Women's Issues
By protecting women, we protect families. As a former co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, I have long fought to protect the rights of women, including full and equal economic opportunity through equitable pay and employment opportunities. In 6 in 10 families, a mother is the primary or co-breadwinner. The persistent gaps in wages and opportunities for women have limited the resources available for families to purchase homes, save for college, and save for retirements. I am dedicated to working to prevent violence against women and establish transitional housing for women and children who are victims of abuse. As a leading member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, I have also fought for reproductive freedom.
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I joined my colleagues in the Democratic Women's Caucus this week on the House Floor to discuss the vital importance of Care Economy provisions in the Build Back Better Act. We are going to boost home and community based care services, because the Care Infrastructure is vital to all Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chairwoman of Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Safer Beauty Bill Package in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Schakowsky announced the package along with her colleagues Reps. Doris Matsui, Lizzie Fletcher and Lisa Blunt Rochester earlier this year.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, voted to protect women's reproductive rights with H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act. As the United States faces a surreal attack on Roe V. Wade and the bodily autonomy of women on a national level, this legislation will directly combat recent passage of state legislation seeking to effectively outlaw abortion.
This week I discuss several topics, including the debt ceiling, the Build Back Better Act, Haitian refugees, Afghan refugee children, and so much more. #womenshealth#buildbackbetter
Texas's abortion ban has ended almost ALL abortion care in the state. We need a federal law that protects abortion access against unconstitutional bans. That's what the Women's Health Protection Act does. I voted for #WHPA because WOMEN ARE NOT GOING BACK. Passing the Women's Health Protection Act is a critical step toward creating a world where every person—no matter who they are or where they're from—is free to make the best health care decisions for themselves, their families, & their lives.
Today I testified before the Rules Committee in support of the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA). WHPA will codify a woman's right to decide to have an abortion, as protected by the Roe v Wade case decided by the Supreme Court 50 years ago. #WHPA#ActforAbortionAccess#WomensHealth#BansOffOurBodies
Republicans attempted to sneak in the Hyde Amendment language into the Build Back Better Act. We voted that effort down because we must protect the right of women to make their own health care decisions. #WomensHealth#ReproductiveHealth#BuildBackBetter
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus' Providers and Clinics Task Force, issued a statement following the news of Texas' shameful "Heartbeat" abortion ban and the Supreme Court's refusal to stop it from going into effect:
Here's my weekly video with updates for my constituents. Updates on the infrastructure bill, the HELMS & HYDE Amendments, updates on Coronavirus, and other updates. #BeBoldEndHyde#COVID19
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chairwoman of Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the Safer Beauty Bill Package. The bill package will include four separate bills that offer a bold and progressive update to an increasingly outdated set of federal cosmetics laws.