Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), sent the attached letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. The letter expresses the Caucus’ strong opposition to the nomination of President Trump’s pharmaceutical executive nominee, Alex Azar, to be the next Secretary of the U.S.
Today Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on President Trump's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a member of the House Budget Committee and a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to the House passage of H.R. 1, known commonly as the “GOP Tax Scam”:
“My Republican colleagues will live to regret the vote they just took. A vote in favor of this bill is an all-out attack on middle-class families, teachers, students, seniors, people with disabilities, and pretty much any American whose bank account isn’t seven digits or longer.”
Today, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statements highlighting the devastating impact that the Republican tax proposal would have on seniors and people with disabilities:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Health Taskforce, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s nomination of Pharmaceutical Executive Alex Azar for Secretary of Health and Human Services:
Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following video statement to celebrate Veterans Day 2017:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement marking the 25 year anniversary of the 340B Drug Pricing Program:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to House Republicans’ intent to force a House vote on a GOP bill to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Community Health Centers and other important public health programs. The GOP bill holds funding for these crucial programs hostage in order to continue sabotaging the Affordable Care Act, gutting public health funding, and undermining the Medicare Program:
Today, Congresswoman Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the GOP tax bill unveiled earlier today:
“Just days before Republicans plan to push their tax bill through committee, they finally let the public see the details. What did Republican leaders present? Massive tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, and tax breaks for multinational corporations that outsource the jobs of American workers.