Press Releases
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the passing of Representative Louise Slaughter:
“I am incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Louise Slaughter – a dear friend, exemplary public servant, inspiring leader, and champion for women’s rights. My thoughts today are with Louise’s three daughters, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchild.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Congressional Progressive Caucus Health Task Force Chair, spoke on the House floor to oppose H.R. 5247, a so called “right to try” bill that would create a dangerous backdoor around the Food and Drug Administration’s drug approval process, and which would strip away important safeguards in the name of helping patients.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and former member of the Permanent Select Panel on Intelligence, released the following statement after President Donald Trump used an early-morning tweet to fire his Secretary of State:
Today, on International Women's Day, Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement, excerpted from a post on her Medium page:
"Every year on International Women’s Day, we pause to take stock of the work we’ve done to improve life for women and girls around the world and to recommit ourselves to conquering the many obstacles that are left. Today, following a particularly tumultuous year for women, we have many achievements to celebrate and a lot of work ahead of us.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the recent anti-Semitic comments of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan:
“I am appalled by the statements of Louis Farrakhan and condemn him for once again fanning the flames of anti-Semitism. At a time where the Anti-Defamation League tells us that anti-Semitic incidents rose by 57% last year, those remarks are particularly dangerous. There should be no place in our society for those words.
Today, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) led 11 members of the task force in providing comments to Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would greatly expand the existing definition of association health plans (AHPs). This NPRM could have devastating consequences on Americans’ health care. After submitting the comments, Reps. Schakowsky and Matsui released the following statement:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to recent press reports of President Trump’s political appointees actively working to undermine and privatize the Veterans Administration:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky led her colleagues Reps Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) on a letter asking President Trump to ‘reject calls by the pharmaceutical industry to increase their monopoly powers through U.S. trade policy’. After sending the letter, Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in FTC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, which rejected AT&T’s attempt to avoid consumer protections:
Hoy, la Congresista Jan Schakowsky, integrante del equipo de liderazgo Demócrata en el Congreso y miembro de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos Tom Lantos, dirigió a 20 de sus colegas Demócratas en la Cámara de Representantes en una carta al Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos Rex Tillerson sobre las próximas elecciones legislativas y municipales en El Salvador.