Women's Issues
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, slammed the Trump Administration's decision yesterday to file a brief with the Supreme Court asking the justices to strike down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Congresswoman Schakowsky Statement on Equal Pay Day
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, issued the following statement recognizing Equal Pay Day, April 2, which marks the day on which the average woman makes the same amount her male counterpart did doing the same job did in 2018:
Congresswoman Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Violence Against Women Act
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on passage of H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019:
Congresswoman Schakowsky Votes For, House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act
WASHINGTON,DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, issued the following statement on passage of H.R. 7, The Paycheck Fairness Act, which strengthens and closes loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act and provides effective remedies for women who are not being paid equal pay for equal work:
Congresswoman Schakowsky got the crowd fired up in front of the Supreme Court as many groups came together to rally against the dangerous bans on women's choice making their way through state legislatures.
I spoke on the House floor in favor of H. J. Res. 79, the allow the Equal Rights Amendment to take effect.
I spoke with FOX 32 Chicago about my recent arrest at a protest outside the Supreme Court. We must do all we can to ensure that Americans' fundamental human rights are protected under the law.
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Task Force on Aging & Families, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), joined a virtual roundtable with Caring Across Generations and a coalition of Illinois care advocates. The lawmakers underscored the urgent need for federal support for the array of care programs and caregivers that provide invaluable support to families across Illinois.