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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, cheered the passage of her Lymphedema Treatment Act (H.R. 3630) out of the full Energy and Commerce Committee. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation was reintroduced alongside Representatives Buddy Carter (R-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Mike Kelly (R-PA) in June 2021 with 147 original cosponsors. Today, H.R. 3630 has 356 cosponsors, making it one of the most widely supported health care bills in the 117th Congress.
EVANSTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the devastating shootings in the Chicago area this weekend.
"This weekend, gunmen stole the 4th of July for thousands of people in the Chicago area. We are mourning the 6 dead, and the numerous wounded in Highland Park, Illinois during their 4th of July Parade, as well as the many others dead from gun violence this weekend in Chicago.
"Fourth of July Celebrations have been canceled in many communities.
EVANSTON – Yesterday, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and State Rep. Kelly Cassidy joined the ACLU of Illinois, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, and the Chicago Abortion Fund for a roundtable event at the Center on Halsted to reiterate that abortions are still safe and legal in Illinois.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the House passed and the President signed S. 2938 the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law. Yesterday, the House passed the bill by a vote of 234-193 – just weeks after the tragic shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York:
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following remarks on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:
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