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September 12, 2022

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led more than 40 members of Congress in sending a letter calling for the Biden administration to end local law enforcement entanglement with immigration enforcement. They requested a status update on the formal review and termination of 287(g) agreements, which were dramatically expanded under former President Trump. The 287(g) program allows the Department of Homeland Security to enter into agreements with state and local law enforcement agencies for the purposes of enforcing federal immigration law.


September 11, 2022

EVANSTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on the 21st anniversary of the September 11th attacks:


September 8, 2022

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Task Force on Aging & Families, Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, led over 30 Members in responding to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program.


September 8, 2022

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement condemning a federal judge in Texas' ruling that an Affordable Care Act provision requiring employers to provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication violates the religious rights of employers:

"Yesterday's ruling out of Texas is a disgrace. On the heels of the devastating Dobbs decision overturning the right to abortion, extremist judges and Republicans continue to attack vital healthcare services.


September 5, 2022

EVANSTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement commemorating Labor Day:


September 1, 2022

CHICAGO – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), and Marie Newman (IL-03) released the following statement on the arrival of migrants to Chicago, sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott:

Issues:Immigration

August 24, 2022

EVANSTON - Yesterday, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, visited the Rogers Park Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) location following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Congresswoman was accompanied by Jennifer Welch, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, and Monique Cortina, Manager of the Rogers Park Planned Parenthood facility.


August 15, 2022

WASHINGTON – Following the historic passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, and Congressman Bradley S. Schneider (D-IL), Member of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and the Social Determinants of Health Caucus, released the following statement celebrating the inclusion of a provision that expands cost-sharing assistance for low-income people with Medicare, a provision Reps.

Issues:Seniors

August 12, 2022

WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act:


August 11, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports, requested a staff briefing from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on how the agency is working to address its own June 15, 2022 report showing that Tesla vehicles were implicated in numerous crashes, including crashes involving serious injuries and five known deaths.