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WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022, which would recognize rehabilitation research facilities and the unique role they play in the health care system by driving innovative research for the entire field and serving the most medically complex patients across the country.
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, and United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan urging the agency to oppose Kroger's proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Sean Casten (IL-06) sent a letter to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to express their concern over the inadequate response to the rise in violent crime against mail carriers. The letter comes after lawmakers received an apathetic response to a letter in July that called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect postal workers.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congresswoman Brenda L.
WASHINGTON – Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), and Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04) led 14 Members of Congress in calling on the Department of State to support Indigenous human rights leaders in Guatemala, including Sofia Tot Ac.
WASHINGTON - Following the announcement of the historic 8.7% Social Security cost-of-living increase, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging & Families, and fellow members of House Democratic Task Force on Aging & Families leadership released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Andy Levin (MI-09) and Raúl Grijalva (AZ-03) sent a letter to the CEO of FIFA calling for the appropriate compensation of migrant workers in Qatar in advance of the 2022 World Cup. The Representatives expressed their dismay at FIFA's inaction and recent callous statements made by FIFA's chief executive regarding migrant worker wellbeing. They were joined by 10 colleagues in the U.S.
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 celebrating the US Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve a new treatment for ALS:
"Today is a beautiful day! I know that my dear friend, Arty, would have loved to see this day. I know it will bring hope to all Americans suffering from ALS.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky introduced legislation to help patients and government watchdogs evaluate the quality of private health insurance plans provided through Medicare. The Medicare Advantage Consumer Protection and Transparency Act, co-led by Representatives Katie Porter (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), improves data collection and holds insurers accountable for following the law.