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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today led a group of 21 lawmakers in urging the Biden administration to form a strong partnership with Honduras' new leader, President Xiomara Castro. In a letter sent to Secretary Antony Blinken, the bicameral group of lawmakers emphasize the urgency of U.S. and international backing for Castro's platform of human rights, economic, and anti-corruption reform, including her pledges to strengthen human rights protections, form a new, United Nations-led anti-corruption commission, and combat poverty and inequality.

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) applauded recent action taken by the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers from fraudulent telemarketing calls selling sham automobile warranties. They released the following joint statement:

WASHINGTON – This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging and Families, introduced the Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act. This legislation would repeal the federal requirement that state Medicaid programs go after families and estates for repayment of Medicaid long-term care services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D- Conn.), Chairwoman of House Appropriations Committee, and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, and Congresswoman Katie Porter, today to announce the introduction of the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, legislation to strengthen protections for part-time workers and allow them to better balance their work schedules with personal and family needs.

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, released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 3076 – Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 by a vote of 342-92:

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chairwoman of Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement recognizing Black History Month:

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chairwoman of Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, touted a comprehensive new guidebook from the Biden Administration intended to help communities in Illinois navigate the historic infrastructure and transit investments made possible by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.