Press Releases

March 3, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to EPA’s announcement that it has finalized its Tier 3 Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Program.

February 25, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C.Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after attending President Barack Obama’s announcement of a $320 Million Investment in Digital Lab, creating high-tech manufacturing jobs in Illinois.

February 20, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C.– This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky joined 117 of her colleagues in asking that President Barack Obama reject the chained CPI in his budget recommendations.  Last year, Schakowsky organized a letter – signed by more than half of the Democratic Caucus – expressing opposition to the chained CPI.

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February 18, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to today’s Congressional Budget Office report regarding the potential impact of the minimum wage increase on poverty and family income

“As a cosponsor of H.R. 1010, the Fair Minimum Wage Act, I believe we must do everything possible to get it passed as soon as possible.

February 12, 2014 Press Release

Today is the 40th anniversary of a work written by Chicago’s renowned author, television star, and radio host Studs Terkel.  

February 11, 2014 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) --  Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement about the Department of Justice’s new policy toward same-sex couples. 

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February 6, 2014 Press Release
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January 31, 2014 Press Release

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the State Department’s Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement:

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