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WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act, bicameral legislation to address the skyrocketing price of prescription drugs and increase competition in the generic pharmaceutical market by establishing an Office of Drug Manufacturing within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tasked with manufacturing select generic drugs and offering them to consumers at a fair price that guarantees affordable patient access.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and the Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on Meta's lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission :

Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement calling for a ceasefire extension in the Israel-Hamas war. The goal of the extension would be to secure the release of all hostages, set the stage for a permanent ceasefire and for a negotiation to implement a two-state solution—that could provide freedom and self-determination for Palestinians and true security for Israel:

EVANSTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement commemorating Veterans Day: “Today, we honor and express our deepest gratitude to the brave American veterans who were willing to risk their lives in defense of our country and selflessly served in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), alongside U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 103 of their colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden calling on his Administration to designate the Palestinian territories for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and/or authorize Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Palestinians present in the United States. TPS and DED offer temporary relief from removal and work authorization for eligible foreign nationals already in the United States who are unable to return safely to their home country.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, led 10 lawmakers in a letter to President Joe Biden, commending his administration’s actions countering Big Tech’s influence in trade negotiations, and asking him to replace “digital trade” provisions lobbied for by Big Tech in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) negotiations with new language to ensure regulatory agencies and Congress are able to counter Big Tech abuses and develop a new model for digital rules in trade agreements that promotes competition and protects workers, consumers, and small businesses.