Raja Krishnamoorthi Quotes
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Equality as a principle is at the heart of our democracy.
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Working with a Republican co-sponsor, Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, I introduced a bill to strengthen our nation's career and technical education programs and more closely align them with the needs of local businesses and industries.
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When the chair of an investigating committee refuses to share vital findings or source information with any of his colleagues, his committee's ability to function has been fundamentally undermined.
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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.
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We should never waive the checks on government spending that taxpayers deserve.
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Everyone agrees that our immigration system is broken. Building a wall with Mexico isn't going to fix it.
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China is eating our lunch with regard to renewable energy.
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Pocketbook and economic issues is pretty much all I campaigned on.
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Every night at dinner, my father would say something about the greatness of the United States - and tell us to make sure the government is there for the next people who come along and need it.
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Making Congress into a less crisis-driven institution starts with electing members of Congress who can take the long view.
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When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.
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In some ways, political decency is a sign of a healthy democracy, but in other ways, it is the cause of it.
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As a small-business man myself, I believe strongly that improving the health of small businesses is the key to improving the economy, growing the middle class, and creating innovative products and services.
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When I was a young child, my parents came to America in search of a better life for them and their family.
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A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.
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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.
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If I am elected to Congress, I plan to introduce legislation tying Congressional pay to performance.
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Even people who have successfully obtained a visa are sometimes being turned back at the airport. Such incidents have never happened in the past but are increasing now because even low level officers of the border patrol department are being entrusted with too much discretion power on how they execute the laws.
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We need to cut unnecessary weapons programs like the F-35 fighter plane that cost trillions of dollars and don't even work.
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In truth, ending DACA will cost us tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity.
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There's a lot of good, bipartisan legislation that passes in committee and then gets bottled up. As a businessman, it surprised me.
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I believe the benefits of tax reform should flow to those who most need them most - hard-pressed working families struggling to reach or stay in the middle class.
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So many of our businesses rely on green card holders - how are we supposed to attract these people if they think they'll be detained at the airport if they go abroad for a wedding or just to show their baby to relatives?
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Congress increasingly represents the diversity of America.