Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2012) -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to passage of the Republican budget reconciliation bill, HR 5652 — Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012:
Washington, DC (April 30, 2012) - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement to recognize the students at McCracken Middle School in Skokie, Illinois who created the organization Aiding Children Together (ACT) to fight for children's rights across the globe :
Washington, D.C. (April 26, 2012) —The Kaiser Family Foundation reported today that 15.8 million people will share an estimated $1.34 billion in rebates for their 2011 plan year under the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision, or the 80/20 rule, included in the Affordable Care Act.
Chicago, IL (April 20, 2012) -Today U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) joined students from St. Margaret Mary School in Rogers Park for a celebratory release of classroom-raised rainbow trout in Rogers Park in observance of Earth Day. The students raised the fish from eggs through a program with Trout Unlimited.