“While trade agreements are negotiated in secrecy, behind-closed doors, we have learned enough from leaks to know that the result of passing TPA to 'fast track' these trade agreements would affect everything from food safety to environmental protection to consumer financial protections.”

American politician, since 1999

Janice Schakowsky is an American politician and Democratic Party member, serving in Congress since 1999. She represents Illinois’s 9th congressional district and previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 1998. Schakowsky has built her career in public office at the state and federal level, with more than three decades in elected politics. Her public record is tied to legislative work in Illinois and in the U.S. House of Representatives.