Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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Official Bluesky account for Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Illinois 9th Congressional District
Got my start as a consumer advocate. Dog mom to Ellie, my golden retriever!
Got my start as a consumer advocate. Dog mom to Ellie, my golden retriever!
The Trump Administration's decision to roll back CAFE standards will squeeze our wallets, endanger our health, and increase climate pollution.
Republicans are handing a win to Big Oil and getting in the way of innovation.
We will not stop fighting for a clean energy economy!
Republicans are handing a win to Big Oil and getting in the way of innovation.
We will not stop fighting for a clean energy economy!
Signed into law in 1975, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards regulate how far vehicles must travel on a gallon of fuel.
Trump rolls back Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for vehicles
Signed into law in 1975, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards regulate how far vehicles must travel on a gallon of fuel.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Trump Administration's decision to roll back CAFE standards will squeeze our wallets, endanger our health, and increase climate pollution.
Republicans are handing a win to Big Oil and getting in the way of innovation.
We will not stop fighting for a clean energy economy!
Republicans are handing a win to Big Oil and getting in the way of innovation.
We will not stop fighting for a clean energy economy!
The Iranian government’s relentless assault on its Baha’i minority is an outrage that demands action.
My updated bipartisan resolution with Rep. McCaul sends a stronger, unified message condemning Iran’s grave human rights abuses.
My updated bipartisan resolution with Rep. McCaul sends a stronger, unified message condemning Iran’s grave human rights abuses.
Schakowsky, McCaul, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Persecution of Iranian Baha’i
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Michael McCaul (TX-10) led 20 House colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution condemning Iran’s government for persecuting m...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The Iranian government’s relentless assault on its Baha’i minority is an outrage that demands action.
My updated bipartisan resolution with Rep. McCaul sends a stronger, unified message condemning Iran’s grave human rights abuses.
My updated bipartisan resolution with Rep. McCaul sends a stronger, unified message condemning Iran’s grave human rights abuses.
The Trump administration’s reckless and dangerous decision to abandon mandatory asbestos testing in cosmetic products is a failure of public trust and consumer protection.
We must strengthen our cosmetic safety laws, close loopholes, and ensure supply chain transparency.
We must strengthen our cosmetic safety laws, close loopholes, and ensure supply chain transparency.
The FDA has suddenly dropped a proposed rule to require asbestos testing in cosmetics.
The rule would've set up testing to identify cancer-causing asbestos in talc-containing products.
Contamination has repeatedly been found in talc-based cosmetics before.
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The rule would've set up testing to identify cancer-causing asbestos in talc-containing products.
Contamination has repeatedly been found in talc-based cosmetics before.
www.consumeraffairs.com/news/fda-dro...
FDA drops proposed rule on asbestos testing in cosmetics
• Agency abruptly withdraws plan to require standardized asbestos testing
• Move contradicts congressional mandate in 2022 cosmetics reform law
• Health
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December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Trump administration’s reckless and dangerous decision to abandon mandatory asbestos testing in cosmetic products is a failure of public trust and consumer protection.
We must strengthen our cosmetic safety laws, close loopholes, and ensure supply chain transparency.
We must strengthen our cosmetic safety laws, close loopholes, and ensure supply chain transparency.
I've heard too many heartbreaking stories of parents losing a child due to Big Tech’s unsafe platforms. Their voices demand action.
The House Republican version of the Kids Online Safety Act doesn’t do the job.
The House Republican version of the Kids Online Safety Act doesn’t do the job.
First Speaker (D) opposes KOSA, but asserts the right to protect kids from the internet.
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I've heard too many heartbreaking stories of parents losing a child due to Big Tech’s unsafe platforms. Their voices demand action.
The House Republican version of the Kids Online Safety Act doesn’t do the job.
The House Republican version of the Kids Online Safety Act doesn’t do the job.
Ignoring a global epidemic doesn't make it disappear.
The Trump admin choosing not to recognize World AIDS Day isn't just negligence, it's a conscious choice to abandon the countless people still fighting for their lives.
To all those impacted, we see you and won't stop fighting on your behalf.
The Trump admin choosing not to recognize World AIDS Day isn't just negligence, it's a conscious choice to abandon the countless people still fighting for their lives.
