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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, along with U.S. Representatives Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08), reintroduced the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Section 13(b) consumer protection authority and ensure the agency can return money to consumers harmed by fraud, scams, and other illegal activities.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced bicameral legislation to reduce housing accessibility barriers and improve mobility for people with disabilities. The Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act would require all newly constructed single-family homes, townhouses and multi-level dwelling units built with federal funding include at least one accessible (or “zero step”) entrance into the home, doorways wide enough for a wheelchair on the main level and one wheelchair accessible bathroom, as well as light switches and thermostats at reachable heights from a wheelchair.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and opened a new investigation into whether Big Tech companies are lobbying to avoid new AI rules using the U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). In a new letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, the lawmakers raised concerns that Big Tech trade associations may be trying to use the USMCA to prevent the U.S., Mexico, and Canada from developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) standards and holding them accountable for hurting consumers.
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