Press Releases

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following joint statement regarding the situation in Honduras:

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following joint statement regarding the situation in Honduras:

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission voted on partisan lines to dismantle net neutrality:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the House Budget Committee, introduced the Prioritizing Energy-Efficient Renewables (PEER) Act. This bill would permanently extend the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and end special tax breaks for polluting fossil fuels.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai requesting Thursday’s scheduled vote to undo net neutrality protections be delayed. She specifically refuted Chairman Pai’s statements that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could step in to protect net neutrality if the FCC vote goes through. Her letter explains,

Today, Rep. Jan Schakowksy, Ranking Member of the Republican now dissolved Select Panel, and Diana DeGette, Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement after media reported that the Department of Justice sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee inquiring about the Committee’s report on fetal tissue:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after voting ‘no’ on the Republican Continuing Resolution that came before the House today:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, announced the winner of the 2017 Congressional App Challenge competition for the 9^th Congressional District of Illinois.

“I am pleased to announce that John Dattilo, a Mount Prospect resident and Junior at John Hersey High School has been named the winner in this year’s competition. Congratulations John!