Press Releases
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:
Washington, D.C. –Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Kristi Noem (R-SD) alongside House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) introduced H.R.2484, the Women, Peace, and Security Act. This bipartisan legislation would require the U.S. to develop a comprehensive strategy to increase and strengthen women’s participation in peace negotiations and conflict prevention globally.
“Every day the need to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the ties between the Trump Administration and the Russian government’s assault on our democracy becomes more urgent. From yesterday’s revelation that the President mishandled highly classified intelligence from our ally Israel to today’s reports of his shameless abuse of power, the need for further investigation is now undeniable. My Republican colleagues can no longer dismiss the irresponsible and unethical behavior of President Trump.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ (CPC) Health Care Task Force, led 35 of her progressive colleagues on a letter to President Donald Trump proposing an opportunity to work together to reduce the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a commission to review ‘voter integrity’ in American elections:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced the following winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition:
- 1st place:Sidney Faánunu, Niles North High School
o Artwork Title: “Ahhotep I”
o Medium: Acrylic Paint
- 2nd Place: Momoko Hasselbring, Evanston Township High School
o Artwork Title: “Octopus”
“Earlier in the week we heard former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates tell the United States Senate, under oath, that the Trump Administration actively and willfully ignored her warnings about their own National Security Advisor being vulnerable to blackmail by the Russian government. Yesterday, the man tasked with investigating the connections between the Trump Administration and the Russian government was unceremoniously fired. With U.S.
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Senator Sherrod Brown released the following statements after reintroducing the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act: