Press Releases
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky visited the Armond King High Rise for seniors and the disabled in Skokie and toured the Advocate Children’s Hospital Ronald McDonald Care Mobile – two fantastic programs whose funding is directly threatened by President Trump’s proposed budget and the Republican plot to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. After her visits, Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement:
Throughout our nation’s history, brave men and women have answered the call of duty and fought to protect our nation and its ideals. On Memorial Day, we come together to honor and remember the servicemembers who gave their lives in defense of this country.
We recognize the courageous men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. We grieve with the families who have lost loved ones. And we remain committed to meeting the needs of all those who answer the call to serve the United States in our armed forces.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of how the updated Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would affect the American people weeks after Congressional Republicans voted on the bill.
“Today’s CBO report confirmed that after trying to bring Trumpcare back from the dead, Republicans produced a zombie bill that remains a disaster for the American people.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and 195 House Democrats sent a letter urging President Trump to not betray the American people by holding back the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments. Rep Schakowsky released the following statement after sending the letter:
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Donald Trump unveiled his full budget proposal earlier today.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement ahead of President Trump’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 (FY18), which is expected to come out tomorrow:
“Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump promised voters time and time again that he would not cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Just one year ago, President Trump tweeted ‘I was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid.’
Congresswoman Schakowsky released the following statement after reports indicated the Trump administration's intent to end cost-sharing subsidy payments that could lead to drastic premium increases for consumers across the country:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Trump Administration officially notified Congress that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
“NAFTA has failed American workers and been a disaster for our environment. NAFTA has busted unions and created a race to the bottom in many industries – depressing wages here at home as corporations threatened to cross the border unless workers agreed to wage and benefit cuts.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced the appointment of former FBI director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to lead the investigation into Russian meddling in our election and the possible collusion of President Trump and his associates: