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SKOKIE – 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, announced the closure of her district office locations in Chicago and Glenview in preparation for a new district office location in Skokie, at 4500 Oakton Street. In addition to the new Skokie office, Schakowsky’s staff will host regular neighborhood office hours in Chicago, Mount Prospect, Fox River Grove, and other locations across the district:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.