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Schakowsky Reintroduces Legislation to Guarantee Home-Use Medical Devices are Accessible to Blind and Low Vision Americans
March 1, 2023
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member on the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, led 32 of her colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act. This bill would ensure that home-use medical devices are accessible to blind and low vision Americans across the country.
Issues:Health
Schakowsky, Cárdenas, Blumenthal Lead Call for Swift Improvements to the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Recall Following More Infant Deaths
February 24, 2023
Press Release
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member on the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. Representative Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of lawmakers in raising alarm over the effectiveness of recall efforts for the deadly Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper and probed Fisher-Price’s parent company, Mattel, about its actions to remove the inclined sleepers from the market after the product was linked to more infant deaths.
Issues:Consumer ProtectionChildren's Product Safety
Schakowsky, Jayapal, DeLauro Lead Effort to Reform Medicare Advantage
February 16, 2023
Press Release
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today are leading 70 lawmakers in calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement reforms to Medicare Advantage (MA) to improve health care for seniors and people with disabilities. Unlike traditional Medicare, MA plans are administered by private insurers and in recent years have been found to be fraught with waste, fraud, and abuse, too often putting corporate interests over patient outcomes.
Issues:SeniorsHealthMedicare
Schakowsky Applauds Ann Carlson's Nomination to Head NHTSA
February 15, 2023
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member on the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on President Biden's decision to nominate Ann Carlson to become administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):

Issues:Consumer ProtectionAuto Safety
Amid Republican Threats to Social Security, Schakowsky, Hoyle, Sanders, Warren Introducing Legislation to Increase Benefits and Extend Solvency Through 2096
February 13, 2023
Press Release
WASHINGTON – As Republicans threaten cuts to Social Security and other essential federal programs, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Val Hoyle (OR-04), along with U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),  are introducing legislation that would expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and ensure Social Security is fully funded for the next 75 years – all without raising taxes by one penny on over 93% of American households that make $250,000 or less.
Issues:SeniorsSocial SecuritySeniors and MedicaidHealth
Schakowsky Named Ranking Member of Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee
February 1, 2023
Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after being named the Ranking Member on the Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee:

Issues:Consumer ProtectionPrivacy
Schakowsky Recognizes Black History Month
February 1, 2023
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement in recognition of Black History Month: “During Black History month, and every month, let us celebrate the invaluable contributions of generations of Black Americans and recognize the heroes who have fought so hard to make our nation a more equitable place. People like Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., and my dear friend John Lewis, just to name a few. These Civil Rights icons, alongside countless everyday Americans, have pushed our nation forward.
Issues:Civil and Human Rights
Schakowsky, Pocan, Khanna Introduce Bill to Strengthen Medicare, Define Alternative Plans
January 31, 2023
Press Release
As we enter the second month of the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Ro Khanna (CA-17), are reintroducing the Save Medicare Act. This bill renames so-called “Medicare Advantage” plans, prohibits private insurers from using “Medicare” in plan titles or advertisements, and imposes significant fines for any insurer that engages in this deceptive practice.
Issues:Seniors
Schakowsky Recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2023
Press Release

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day:

“Today, we recognize International Holocaust Remembrance Day – the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than a million innocent people were brutally murdered. And it is a day when the international community honors the memories of the millions of lives lost to the terrible atrocities of the Holocaust. We also recognize the survivors whose lives were forever changed, many of whom came to the 9th Congressional District of Illinois.

Issues:Foreign Policy/National SecurityHuman Rights
Schakowsky, Lee, DeGette, Pressley Reintroduce the EACH Act for Reproductive Justice
January 26, 2023
Press Release
WASHINGTON - U.S Representative Jan Schakowsky, Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Providers and Clinics Task Force, Reps. Barbara Lee and Diana DeGette, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, led a group of 163 members in reintroducing the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Healthcare (EACH) Act, bold legislation to guarantee abortion coverage regardless a patient’s health insurance.
Issues:Women's IssuesWomen's HealthHealth