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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Aging Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma,

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, introduced H.R. 6137, the Innovative Maternal Payment And Coverage To (IMPACT To) Save Moms Act. This bill is one several included in the new, historic "Momnibus" package of legislation to address the Black maternal health crisis in the United States.

WASHINGTON, DC - Two weeks before the 10^th anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congresswoman Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, introduced two bills to lower health care costs and strengthen consumer protections for Americans who rely on the ACA to survive. The bills are H.R.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, was joined by Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and several advocates from the Lower Drug Prices Now coalition to call on the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to protect public health and take steps to ensure that any 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine or treatment developed with the help of taxpayer-funded research is affordable and acces

WASHINGTON, DC - 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, released a statement on Congress' approval of a $8.3 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill to fully address the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect Americans from this public health crisis:

WASHINGTON, DC – 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, issued the following statement:

"I am deeply disappointed, though not surprised, that once again the Trump White House has chosen to put corporate power and politics over people by nominating Dr. Nancy Beck to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reiterate her concerns about awarding exclusive licenses for the production of a potential 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine or treatment and allowing drug manufactures to monopolize drugs that have been funded by millions of taxpayer dollars.