To all those impacted, we see you and won't stop fighting on your behalf.
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Ignoring a global epidemic doesn't make it disappear.
The Trump admin choosing not to recognize World AIDS Day isn't just negligence, it's a conscious choice to abandon the countless people still fighting for their lives.
To all those impacted, we see you and won't stop fighting on your behalf.
The Trump admin choosing not to recognize World AIDS Day isn't just negligence, it's a conscious choice to abandon the countless people still fighting for their lives.
To all those impacted, we see you and won't stop fighting on your behalf.
Despicable. While Trump is busy using the immense power of the US military to murder people in speedboats who he has accused of having drugs, he has simultaneously decided to pardon one of the biggest convicted drug traffickers of the century.
Where does the hypocrisy end?
Where does the hypocrisy end?
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
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November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Despicable. While Trump is busy using the immense power of the US military to murder people in speedboats who he has accused of having drugs, he has simultaneously decided to pardon one of the biggest convicted drug traffickers of the century.
Where does the hypocrisy end?
Where does the hypocrisy end?
Wishing you all a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving! 🦃
Every day, I’m grateful for our communities’ compassion, resilience, and commitment to one another.
May your day be filled with love, connection, and gratitude.
Every day, I’m grateful for our communities’ compassion, resilience, and commitment to one another.
May your day be filled with love, connection, and gratitude.
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wishing you all a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving! 🦃
Every day, I’m grateful for our communities’ compassion, resilience, and commitment to one another.
May your day be filled with love, connection, and gratitude.
Every day, I’m grateful for our communities’ compassion, resilience, and commitment to one another.
May your day be filled with love, connection, and gratitude.
Republicans are putting auto industry profits over Americans’ lives. Rolling back proven safety rules is reckless and deadly.
For my entire career, I’ve stood with safety advocates and heard their firsthand accounts.
I refuse to let extremists eliminate lifesaving protections.
For my entire career, I’ve stood with safety advocates and heard their firsthand accounts.
I refuse to let extremists eliminate lifesaving protections.
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Republicans are putting auto industry profits over Americans’ lives. Rolling back proven safety rules is reckless and deadly.
For my entire career, I’ve stood with safety advocates and heard their firsthand accounts.
I refuse to let extremists eliminate lifesaving protections.
For my entire career, I’ve stood with safety advocates and heard their firsthand accounts.
I refuse to let extremists eliminate lifesaving protections.
Refugees fleeing violence deserve safety, not political attacks. They contribute to our economy, our communities, and our culture.
Diversity is our strength, and refugees help make this nation great.
We must reject this cruelty and choose compassion over fear.
Diversity is our strength, and refugees help make this nation great.
We must reject this cruelty and choose compassion over fear.
The Trump administration is moving to reinterview certain refugees who were admitted to the United States under former President Joe Biden as part of a comprehensive review of their cases, according to an internal memo and a source familiar with the plans.
Trump administration moves to re-interview refugees admitted to US under Biden | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is moving to re-interview certain refugees who were admitted to the United States under former President Joe Biden as part of a comprehensive review of their cases, according ...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Refugees fleeing violence deserve safety, not political attacks. They contribute to our economy, our communities, and our culture.
Diversity is our strength, and refugees help make this nation great.
We must reject this cruelty and choose compassion over fear.
Diversity is our strength, and refugees help make this nation great.
We must reject this cruelty and choose compassion over fear.
This year’s Trouble in Toyland report from Illinois PIRG makes one thing clear: too many dangerous toys are still reaching our kids.
It was powerful hearing a firsthand account from Taylor Bethard, a young mom whose daughter died after ingesting a dangerous water bead.
It was powerful hearing a firsthand account from Taylor Bethard, a young mom whose daughter died after ingesting a dangerous water bead.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This year’s Trouble in Toyland report from Illinois PIRG makes one thing clear: too many dangerous toys are still reaching our kids.
It was powerful hearing a firsthand account from Taylor Bethard, a young mom whose daughter died after ingesting a dangerous water bead.
It was powerful hearing a firsthand account from Taylor Bethard, a young mom whose daughter died after ingesting a dangerous water bead.
For years, I’ve fought for safer cars, and this is a real win: female crash-test dummies are finally becoming standard.
This victory belongs to the organizing, the science, and everyone who never gave up.
It’s a long-overdue step toward ensuring our safety standards reflect all Americans.
This victory belongs to the organizing, the science, and everyone who never gave up.
It’s a long-overdue step toward ensuring our safety standards reflect all Americans.
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women.
A new crash test dummy that better resembles women gets key government endorsement
The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For years, I’ve fought for safer cars, and this is a real win: female crash-test dummies are finally becoming standard.
This victory belongs to the organizing, the science, and everyone who never gave up.
It’s a long-overdue step toward ensuring our safety standards reflect all Americans.
This victory belongs to the organizing, the science, and everyone who never gave up.
It’s a long-overdue step toward ensuring our safety standards reflect all Americans.
Today we remember the trans lives lost, and we uplift the strength and resilience of the trans community.
We must recommit to creating a world where every trans person can live safely and proudly.
I will always keep fighting alongside you. #TransDayOfRemembrance
We must recommit to creating a world where every trans person can live safely and proudly.
I will always keep fighting alongside you. #TransDayOfRemembrance
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Today we remember the trans lives lost, and we uplift the strength and resilience of the trans community.
We must recommit to creating a world where every trans person can live safely and proudly.
I will always keep fighting alongside you. #TransDayOfRemembrance
We must recommit to creating a world where every trans person can live safely and proudly.
I will always keep fighting alongside you. #TransDayOfRemembrance
As a dues-paying @unitehere.org member, I know unions aren’t just important, they’re essential.
Unions lift people out of poverty, raise workplace standards, & give workers the voice they deserve.
It was great to welcome @gwenmillsuh.bsky.social to our @laborcaucus.house.gov meeting. #UnionStrong
Unions lift people out of poverty, raise workplace standards, & give workers the voice they deserve.
It was great to welcome @gwenmillsuh.bsky.social to our @laborcaucus.house.gov meeting. #UnionStrong
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
As a dues-paying @unitehere.org member, I know unions aren’t just important, they’re essential.
Unions lift people out of poverty, raise workplace standards, & give workers the voice they deserve.
It was great to welcome @gwenmillsuh.bsky.social to our @laborcaucus.house.gov meeting. #UnionStrong
Unions lift people out of poverty, raise workplace standards, & give workers the voice they deserve.
It was great to welcome @gwenmillsuh.bsky.social to our @laborcaucus.house.gov meeting. #UnionStrong
Today, I voted to release the Epstein files.
The powerful cannot hide behind wealth or influence.
The survivors deserve justice, and the public deserves the truth.
The powerful cannot hide behind wealth or influence.
The survivors deserve justice, and the public deserves the truth.
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today, I voted to release the Epstein files.
The powerful cannot hide behind wealth or influence.
The survivors deserve justice, and the public deserves the truth.
The powerful cannot hide behind wealth or influence.
The survivors deserve justice, and the public deserves the truth.
Meanwhile, working families are struggling to put food on the table. The cruelty is the point.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Meanwhile, working families are struggling to put food on the table. The cruelty is the point.
I will not stop until every American has access to quality, affordable health care. This fight is not over.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I will not stop until every American has access to quality, affordable health care. This fight is not over.
Today, on Veterans Day, I want to speak directly to the incredible men and women who have served our country: I see you, I honor you, and I am deeply grateful for your service to our country.
Veterans are a part of our community, and we owe them not just our gratitude, but our action.
Veterans are a part of our community, and we owe them not just our gratitude, but our action.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today, on Veterans Day, I want to speak directly to the incredible men and women who have served our country: I see you, I honor you, and I am deeply grateful for your service to our country.
Veterans are a part of our community, and we owe them not just our gratitude, but our action.
Veterans are a part of our community, and we owe them not just our gratitude, but our action.
I’ve been clear from the start: I refuse to turn my back on the millions of Americans who are already seeing their health premiums skyrocket.
Health care must be a priority.
That’s why I’m voting NO on the continuing resolution.
Health care must be a priority.
That’s why I’m voting NO on the continuing resolution.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’ve been clear from the start: I refuse to turn my back on the millions of Americans who are already seeing their health premiums skyrocket.
Health care must be a priority.
That’s why I’m voting NO on the continuing resolution.
Health care must be a priority.
That’s why I’m voting NO on the continuing resolution.
Day 40 of the Republican shutdown and instead of lowering health care costs, the Trump administration is stealing food from hungry Americans.
Where does the cruelty end?
Where does the cruelty end?
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
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November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Day 40 of the Republican shutdown and instead of lowering health care costs, the Trump administration is stealing food from hungry Americans.
Where does the cruelty end?
Where does the cruelty end?
Only weeks before Thanksgiving, the Trump administration is quite literally trying to take away food from hungry families.
The cruelty is the point.
The cruelty is the point.
BREAKING: The Trump administration asks a federal appeals court for an emergency pause on a federal judge's order to fully fund SNAP benefits this month.
Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge's order to fully fund SNAP
The administration has said it cannot draw from money set aside for child nutrition programs, known as Section 32 funding, to pay for SNAP during the government shutdown.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Only weeks before Thanksgiving, the Trump administration is quite literally trying to take away food from hungry families.
The cruelty is the point.
The cruelty is the point.
Generations of Americans are better off because of the progressive leadership of my treasured friend Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker Emerita Pelosi is a brilliant strategist and has demonstrated over and over again her astounding ability to successfully navigate the most complex negotiations.
Speaker Emerita Pelosi is a brilliant strategist and has demonstrated over and over again her astounding ability to successfully navigate the most complex negotiations.
Breaking News: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she would retire in 2027, ending a run as one of the most powerful women in U.S. politics. nyti.ms/3XkTV49
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Generations of Americans are better off because of the progressive leadership of my treasured friend Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker Emerita Pelosi is a brilliant strategist and has demonstrated over and over again her astounding ability to successfully navigate the most complex negotiations.
Speaker Emerita Pelosi is a brilliant strategist and has demonstrated over and over again her astounding ability to successfully navigate the most complex negotiations.
Every person, regardless of immigration status, deserves to live with dignity and without fear.
Now, more than ever, we must speak up, stand up, and defend our shared values of compassion, justice, and solidarity.
We are a nation of immigrants. Together, we will not back down.
Now, more than ever, we must speak up, stand up, and defend our shared values of compassion, justice, and solidarity.
We are a nation of immigrants. Together, we will not back down.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Every person, regardless of immigration status, deserves to live with dignity and without fear.
Now, more than ever, we must speak up, stand up, and defend our shared values of compassion, justice, and solidarity.
We are a nation of immigrants. Together, we will not back down.
Now, more than ever, we must speak up, stand up, and defend our shared values of compassion, justice, and solidarity.
We are a nation of immigrants. Together, we will not back down.
Thousands of neighbors came together for an Emergency Food Drive in Evanston this weekend to support families in need.
In times of uncertainty, it is inspiring to see so many people join hands to lift up our community and make sure no one goes hungry.
In times of uncertainty, it is inspiring to see so many people join hands to lift up our community and make sure no one goes hungry.
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Thousands of neighbors came together for an Emergency Food Drive in Evanston this weekend to support families in need.
In times of uncertainty, it is inspiring to see so many people join hands to lift up our community and make sure no one goes hungry.
In times of uncertainty, it is inspiring to see so many people join hands to lift up our community and make sure no one goes hungry.
I’m disgusted and outraged by reports of ICE terrorizing students, families, and community members today in Evanston, Skokie, and across the 9th District. My team and I are monitoring the situation and coordinating with local partners to protect our neighbors.
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’m disgusted and outraged by reports of ICE terrorizing students, families, and community members today in Evanston, Skokie, and across the 9th District. My team and I are monitoring the situation and coordinating with local partners to protect our neighbors.
When the government can’t even let kids trick-or-treat without fear, it’s not about safety, it’s about cruelty. Period.
Noem rejects Pritzker request to pause ICE operations for Halloween
Pritzker's Halloween request, first obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, came four days after ICE agents fired tear gas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood as families and children walked to a Halloween...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
When the government can’t even let kids trick-or-treat without fear, it’s not about safety, it’s about cruelty. Period.