Janice Schakowsky

The American people deserve a 21st-century consumer protection agency that meets 21st-century threats.

The era of self-regulation is over. Self-regulation has threatened our democracy and now threatens our health and our very lives.

A few of the bills that are being considered today will also--will allow the FTC to more efficiently--scams that target vulnerable groups.

This legislation will hold technology platforms accountable for failure to live up to the promises that they made.

It is time to recommit to restoring the culture and the--of the FTC to put consumers first.

It does feel like we are--we have a lot of catching up to do.

Methane emissions are accelerating climate change and harming our communities, and we are moving in the wrong direction. After the Trump administration repealed limitations on emissions of methane, we saw the largest yearly increase of…

I urge all Members to just say--this is something that is basic right now, we all believe that contraception should be available. And, you know, it can end up actually being quite expensive. And why? I don't understand. So I think this…

In the 2022 budget proposal by the President, HHS requests a $2 billion increase to prepare for future influxes of children.

The American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan reject policies that disproportionately favor the big corporations.

The American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan rejected policies that disproportionately favored big corporations and executives.

The COVID-19 crisis laid bare our uneven manufacturing polices over the last 40 years.

At the heart of these failures were the two worst public policy decisions, at least in my opinion, of the last 30 years: NAFTA 1.0 and Chinese ascendance into the World Trade Organization.

Thank you so much. And trusted messengers, I think, are so important.

It is so great to celebrate with you today.

Illinois has about 25 percent of all of the lead pipes, lead service lines, in the country.

The EPA estimates that there are roughly 6.3 to 9.3 million lead service lines remaining in the United States.

We have got to get on it, and in my State, especially.

Chicago lags far behind other cities and is ground zero for the problem, talking about lead.

I want to thank Chairman Thompson for his leadership. While the events of January 6 were devastating and will stain our country's history forever, I have no doubt that democracy will prevail. This Nation has fought back against hatred…

But access to the courtroom is important, and even a cursory review of the history of consumer and worker protection in this country will show that.

Thank you so much, Chairwoman Schakowsky, and thanks to you and Ranking Member Bilirakis for convening today's hearing on this important topic.

I am sure we will hear about our need to compete with China, but we mustn't do so at the expense of the safety of Americans or the American workforce.

The Federal Government needs to create standards to ensure the safe deployment of technologies available now and in the future.

Given the increase in deaths, a deregulatory approach is unwarranted.