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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) introduced H.R. 3379, the Price Relief, Innovation, and Competition for Essential Drugs (PRICED) Act to make prescription drugs more affordable and accessible for Americans across the nation. The PRICED Act addresses one of Big Pharma’s most effective price gouging tools by reducing the exclusivity period for biologics from twelve years to five years.

ICE Enforcement Actions Anticipated

According to the President, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) plans to conduct immigration enforcement operations around the country. The operation is expected to target families and young adults who entered the United States as unaccompanied children.

I am proud to represent the 9^th Congressional District of Illinois, a district that is home to an extremely diverse group of people, and a region with a long and rich history of immigrant communities. I fully support and welcome all of my constituents, and I want to do everything in my power to prevent our community residents from deportation and family separation.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement recognizing Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day slavery fully ended in the United States.

"On this Juneteenth we celebrate the end of slavery in America and recognize the need to continue the fight for racial equality. It is also a time we honor those who fought for liberty and equality, and those who lost their lives in the pursuit of freedom and justice, and celebrate the significant contributions made by the black community to our nation's history, economy, and culture.

CHICAGO, IL – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Howard Brown Health with leaders in Chicago’s LGBTQ health sector. From day one of the House Democratic Majority, Congress has fought to protect people with pre-existing conditions and to drive down the price of prescription drugs for all Americans. While Republicans continue to threaten to destroy protections for people with pre-existing in the courts, Schakowsky is joining Democrats around the country in raising a drumbeat throughout the nation with our Health Care for All Americans Weekend of Action – spotlighting the need for action to protect and improve our health care.

Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA) and Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) reintroduced legislation to create an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). As one of the lead agencies responsible for developing energy infrastructure and ensuring reliability of the electric grid, FERC has sweeping authority over the wholesale power markets and ultimate jurisdiction in the federal siting and permitting process for natural gas pipelines.