing is to recognize that research is our seed corn. It's a national security priority. It's not just a way to have enough going on that graduate students can do their Ph.D.s and scientists can publish. We have to do research, or we'll fall behind the rest of the world.”

“I'm a product of public schools. They are resource-challenged, and when you take those dollars away from public schools and send them to private schools, you're further starving the system.”

“In the past, leaders of both parties have been able to reach across the partisan divide. They succeeded by retaining their own humanity and recognizing the same in their political opponents.”

“If I am elected to Congress, I plan to introduce legislation tying Congressional pay to performance.”

“In terms of what I wanted to do before I got into politics, I was a businessman. I ran a company that makes and sells infrared night vision military technology and solar technology, so I wanted to grow that company and pursue groundbreaking technology in each of those areas.”

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

“Our political system has been bankrupted by the failures of Congress to act in ways that give meaning to the struggles our constituents endure.”

“We should never waive the checks on government spending that taxpayers deserve.”

“Mail in our country serves as an economic engine.”

“I'm looking forward to going to Congress to pursue my Working Families Agenda and find areas of bipartisan agreement to move forward on important legislation.”

“We need to invest in our crumbling infrastructure to create jobs and remain economically competitive.”

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

“In addition to skyrocketing premiums, Trumpcare also unravels protections that older Americans want and need in their health coverage.”