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Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai requesting Thursday’s scheduled vote to undo net neutrality protections be delayed. She specifically refuted Chairman Pai’s statements that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could step in to protect net neutrality if the FCC vote goes through. Her letter explains,

“Unlike the FCC, which is able to create rules of the road for broadband providers, the FTC’s hands are tied when it comes to rulemaking.”

Today, Rep. Jan Schakowksy, Ranking Member of the Republican now dissolved Select Panel, and Diana DeGette, Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement after media reported that the Department of Justice sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee inquiring about the Committee’s report on fetal tissue:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after voting ‘no’ on the Republican Continuing Resolution that came before the House today:

“The short-term spending bill that passed the House today was a disgrace. It fails to reauthorize health care for the 9 million kids who rely on the Children’s Health Insurance Program, fails to resolve the uncertainty and fear that President Trump created for DREAMers, and it fails to provide the amount of disaster relief that would be necessary to truly rebuild Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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 9^th 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: