Janice Schakowsky
The Public Record
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.
As the Consumer Protection Subcommittee, we are committed to ensuring the safety of the American people.
We have not really addressed the number one cause of death on America's roadways--drunk driving.
So is this, again, the problem of the dual agencies and conflicting or at least misunderstood jurisdiction?
Are the workers required to know about this as well or is it just the person that is in charge implementing the rule?
The Lautenberg Act blocked EPA from finding a chemical safe if it poses an unreasonable risk for a vulnerable subpopulation such as workers.
Ensuring that new chemicals are safe is essential to addressing regrettable replacements where one toxic chemical is being phased out just to replace it by another analogous and equally toxic chemical.
it seems to me that if EPA is relying on personal protective equipment to address the risk to workers, it should impose requirements for the use of such equipment.
Oversight of the Lautenberg Act is long overdue. I am very concerned about--that implementation of the act has veered from congressional intent, putting vulnerable populations at work.
In the 114th Congress I first introduced the FAIR Drug Pricing Act, which would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to notify HHS...
Oh, yes, those terrible entitlements that are so precious to millions and millions, the majority of American families.





