Press Releases

Schakowsky Unveils 15 Community Projects Submitted for Funding Consideration
May 22, 2024
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member on the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, revealed the 15 community projects she has submitted for funding consideration in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year:

Issues:Energy & EnvironmentClean Air/Clean Water
Schakowsky Leads Calls to Implement Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels
May 21, 2024
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), led nine colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to prioritize the development of a mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling system. With Americans’ consumption of salt, sugar, and saturated fat far exceeding recommended levels and linked to various chronic diseases, a front-of-package nutrition labeling system would provide clear information about nutrients of concern, including salt, sugar, and saturated fat to help consumers make healthier choices. 
Issues:Consumer ProtectionFood Safety
Ahead of Haitian Flag Day, Schakowsky, Cherfilus-McCormick, Clarke Propose Groundbreaking Plan to Rebuild Haiti
May 17, 2024
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky and Co-Chairs of the Haiti Caucus, U.S. Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Yvette Clarke, introduced a groundbreaking resolution to establish the Louverture Investment Plan. Named for the renowned leader of the Haitian independence, Toussaint Louverture, this plan is a 10-year, $50 billion development program to rebuild Haiti to stabilize the country, strengthen democratic and judiciary institutions, invest in critical infrastructure, spur economic growth, and improve opportunities to women and youth to secure the welfare of the Haitian people. This resolution comes in advance of the 221st anniversary on May 18th of the adoption of the Haitian Flag.
Issues:Foreign Policy/National SecurityHuman Rights
Energy and Commerce Leaders Hail House Passage of the Bipartisan TICKET Act
May 15, 2024
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WASHINGTON - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement on H.R. 3950, the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, which passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 388-24:
Issues:Consumer ProtectionFinancial Protections
Schakowsky, Merkley Lead 24 Lawmakers in Urging U.S. to Curb Oil & Gas Influence at COP29
May 13, 2024
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led their colleagues today in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House Senior Advisor John Podesta calling for the United States to support the development and adoption of conflict of interest guidelines for the Conference of Parties (COP) presidency to address the influence of the fossil fuel industry at these climate talks. The letter follows the selection of Mukhtar Babayev as president-designate of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP29, marking the second year in a row that COP will be headed by a fossil fuel executive.

Issues:Energy & EnvironmentClean Air/Clean Water
Schakowsky Hosts Safer Cosmetics, Safer Beauty Roundtable Discussion
May 8, 2024
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WASHINGTON –  Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), co-leads of the Safer Beauty Bill Package, joined advocacy stakeholders for a roundtable discussion on current cosmetic safety issues. Hosted in conjunction with the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), this event highlighted the updates to cosmetic regulation that the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act (MoCRA) made and discuss what gaps still need to be addressed.

Issues:Consumer ProtectionCosmetic Safety
Schakowsky Statement on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day
May 6, 2024
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WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement in observation of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: 

Issues:Foreign Policy/National SecurityIsrael
Schakowsky Statement on H.R.6090
May 1, 2024
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after voting against H.R.6090:
Issues:Foreign Policy/National SecurityIsrael
Schakowsky, Pallone Applaud NHTSA Final Rule on Automatic Emergency Braking
April 29, 2024
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WASHINGTON - Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a final rule to require automatic emergency braking systems to meet baseline safety standards in all new cars:

Issues:Consumer ProtectionAuto Safety
Schakowsky Statement on Nursing Home Staffing Standards Rule
April 23, 2024
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EVANSTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s final rule on national minimum nursing home staffing standards:
Issues:SeniorsSeniors and MedicaidHealthMedicareMedicaid & Children's Health Insurance Program