Press Releases
“For over 100 years, International Women's Day has been a time to stand up for women's rights, to acknowledge past accomplishments, and to confront the challenges ahead for American women and our sisters around the globe.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the anti-Semitic bomb threat made against the Chicago Jewish Day School in her district:
Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement after House Republicans at the last moment released a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and announced plans to vote on it on Wednesday:
“No wonder House Republicans hatched this bill in secret and kept it hidden for so long” said Rep. Schakowsky. “What they’ve managed to come up with is a dangerous plot that threatens the quality, affordability, and accessibility of healthcare for Americans.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s revised Muslim ban signed this morning:
This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky was named a Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. The Task Force, chaired by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), was formed to advance legislative priorities that ensure that our government is controlled by the people, not wealthy and well-connected interests. It will also focus on confronting the Trump Administration’s many conflicts of interest and ethical lapses.
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
March 3rd, 2017
Contact: Jeronimo Anaya-Ortiz - 202-225-2111
Chicago, IL – On Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:00 pm in the Niles West High School Auditorium, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky will hold a town hall meeting to hear from her constituents. The doors for this event will open at 5:30, and it will be open to the press.
WHO: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
WHAT: Town hall meeting to hear from her constituents.
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
March 3rd, 2017
Contact: Jeronimo Anaya-Ortiz - 202-225-2111
Chicago, IL – On Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:00 pm in the Niles West High School Auditorium, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky will hold a town hall meeting to hear from her constituents. The doors for this event will open at 5:30, and it will be open to the press.
WHO: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
WHAT: Town hall meeting to hear from her constituents.
Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement calling for the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions after it came to light that he had lied to the Senate Judiciary Committee while under oath:
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky will host Suzanne Sahloul, founder and Executive Director of the Syrian Community Network, as her guest for President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, February 28th. Through her organization, Suzanne has supported countless Syrian refugees resettling in the United States.
“It’s no secret that President Trump and his Administration hate the fact-based media. They have bizarrely labeled the press as ‘the opposition party’ and openly criticized reporters for fairly reporting on the Administration’s many blunders, missteps, and abuses of power in its first few weeks.