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August 26, 2017 Press Release

CHICAGO – Today, on the ninety-seventh anniversary of the 19th amendment, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement commemorating Women’s Equality Day:

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August 26, 2017 Press Release

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s pardon of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio:

 

August 18, 2017 Press Release

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, joined Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and 75 other Members of Congress on a resolution to censure President Donald Trump.

August 15, 2017 Press Release

“Watching President Trump’s racist, rambling press conference today was surreal and stunning. The President laid bare for all the world to see the ideas and worldview that have earned him praise and admiration from the likes of David Duke and the deepest, darkest corners of the neo-Nazi community. We saw the real, unscripted Donald Trump and it was horrifying.”

August 12, 2017 Press Release

"The hatred, bigotry, and violence displayed by white supremacists in Charlottesville today is shocking and unacceptable.

August 7, 2017 Press Release

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement after the City of Chicago filed a federal lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s efforts to deny federal crime prevention grants to welcoming cities:

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August 3, 2017 Press Release

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, introduced H.R. 3450 the Health Insurance Rate Review Act, which would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to block or modify unreasonable health insurance premium increases in states where insurance regulators lack the authority to do so. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

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August 3, 2017 Press Release

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, introduced H.R. 3450 the Health Insurance Rate Review Act, which would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to block or modify unreasonable health insurance premium increases in states where insurance regulators lack the authority to do so. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

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August 3, 2017 Press Release

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its support for anti-immigrant legislation that targets legal immigrants to our country:

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