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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.

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Feb 15, 2022

I say it is cynical because, you know, I was on the Simpson-Bowles Commission.

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Jan 19, 2022

Children's Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery (H.Con.Res.31), sponsored by Representative Schakowsky, supporting the Juliana youth plaintiffs.

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Dec 8, 2021

I heard crazy things said about the vaccines, when the only crazy thing about it is not taking them to stop this deadly virus.

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Dec 8, 2021

That is why the Algorithmic Justice and Online Transparency Act that would protect consumers from harmful and discriminatory AI systems are really long overdue.

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Dec 8, 2021

The protections, Congresswoman Schakowsky, in your FTC Whistleblower Act are so crucial.

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Dec 8, 2021

Section 230 must be changed to force the companies to play by the same rules that every other media company operates by today.

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Dec 8, 2021

Increased transparency, I think, would go a long way to making it a safer place.

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Dec 8, 2021

That is why I introduced the FTC Whistleblower Act and--along with Lori Trahan, my colleague.

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Dec 8, 2021

The time for self-regulation is over.

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Dec 8, 2021

For too long, Big Tech has acted without any real accountability.

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Dec 8, 2021

Bottom line, the Internet is not living up to its promises.

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Dec 8, 2021

Last week I introduced the FTC Whistleblower Act with my colleague, Representative Trahan.

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Dec 1, 2021

We have lived through this, the war on drugs. Obviously we want to protect the public.

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Dec 1, 2021

We want to make sure that there is really vigorous oversight, investigation, and that it be timely.

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Oct 26, 2021

I hope that this decision will be made soon, because I think there is so much evidence now already that phthalates are a problem.

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Oct 26, 2021

I would like to see--as much as possible, get rid of dangerous animal testing.

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Oct 26, 2021

I also wanted to talk about testing on animals. And I have a bill, the Safety--Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products. And the bill that I had would ban all--almost all--animal testing.

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Oct 26, 2021

I guess what I am really confused about is, if we have already made a determination that phthalates are a problem, why is it that the EPA is still considering risk evaluation on them?

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Oct 26, 2021

Thank you so much. So I want to talk about phthalates.

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Oct 25, 2021

The importance of caring for America's seniors is, you know, right at the top of my list.

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Oct 14, 2021

Unfortunately, under the leadership of Postmaster DeJoy, what we have seen is a beloved agency that has become mired in corruption and mismanagement.

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Oct 13, 2021

We don't want to be in a position of having to compete with that or have our workers compete with that.

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Oct 13, 2021

Consumers deserve to shop with confidence and get what they pay for.

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Oct 13, 2021

We cannot allow dangerous or stolen products sold online marketplaces like Amazon to line criminals' pockets.

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Oct 13, 2021

It is clear that we have significant supply chain vulnerabilities.

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