Press Releases
WASHINGTON - Today Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the success of outgoing FTC Chair Lina Khan:
“The first few days of the Trump Administration have made it abundantly clear that lowering costs for the American people is taking a back seat to empowering billionaires and weaponizing the government to wage right-wing culture wars.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement on Elon Musk’s efforts to override congressional spending decisions and authority:
“Donald Trump’s decision to place unelected billionaire co-President Elon Musk in charge of millions of people’s private information – including personal health details and social security numbers – is an unconstitutional power grab that jeopardizes the livelihoods of all Americans and makes the world less safe. President Trump and Musk are using the chaos they are creating to rip away lifesaving programs from the American people so they can cut taxes for billionaires and corporations.
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) issued the following statement commemorating Black History Month:
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement commemorating Lunar New Year:
“The Lunar New Year is a joyous time of reflection and rejuvenation. As we welcome the Year of the Snake, and say goodbye to the Year of the Dragon, I want to extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating in the 9th District, and across the globe.”
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Trump administration's move to freeze federal grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs:
“Make no mistake about it, the Trump administration is attempting to rip away life-saving programs from the most vulnerable Americans to fund their billionaire agenda.
“I am grateful that a U.S. District Court Judge has temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s efforts to freeze as much as $3 trillion in federal grants and loans. What Trump is doing is unconstitutional, but we are not out of the woods yet.
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day:
“Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than one million innocent people were brutally murdered. This is a day for us all to come together as an international community to remember the lives and memories of the nearly six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. We also honor the strength and courage of the survivors and the heroism of those who stood up to hate, fascism, and oppression.