Press Releases
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, announced the winner of the 2017 Congressional App Challenge competition for the 9th Congressional District of Illinois.
“I am pleased to announce that John Dattilo, a Mount Prospect resident and Junior at John Hersey High School has been named the winner in this year’s competition. Congratulations John!
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after President Trump announced his decision to relocate the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem:
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and CPC Vice Chairs Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), reacted to the political crisis in Honduras resulting from Sunday’s disputed presidential election results:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and a member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement in response to the presidential election that took place in Honduras on Sunday:
Today, during a hearing in the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection (DCCP) subcommittee titled "Algorithms: How Companies’ Decisions About Data and Content Impact Consumers," Rep. Jan Schakowsky delivered remarks in support of net neutrality and the Open Internet Order. A video of her remarks can be found below:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), sent the attached letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. The letter expresses the Caucus’ strong opposition to the nomination of President Trump’s pharmaceutical executive nominee, Alex Azar, to be the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services due to ongoing state investigations into Azar’s potential involvement in dangerous drug-price spikes while serving as CEO of Eli Lilly.
Today Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on President Trump's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a member of the House Budget Committee and a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to the House passage of H.R. 1, known commonly as the “GOP Tax Scam”:
“My Republican colleagues will live to regret the vote they just took. A vote in favor of this bill is an all-out attack on middle-class families, teachers, students, seniors, people with disabilities, and pretty much any American whose bank account isn’t seven digits or longer.”
Today, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) released the following statements highlighting the devastating impact that the Republican tax proposal would have on seniors and people with disabilities:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Health Taskforce, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s nomination of Pharmaceutical Executive Alex Azar for Secretary of Health and Human Services: