Press Releases

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to today’s attempted domestic terrorist attacks:

Hoy, la Congresista Jan Schakowsky, miembro del equipo de liderazgo demócrata en el Congreso y miembro de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos Tom Lantos, publicó la siguiente declaración sobre la caravana de refugiados hondureños que se dirige hacia Estados Unidos y sobre el apoyo del Presidente Trump hacia el Presidente de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández:

WASHINGTON, DC – Following today’s passage of the Opioid Crisis Response Act in the House of Representatives, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Raúl M.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement on the caravan of Honduran refugees heading towards the United States and President Trump’s support of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez:

"As we mark October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month, it is important that we make a renewed commitment to ensuring that the American workplace is open and available to individuals with disabilities. We all benefit when workers with disabilities are able to contribute to our economy and participate fully in our communities.

This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and 15 of her colleagues sent letters to the CEOs of five large pharmaceutical corporations that benefit from corporate tax breaks and publicly-funded research, demanding answers to the problem of soaring prescription drug prices.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Congressional Progressive Caucus Health Task Force Co-Chair, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would require the disclosure of drug list prices in direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads: