The Moving Forward Act marks a transformational investment in America's infrastructure that will create millions of jobs and take bold action on the climate crisis. In case anybody forgot, 2020 began with one of the worst wildfires in the…
Janice Schakowsky
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Janice D. Schakowsky is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for various progressive issues, including healthcare reform, women's rights, and consumer protection. Schakowsky has played a significant role in shaping policies related to social justice and economic equality throughout her tenure in Congress.
Do you believe that expanding Medicare's statutory definition of physician to include psychologist would enhance the availability of help?
I thank the chairman for yielding to me. I would think that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, the Republicans, would get tired of trying to take healthcare away from Americans, particularly right now. The Patient Protection and…
I first introduced the Medicare Mental Health Access Act in the 111th Congress.
Requiring psychologists to have to go through a psychiatrist to get to provide services is just unconscionable.
I think I can speak for everyone on this committee when I say that we do not support harmful or racist rhetoric or disinformation online.
I hope that Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Thiel will soon make it before Congress, make themselves available so that we can ask questions about what role they play.
The harms associated with misinformation and disinformation continue to fall disproportionately on communities of color, who already suffer worse outcomes from COVID-19.





