We must ensure that everyone has affordable access to the health care they need, including prescription drugs, mental health services and the full range of reproductive health services.
Ensure affordable access to prescription drugs, mental health services, and the full range of reproductive health services.
Occurrences
Evidence
The page says she is committed to ensuring that everyone has affordable access to the health care they need, including prescription drugs, mental health services and the full range of reproductive health services.
Congress lists Rep. Schakowsky as sponsor and shows the bill was introduced on May 1, 2025 and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The press release says she introduced the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act to ensure patients can access prescription drugs at fair prices and says more must be done to ensure all Americans have access to affordable medications.
Congress shows the bill was introduced in the House on June 30, 2025 and that Ms. Schakowsky was among the members listed in the introduction/cosponsorship line for a bill to increase the number of mental health services providers in schools.
The release says Schakowsky introduced the FACES Act of 2024 to study barriers to enforcement of existing protections for access to reproductive health clinics, and says access to comprehensive reproductive health care is a human right.
The release says Schakowsky led 31 House Democrats in a letter demanding HHS uphold protections for private health information related to reproductive care after a court decision vacated most of the HIPAA privacy rule protections for reproductive health care privacy.
Assessments
The evidence shows Schakowsky made concrete legislative and advocacy efforts on all three parts of the promise: prescription drug affordability, mental health services, and reproductive health services. However, the cited bills were introduced or referred rather than enacted, and the advocacy letters or issue-page commitments do not establish that affordable access to the promised services was actually ensured. Because there were serious attempts but no completed delivery of the promised outcome, the appropriate outcome is never with an effort badge.