Press Releases
“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.”
"The hatred, bigotry, and violence displayed by white supremacists in Charlottesville today is shocking and unacceptable.
"In difficult times, our country needs a leader who brings us together. Passing blame and failing to denounce white supremacy outright is abhorrent -- especially coming from a President who uses social media to criticize, badmouth, and insult anything that doesn't please him.
"As we wait for more details to come regarding the peaceful protesters attacked by a vehicle, my thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones. I am praying for peace."
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to William J. Cadigan, Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Elections, calling for Illinois to withdraw from the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck System. The letter raises concerns that the Crosscheck System may be used to improperly purge voters from the rolls and could put Illinoisans’ personal information at risk.
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:
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. After introducing the bill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement:
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. After introducing the bill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement:
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:
“The President’s latest policy proposal is a senseless, nationalist attack on immigrants. It fits perfectly with the Trump brand.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement after the family of slain human and environmental rights activist Berta Caceres reported being harassed and violently threatened:
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after the Senate’s disastrous “Skinny Repeal” bill to undo the progress of the Affordable Care Act was voted down: