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Schakowsky, Markey, Ruiz, Jayapal Introduce Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution Outlining 21st Century Global Health Strategy
July 31, 2025
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (CA-25), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced the Dr. Paul Farmer Memorial Resolution, to honor Dr. Farmer's staggering life and legacy and lay out his extraordinary vision for realizing global health equity. This resolution lays out a 21st century global health strategy that proposes spending $125 billion annually on global health aid, reforming aid to focus on building national health systems, and putting an end to the exploitation of impoverished countries to increase their domestic tax base and health spending. This resolution seeks to save over 100 million lives per decade by increasing the flow of money in the global economy.
Issues:PovertyHealthGlobal Health
Schakowsky, DeGette, Jacobs, 31 House Democrats Demand HHS Enforce HIPAA Privacy Rule, Protect Reproductive Health Care Privacy
July 23, 2025
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Diana DeGette (CO-01), and Sara Jacobs (CA-51) led 31 House Democrats in a letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) uphold protections for private health information related to reproductive care. This action follows the June 2025 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Purl v. Department of Health and Human Services, vacating most provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy.
Issues:Women's IssuesWomen's HealthHealth
Schakowsky, Huffman, Johnson Introduce Legislation to Empower Franchise Owners
July 22, 2025
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Jared Huffman (CA-02), and Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced legislation to ensure that small business owners who enter into franchise agreements with big corporations will be afforded the opportunity to address claims against the franchisor, putting them on a level playing field. The Franchisee Freedom Act will explicitly give franchise owners private right of action on FTC Franchise Rule violations.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionFinancial Protections

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