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Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky led eight of her Democratic colleagues in a letter to Roger Severino, Director of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the letter, members of Congress ask OCR to take a close look at complaints regarding the discriminatory practices of insurers. These complaints lay out disturbing evidence that shows how insurers may have violated anti-discrimination laws by, for example, placing vital HIV/AIDS medications in higher cost-sharing tiers in comparison to other, similar drugs.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee in the Energy and Commerce Committee, sent two letters asking for answers to understand the impact of the Kobe Steel scandal on vehicle safety. The letters, which were sent to the CEOs of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Global Automakers, come following the recent admission by Kobe Steel that its employees routinely and systematically falsified inspection data about the products that they sold. These products were then used by, among other companies, automakers – potentially jeopardizing vehicle safety and putting American lives at risk.

Washington, D.C.– Today, Seniors Task Force Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with Vice Chairs Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Charlie Crist (D-FL), released the following statement on the announcement of a 2 percent Social Security COLA increase for beneficiaries:

“Today’s announcement of a 2 percent increase in the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment is welcome news after two years of virtually no inflationary adjustment – but it is not enough to help millions of seniors make ends meet.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Trump announced his decision to decertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran Deal:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after President Trump declared he would stop making Affordable Care Act (ACA) cost-sharing reduction payments:

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after President Trump announced an executive order to undermine the Affordable Care Act:

Today’s executive order is the latest effort by the Trump Administration to sabotage the Affordable Care Act – driving up premiums, eroding consumer protections, and destabilizing the market. It is a betrayal of the American people: attacking people’s health care to save some face politically.

Today, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection (DCCP) Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky led the Democratic members of the Subcommittee, including Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, on a letter requesting further hearings to examine the Equifax data breach and bipartisan cooperation on legislation to protect consumers’ data. The letter, sent to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden and DCCP Chairman Bob Latta, acknowledged the importance of DCCP’s initial efforts, but highlighted how the Subcommittee’s initial hearing fell short, saying: