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CHICAGO, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the passing of Holocaust survivor, writer and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel:
“I join with many around the world in mourning the loss of Elie Wiesel, a man who emerged from the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust to become a champion of freedom from hatred and bigotry.
Panel to Have Wasted Over a Million Taxpayer Dollars by End of Year
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Republicans’ irregular and secretive funding process, through which the Majority is now seeking nearly half-a-million additional taxpayer dollars for the Select Investigative Panel without any public scrutiny or debate:
A rally called “National Day of Action on Gun Violence Prevention” was hosted today by Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Robin Kelly, Bill Foster, Danny Davis, Mike Quigley and Steny Hoyer. Similar rallies were held across the country today to continue conveying the urgency for gun reform initiated on the House floor last week.
The Congressional members veered their cause for common sense gun legislation from the House Chamber to the home front by holding the rally in Chicago’s Federal Plaza.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after Republican Members of the Select Committee on Benghazi released a report that contained no new evidence of wrongdoing:
In February, a 22-month old from Apple Valley, Minnesota was killed by a falling Malm dresser; his family was unaware of the danger the Malm dresser posed, including two previous deaths from Malm dresser tip-overs
Today, after urging from the lawmakers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and IKEA announced a recall of Malm dressers, stopping the sale of Malm dressers until safety improvements are made, and offering a refund for consumers who have purchased Malm dressers
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CHICAGO- Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a woman’s right to choose:
“Today’s decision is an important victory for women, and I am relieved that one of the most harmful attacks on women’s health has been overturned. The decision today affirms what many of us already knew, that the restrictive anti-abortion law in Texas was unconstitutional and dangerous to women’s health.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) has introduced the Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to restrict unauthorized third-party fees sneaked onto consumers’ wireless and landline phone bills:
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on the President’s immigration actions: