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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House passed two amendments offered by Representative Schakowsky to be included in H.R.6395, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.
"I am pleased that the House voted to include two of my amendments in the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that will increase oversight of the Department of Defense (DOD) and its contractors.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and a member of the House Budget Committee, made the following statement after the Government Accountability Office issued their legal opinion on the actions surrounding the withholding of foreign aid to Ukraine:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two critical funding bills to keeping our government open and vital services operating. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, voted NO on H.R. 1158 and voted YES on H.R. 1865. Schakowsky issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on the deal to avoid another government shutdown:
“While I am pleased that a shutdown was averted, it is a hard pill to swallow,” Schakowsky said. “I am especially disturbed by the failure to include stronger oversight mechanisms in the Homeland Security bill to prevent ICE overreach, significantly decrease the number of detention beds, and block the Administration from moving money around for purposes not authorized by Congress.
First, the GOP passed a #GOPTaxScam that blows a $2 trillion hole in the budget to benefit only the wealthy.
Today on the House floor, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky called for an end to the Trump Shutdown, explaining that the priorities at the heart of this debate had bipartisan support, as well as the support of the American people.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky's remarks opposing the GOP's FY2018 Budget Resolution, which was passed by the House today.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, spoke out against the Republican Budget during debate on the House floor. Congresswoman Schakowsky opposed attacks on Medicare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), among others – all so Republicans can provide enormous tax cuts to millionaires, billionaires, and America’s wealthiest corporations. A video of her remarks is included below.