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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), to urge CMS to fully incorporate new and revealing staffing data into nursing homes’ publicly-reported Five-Star Quality Rating System, to further improve the accuracy of staffing level data, and to reduce the complexity of the rating system, thereby making it more accessible to patients and their families.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ (CPC) Health Task Force, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s release of a rule allowing insurance companies to offer short-term “junk” plans for up to 3 years:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and original cosponsor of the HOT CARS Act, released the following statement marking National Heatstroke Prevention Day:
Late last week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ Health Task Force, introduced a suite of bills to lower prescription drug prices. After introducing the bills, Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement:
By Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) for CNBC.
Drug companies are making record profits and at the same time raising the prices of life-saving prescription drugs more and more every day. What's worse, drug companies have no legal obligation to justify or explain the massive spikes in drug prices.
In 1990, 28 years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. This bipartisan effort made a commitment that our history of segregating and isolating persons with disabilities would end. In the law’s own words, the purpose of the ADA is to “provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.”
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Today, ahead of the 53rd anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid being signed into law on July 30, 1965 and the 83rd anniversary of Social Security on August 14, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to unveil a new report documenting years of Republicans’ attacks on seniors.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ (CPC) Health Task Force, released the following statement after joining CPC Co-Chairs Mark Pocan and Raúl Grijalva in unveiling the FY2019 People’s Budget: A Progressive Path Forward:
On Friday, 35 members of Congress led by Representatives Jan Schakowsky, David Price, Steve Cohen, and John Yarmuth, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirming their steadfast commitment to providing necessary security assistance to Israel and urging the State Department to address the detention of Palestinian children. In the letter, the Members urged “the State Department to continue its efforts to promote the protection and proper treatment of children on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”