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Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee opposing the nomination of Ms. Dana Baiocco to serve on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Bill Nelson (D-FL), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, will hold a hearing on Ms. Baiocco’s nomination tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Louise Slaughter (NY-25) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb requesting additional information regarding his decision to allow Essure—a dangerous medical device—to stay on the market despite an ongoing post-market study to investigate prevalent negative health outcomes for women.
CHICAGO- Today, eight Democratic members of the Illinois Congressional delegation, joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Julie Morita, came together to announce the beginning of the ACA Open Enrollment season, which starts on November 1st and ends on December 15th.
Chicago, IL – On Monday, October 30th, 2017 at 10:00 am, Democratic lawmakers from Illinois will host a press conference to mark the November 1st kick off of the ACA Insurance open enrollment period at Cook County Health & Hospitals System Administration Building (1900 W. Polk St., 2nd floor Boardroom, Suite 220).
Parking is available in the hospital parking garage at Polk St. and Wood St. (entrance on Polk).
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement on the passage of the GOP's FY2018 Budget Resolution:
Washington, D.C.- 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 President Trump, expressing strong opposition to reports that former Eli Lilly executive Alex Azar is under consideration as a nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement to celebrate the Women, Peace, and Security Act being signed into law. This bipartisan bill, which Rep. Schakowsky authored along with Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD), Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) in the House, promotes the participation of women in resolving conflicts around the world. It was passed by the Senate in August, then by the House on September 25th, and was recently signed into law by President Trump.
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.