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April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion on AMG Capital Management v. FTC. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Tony Cardenas (CA-29), the Chair and Vice Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, with jurisdiction over 13(b)released the following statement in response:


April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON - Today on Earth Day, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Vice Chair of the Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Congressman Bobby L. Rush (IL-01), Chair of the Energy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, joined U.S.


April 21, 2021
Hoy, la Congresista Jan Schakowsky junto con cinco co-líderes, los Representantes Hank Johnson (GA-04), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Jesus "Chuy" García (IL-04), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), y Ilhan Omar (MN-05) encabezaron un grupo de 21 legisladores quienes introdujeron legislación en la Cámara de Representantes, complementaria a la Ley de Derechos Humanos y Anti-Corrupción de 2021 del Senador Merkley. Esta legislación crucial es idéntica a la versión en el Senado, y presenta un marco integral para combatir la corrupción, impunidad y violaciones de derechos humanos en Honduras. Se construye sobre la base solida de la Ley Berta Cáceres para los Derechos Humanos en Honduras.

April 21, 2021
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky alongside her five co-leads, Representatives Johnson (GA-04), Castro (TX-20), García (IL-04), Kaptur (OH-09), and Omar (MN-05) led a group of 21 lawmakers in introducing the House companion to Senator Merkley’s Honduras Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Act of 2021. This critical legislation, which is identical to the Senate version, lays out a comprehensive framework for combating corruption, impunity, and human rights violations in Honduras. It builds on the strong foundation laid by the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act.

April 19, 2021

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, made the following statement after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning about the Peloton Tread Plus treadmill:

"The status quo is unacceptable. One family will never be the same, and because a new, "hot" company prioritized their brand over human life, other lives were unnecessarily risked. The company failed its customers, and the law (6(b)) has once again failed American consumers.


April 13, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, sent a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission asking them to immediately investigate if equipment from the home fitness company Peloton poses a threat to American consumers and their families.


April 13, 2021

EVANSTON, IL - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, announced the winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge competition for the 9th Congressional District of Illinois.

"I am happy to announce that Lauren Ravury, a junior at Glenbrook South High School, has won this year's Congressional App Challenge. Congratulations, Lauren!

Issues:Education

April 8, 2021

EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, released the following statement in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day:

"Today on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, we join together to remember the 6 million Jewish lives lost during one of the darkest moments in history. I hope all my constituents will take a moment to honor their memories and join me in an effort to ‘Never Forget'.


April 6, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), David Price (D-NC), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), John Yarmuth (D-KY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Andy Levin (D-MI), Alan Lowenthal (D-NY), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released a statement following the announcement that Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signatories will hold diplomatic discussions in Vienna, Austria:


March 18, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for our nation's Dreamers, as well as many Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders.