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Schakowsky, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Ensure Corporations Finally Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes
April 10, 2024
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Press Release
WASHINGTON - As millions of Americans prepare to file their taxes ahead of the federal deadline on April 15, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today introduced legislation to ensure that large corporations are finally required to pay their fair share. The Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act would stop corporations from sheltering profits in tax havens like the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg, eliminate tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, and close loopholes in the tax code that allow corporations to get away with paying little to nothing in taxes.
Issues:Economy, Jobs & TaxesFair Taxation
Schakowsky Statement on American Privacy Rights Discussion Draft
April 8, 2024
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the House Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, released the following statement on the bipartisan, bicameral American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft:
Issues:Consumer ProtectionPrivacyOnline Protection
Schakowsky, Pocan, McGovern, Urge Biden, Blinken to Withhold Weapons Transfers After Humanitarian Aid Workers Killed
April 5, 2024
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Jim McGovern (MA-02) and 37 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken asking them to withhold pending offensive weapons transfers to Israel after seven humanitarian aid workers from World Central Kitchen, including one American, were killed in an Israeli airstrike, and to place conditions on future weapons assistance.
Issues:Foreign Policy/National SecurityIsraelHuman Rights

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Jan's Plans & Pans - April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024
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For my entire career, I have worked to advance reproductive freedom. I will always remember the horrifying story of my friend’s back-alley abortion pre-Roe v. Wade. Roe was not the beginning of women having abortions, it was the end of women dying from abortions.

Issues:Women's IssuesWomen's HealthConsumer ProtectionPrivacyEconomy, Jobs & TaxesFair TaxationHealth
Jan's Plans & Pans - April 10, 2024
April 10, 2024
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Gun violence is one of the most serious public health threats we face. In fact, gun violence recently surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for American children. Future generations are counting on us to stop this horrific epidemic.

Issues:Gun Violence PreventionImmigrationCivil and Human RightsFederal BudgetEducationForeign Policy/National SecurityIsrael
Jan's Plans & Pans - April 3, 2024
April 3, 2024
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I started out the week with Senator Dick Durbin and Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaking to University of Illinois Chicago law students about my legislation to stop illegal robocalls. Some constituents I have spoken with said they receive half a dozen or more calls per hour. These intrusive calls must end.

Issues:Women's IssuesConsumer ProtectionOnline ProtectionFinancial ProtectionsEconomy, Jobs & TaxesForeign Policy/National Security