Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Anniversary of September 11th:

"Today, the 13th anniversary of the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001, is a day of reflection and remembrance of the thousands who lost their lives. Even now, thirteen years later, we grieve with the families who lost their loved ones, we continue to honor the first responders and others who risked (and in many cases, sacrificed) their lives to assist others. We also recognize the continued effort of our brave men and women in uniform fighting for our security and safety here at home and around the world.

Also announce more than $10 million in DOT grants for noise mitigation measures

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s response to their request for a new environmental impact study (EIS) of the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP):

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Barack Obama’s address Wednesday night regarding the United States response to the threat posed by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS):

“President Obama demonstrated clear leadership last night when he laid out a strong framework for eliminating the threat ISIS poses to security and stability throughout the Middle East and beyond.

Washington, D.C. – “Yesterday, Home Depot confirmed that its customers are the victims of what may be the largest data breach of a retailer in history. Reportedly, in an attack that went unnoticed by the company for five months, more than 60 million credit and debit card numbers and associated pieces of personal information were stolen from Home Depot stores by hackers – similar to the 2013 breaches of Target and other major retailers. Worse still, Home Depot did not notify its customers or make any public statement until contacted about the breach by a journalist.

CHICAGO– Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following statement in response to renewed allegations of a supposed “stand down” order during the unfortunate Benghazi tragedy.

“As Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, I was intimately involved in our committee’s extensive investigation into what went on during the tragedy on September 11, 2012 that cost Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans their lives.

CHICAGO – “This Labor Day, we will take time to recognize the enormous contributions that working men and women make to our nation. Our economic strength comes from their hard work, productivity and skills.

Yet American workers deserve more than recognition – they deserve a raise. Between 1979 and 2013, productivity grew by 64.9 percent but hourly wages rose just 8 percent. Wages have not kept pace with productivity and they have certainly not kept pace with increases in food, gasoline and other basic goods.

CHICAGO – “I applaud the Obama Administration for acting so that women will be able to receive cost-free preventive contraceptive services, in keeping with the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine. These regulations are required because of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

CHICAGO – Members of the Congressional Seniors Task Force, led by Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Congresswomen Doris Matsui (D-CA), sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, urging CMS to fully implement the provision of the Affordable Care Act which requires nursing home staffing information be obtained through a payroll data collection system. Currently, staffing information is self-reported annually, creating instances where consumers have inaccurate or misleading information when deciding which nursing homes to place their loved ones in.