Press Releases
Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement calling for President Donald Trump to publicly denounce and fire National Security Advisor Michael Flynn:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after being selected to join the House Budget Committee. She is also a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where she serves as Ranking Member of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, as well as a member of the Health and Oversight & Investigations Subcommittees.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted unanimously against reinstating President Trump’s unconstitutional Muslim Ban:
Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after Betsy DeVos was confirmed in a vote by the US Senate that required an unprecedented tie-breaking vote from Vice President Mike Pence:
“Today, Vice President Pence and a majority of Republican Senators put a sworn enemy of public education in charge of our public education. Betsy DeVos is unfit and unqualified for the role of Secretary of Education. She has no relevant experience, and her inability to respond to basic questions during her confirmation hearing demonstrated that she has no relevant knowledge either.
Chicago- Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to a violent act of anti-Semitic vandalism perpetrated on the Chicago Loop Synagogue this weekend:
“The attack on the Chicago Loop Synagogue is a hate crime. It comes as part of an uptick in violence not only against Jews, but against all religious and ethnic minorities in our country. Along with the rest of the Jewish community in Chicago, I am anguished and angered to see this happen so close to home. I hope and expect that the perpetrator of this vandalism will be promptly brought to justice.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after a Republican-appointed judge ordered a national halt to the President’s Muslim ban.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court of the United States.
“Tonight, President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to a stolen Supreme Court seat. Senate Republicans demonstrated an unprecedented disdain for President Obama and our Constitution by denying Judge Merrick Garland even a hearing. Now, they are seeking to move a controversial nominee with extreme views that would erode the rights of Americans.
“President Trump has shunned the advice and expertise of our nation’s top military and intelligence personnel in favor of the unqualified and dangerous opinions of a man who supports racism, nativism, misogyny, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and fringe conspiracy theories.
WASHINGTON DC- Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after joining over 100 Democratic Members of Congress in introducing the Statue of Liberty Values Act (SOLVE Act):
Last weekend, I was proud to stand with millions of women who marched around the country and around the world to say loud and clear that enough is enough – it’s time for women to get the respect and rights they deserve.
The Republican response was simple and devastating; they have decided to double down on their anti-women agenda.
Let’s review what they’ve done in just the first week of the Trump Presidency: