Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, was joined by Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) in sending a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin asking him to clarify the guidance given to airlines receiving support as provided by Subtitle B of Title IV of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Providers and Clinics Task Force, along with Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with taskforce leads Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), and Ted Deutch (D-FL), released the following statement on the Trump Administration's attack on independent Planned Parenthood 501(C)(3) organizations that applied for federal assistance under the CARES Act:

EVANSTON, IL – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is introducing the COVID Justice and Accountability Act to ensure everyone has a private right of action for a violation of COVID-19 federal laws. Schakowsky is joined by Congressmen Mark Takano (CA-41) and Jesús "Chuy" García(IL-04).

EVANSTON, IL – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, issued the following statement recognizing Memorial Day:

EVANSTON, IL – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky made the following statement on the passing of Hecky Powell, a local Evanston business and community leader:

EVANSTON, IL – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families (TFAF), announced the introduction of the COVID-19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020, H.R. 6951. She was joined by the rest of the TFAF leadership. As the pandemic continues to have a disproportionate impact on America's older Americans, their families and caregivers, this measure would make additional investments in our nation's most vulnerable populations' access to quality health care, food security and financial security. A similar version of the bill, H.R.

EVANSTON, IL – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the House Energy and Commerce's Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, today issued the following statement as House Democrats celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage:

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, released a statement after Johnson & Johnson announced they would permanently discontinue talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada after facing thousands of lawsuits from patients who developed cancer after use.