Rep. Jan Schakowsky
@schakowsky.house.gov
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!
Happy New Year! 🎉🎊🎆
As we enter 2026, I’m grateful for the strength of our community and hopeful for what we can achieve together.
I’ll never stop fighting for families and a more just future.
As we enter 2026, I’m grateful for the strength of our community and hopeful for what we can achieve together.
I’ll never stop fighting for families and a more just future.
January 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Happy New Year! 🎉🎊🎆
As we enter 2026, I’m grateful for the strength of our community and hopeful for what we can achieve together.
I’ll never stop fighting for families and a more just future.
As we enter 2026, I’m grateful for the strength of our community and hopeful for what we can achieve together.
I’ll never stop fighting for families and a more just future.
Merry Christmas to everyone in the 9th District and beyond!
May this season bring happiness, peace, and hope to you and your loved ones. 🎄⭐️🎅
May this season bring happiness, peace, and hope to you and your loved ones. 🎄⭐️🎅
December 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Merry Christmas to everyone in the 9th District and beyond!
May this season bring happiness, peace, and hope to you and your loved ones. 🎄⭐️🎅
May this season bring happiness, peace, and hope to you and your loved ones. 🎄⭐️🎅
The Constitution isn’t a prop for political theater.
BREAKING: Huge loss for Trump administration at Supreme Court, which rules that the Trump administration had lacked authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to execute laws in Illinois. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Constitution isn’t a prop for political theater.
I’m ending Hanukkah feeling grateful and hopeful.
Gathering this weekend at my son’s Hanukkah party was a beautiful reminder that community and love can carry us through even the hardest moments.
May that light guide us forward.
Gathering this weekend at my son’s Hanukkah party was a beautiful reminder that community and love can carry us through even the hardest moments.
May that light guide us forward.
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I’m ending Hanukkah feeling grateful and hopeful.
Gathering this weekend at my son’s Hanukkah party was a beautiful reminder that community and love can carry us through even the hardest moments.
May that light guide us forward.
Gathering this weekend at my son’s Hanukkah party was a beautiful reminder that community and love can carry us through even the hardest moments.
May that light guide us forward.
Let’s be clear, today’s deadline was not a suggestion.
The Epstein files must be released immediately.
Not tomorrow, not a month from now, not when Trump and his cronies think it’s time.
The Epstein files must be released immediately.
Not tomorrow, not a month from now, not when Trump and his cronies think it’s time.
DOJ won’t meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files
DOJ won’t meet Friday deadline to release all the Epstein files
The delay means the White House is in apparent conflict with a law President Donald Trump signed in November.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Let’s be clear, today’s deadline was not a suggestion.
The Epstein files must be released immediately.
Not tomorrow, not a month from now, not when Trump and his cronies think it’s time.
The Epstein files must be released immediately.
Not tomorrow, not a month from now, not when Trump and his cronies think it’s time.
Yet again, we are seeing reports of U.S. Border Control agents terrorizing community members in the 9th District. I’m disgusted and outraged.
My team and I are monitoring developments closely and working with local partners to protect our neighbors.
My team and I are monitoring developments closely and working with local partners to protect our neighbors.
U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino led a caravan of SUVs through Chicago and into the suburbs Wednesday morning, making at least one arrest in Evanston after a surprise return to the city a day earlier.
Bovino's Border Patrol caravan hits Chicago area for second day, making arrest in Evanston
chicago.suntimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yet again, we are seeing reports of U.S. Border Control agents terrorizing community members in the 9th District. I’m disgusted and outraged.
My team and I are monitoring developments closely and working with local partners to protect our neighbors.
My team and I are monitoring developments closely and working with local partners to protect our neighbors.
There’s a reason attempts to block state AI protections keep failing in Congress: they’re unpopular, undemocratic, and dangerous.
Now the same Big Tech billionaires who stood behind Donald Trump at his inauguration are abusing executive power to get their way.
Now the same Big Tech billionaires who stood behind Donald Trump at his inauguration are abusing executive power to get their way.
President Trump signed an executive order that aims to neuter state laws that limit the A.I. industry, granting broad authority to the attorney general to sue states that do not support the "United States’ global A.I. dominance." nyti.ms/44oIXPn
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
There’s a reason attempts to block state AI protections keep failing in Congress: they’re unpopular, undemocratic, and dangerous.
Now the same Big Tech billionaires who stood behind Donald Trump at his inauguration are abusing executive power to get their way.
Now the same Big Tech billionaires who stood behind Donald Trump at his inauguration are abusing executive power to get their way.
I recently spoke with three mothers who lost a child due to Big Tech’s negligence. For over a decade, they’ve demanded action, and Congress hasn’t delivered.
Congress should not stop states from protecting children.
Families have already paid the ultimate price. Congress must not fail them again.
Congress should not stop states from protecting children.
Families have already paid the ultimate price. Congress must not fail them again.
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I recently spoke with three mothers who lost a child due to Big Tech’s negligence. For over a decade, they’ve demanded action, and Congress hasn’t delivered.
Congress should not stop states from protecting children.
Families have already paid the ultimate price. Congress must not fail them again.
Congress should not stop states from protecting children.
Families have already paid the ultimate price. Congress must not fail them again.
Everyone, regardless of their immigration status, deserves to live with dignity and without fear.
I'm proud of my community and @govpritzker.illinois.gov for speaking up, standing up, and defending our core American values of equality, justice, and the rule of law.
I'm proud of my community and @govpritzker.illinois.gov for speaking up, standing up, and defending our core American values of equality, justice, and the rule of law.
Today, I've signed into law legislation that expands legal protections for the people of Illinois.
Dropping your kid off at day care, going to the doctor, or attending classes should not be a life-altering task.
We will counter the Trump Administration's depravity.
Dropping your kid off at day care, going to the doctor, or attending classes should not be a life-altering task.
We will counter the Trump Administration's depravity.
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Everyone, regardless of their immigration status, deserves to live with dignity and without fear.
I'm proud of my community and @govpritzker.illinois.gov for speaking up, standing up, and defending our core American values of equality, justice, and the rule of law.
I'm proud of my community and @govpritzker.illinois.gov for speaking up, standing up, and defending our core American values of equality, justice, and the rule of law.
Let’s be clear — removing minimum staffing standards rewards the nursing home industry and threatens residents’ lives.
We must hold these greedy actors accountable and restore strong staffing standards that put patients first.
Our loved ones deserve access to quality long-term care.
We must hold these greedy actors accountable and restore strong staffing standards that put patients first.
Our loved ones deserve access to quality long-term care.
HHS Officially Rescinds Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule
Nursing home providers praised the move, while one patient group called it 'very disappointing'
www.medpagetoday.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Let’s be clear — removing minimum staffing standards rewards the nursing home industry and threatens residents’ lives.
We must hold these greedy actors accountable and restore strong staffing standards that put patients first.
Our loved ones deserve access to quality long-term care.
We must hold these greedy actors accountable and restore strong staffing standards that put patients first.
Our loved ones deserve access to quality long-term care.
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.
bit.ly
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...
schakowsky.house.gov
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.
www.consumeraffairs.com/news/fda-dro...
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
www.consumeraffairs.com
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
www.nytimes.com
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.
on.wsj.com
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 ...
www.cnn.com
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.
bit.ly
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.