Press Releases

WASHIGNTON – U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03) led members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation Mike Quigley (IL-05), Danny Davis (IL-07),  Sean Casten (IL-06), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), and Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-01) in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell urging them to prioritize the City of Chicago funding request and provide expedited reimbursement of the $20.5M through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to help address the needs of migrants that have been arriving to Chicago from Texas.

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel’s decision to block the proposed takeover of TEGNA, the 2nd largest network of local news stations, by Apollo Global and Standard General:

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, released the following statement after reviewing TikTok’s responses to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Questions for the Record:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Member of the Animal Protection Caucus, alongside U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Vern Buchanan (FL-16) introduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to ban the harmful practice of “soring” horses. The legislation is endorsed by the Humane Society Legislative Fund.

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, released the following statement on the FTC’s proposed ban on Facebook monetizing children’s data:

WASHINGTON — This week, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Don Beyer (VA-08) are re-introducing bicameral legislation to protect consumers from energy market manipulation. The Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2023 would provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with additional authority to go after traders that repeatedly manipulate electricity and natural gas markets. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) 

WASHINGTON – In advance of President Biden’s meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) led 13 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Biden calling on him to raise concerns over the worsening human rights crisis in the Philippines.