Quotes from Raja Krishnamoorthi

The fact that Barack Hussein Obama became president is historic, to say the least. Actually, to become U.S. senator, that was historic, and then what he did later on - that's what inspired me to think about running for office.

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

Before I was elected to Congress, I helped to create the public corruption unit in the office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Unfortunately, business was good. Among the usual suspects were government contracts steered to insiders - leaving Illinois taxpayers holding the bag.

I hope that President-elect Trump will drop his unrealistic campaign pledge to deport millions of immigrants who've made their lives in this country and contribute to our country.

For too long, people in Washington and Congress point fingers at each other, even as millions of middle-class Americans remain unemployed and our economy continues to sputter. They must realize that we are all in this together, and I respectfully submit that the best way to remind Congress of this is to tie their pay to their collective results.

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.

While U.S. investments in India are growing, we also need Indian investments in America.

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

Making Congress into a less crisis-driven institution starts with electing members of Congress who can take the long view.

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

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

Congress increasingly represents the diversity of America.