Washington, Aug. 25 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:

CICERO, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon and Illinois voting rights leaders at the Cook County Elections Processing Center for a tour and roundtable discussion on threats to voting access and election administration ahead of the November elections. Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Clerk Gordon, Becky Simon of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, Christian Harris of Common Cause Illinois, and Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois discussed President Trump's efforts to restrict mail voting and reports that his Administration could deploy as many as 1,000 Department of Justice personnel in connection with the ...