Press Releases
April 25, 2023
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky joined Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Jerry Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; Dean Phillips, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia; Kathy Manning, Vice Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee; Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability; David Cicilline; Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs; and Brad Schneider in issuing the following joint statement commemorating Israel’s 75th anniversary and affirming a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians after H. Res. 311 passed on the House floor this evening:
April 24, 2023
WASHINGTON - 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, joined six of her colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, reiterating concerns about the impact that including skewed digital trade rules in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) will have on the U.S. government’s ability to promote competition, regulate AI, and protect consumer and worker privacy. The lawmakers are also urging USTR to prioritize transparency as they continue to negotiate IPEF.
April 20, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and a senior member of the House Budget Committee, alongside Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Deb Fischer (R-NE), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act, which would remove sequestration constraints on the unemployment insurance program for railroad employees and ensure that they get the benefits they are entitled to.
Issues:Financial Protections
April 18, 2023
WASHIGNTON – 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:Federal Budget
April 18, 2023
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 in observation of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day:
Issues:IsraelHuman Rights
April 8, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Providers and Clinics Task Force, issued the following statement on the decision in the case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, in which Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has stayed FDA approval of Mifepristone—which studies have proven to be safe and effective, and is currently used in over half of abortions. The stay would go into effect in seven days:
April 3, 2023
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) joined Representatives Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Ami Bera (CA-6) in reintroducing the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (Global HER) Act.
March 31, 2023
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, released the following statement condemning the decision in Braidwood Management v. Becerra blocking a requirement that health insurance plans cover a range of preventive health services without a copay:
March 30, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are reintroducing their legislation, the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act. Nurses deserve more support to ensure they have dignity in the workplace and can put the safety of their patients first.
March 23, 2023
WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Providers and Clinics Task Force, and U.S. Senator Cory Booker were joined by U.S. Representatives Barbara Lee, Diana DeGette, Ayanna Pressley, Norma Torres, and Marilyn Strickland in reintroducing their legislation, the Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act. In addition to the co-leads, the bill has 142 original cosponsors in the House.