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EVANSTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a proud dues-paying Workers United member, issued the following statement on the unionization of two Edgebrook Starbucks locations:

"I am ecstatic to learn that workers at two Starbucks locations in my district voted to unionize. These two franchises are the first in Chicago to unionize, and I hope many others follow in their footsteps. Unions provide a collective voice at work, allowing workers to push for better working conditions and wages. Unions improve not just the well-being of their members but the public at large.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) reintroduced the Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs (PRICED) Act to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible for Americans across the nation.

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, made the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released early estimates that in 2021, traffic fatalities reached a 16-year high:

EVANSTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced the winners of the Illinois 9th Congressional District's 2022 "An Artistic Discovery" Congressional Art Competition, naming students who won 1st place overall and in several categories. This annual competition, sponsored by the Congressional Institute, invites young artists from around the nation to compose and submit visual art to their member of Congress. The winner of the competition will be invited to a ceremony in at the Capitol in Washington, DC, where all the winners from around the country will be recognized.

WASHINGTON — Today, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), alongside Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI), Representatives Val Demings (D-FL), and Katie Porter (D-CA), introduced the Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2022, which would prohibit the practice of price gouging during all abnormal market disruptions – including the current pandemic – by authorizing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general to enforce a federal ban against unconscionably excessive price increases, regardless of a seller's posi