Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) joined a majority of her colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass legislation that invests in both American and global priorities. The Omnibus Appropriations bill, which includes key funding for projects in the 9th Congressional District of Illinois, was approved on March 9, 2022. The bill now awaits consideration by the U.S. Senate before heading to the President's desk.
WASHINGTON - Today, Members of Congress representing the Chicagoland area serviced by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) applauded an announcement by Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement in recognition of Casimir Pulaski Day:
"The large, across-the-board price increases of popular, brand name prescription drugs appear to be an example of pharmaceutical companies taking advantage of their abusive market power to expand already-large profits."
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, released the following statement in response to President Biden's announcement of initiatives to protect seniors and people with disabilities living in nursing homes, which he will discuss in tonight's State of the Union:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is uplifting Skokie Resident, Sima Quraishi, as her Hometown Hero virtual guest to President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday. As Executive Director of the Muslim Women's Resource Center in Chicago, Sima has been instrumental in helping Afghan refugee families resettle in the Chicagoland area.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today led a group of 21 lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to form a strong partnership with Honduras' new leader, President Xiomara Castro. In a letter sent to Secretary Antony Blinken, the bicameral group of lawmakers emphasize the urgency of U.S. and international backing for Castro's platform of human rights, economic, and anti-corruption reform, including her pledges to strengthen human rights protections, form a new, United Nations-led anti-corruption commission, and combat poverty and inequality.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) applauded recent action taken by the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers from fraudulent telemarketing calls selling sham automobile warranties. They released the following joint statement:
WASHINGTON – This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, introduced the Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act. This legislation would repeal the federal requirement that state Medicaid programs go after families and estates for repayment of Medicaid long-term care services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D- Conn.), Chairwoman of House Appropriations Committee, and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Congresswoman Katie Porter, today to announce the introduction of the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, legislation to strengthen protections for part-time workers and allow them to better balance their work schedules with personal and family needs.