Press Releases
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.
CHICAGO – I am extremely angered and saddened to learn of the intentional murder of James Foley. This was a brutal, barbaric act – his murderers must be brought to justice and the reign of terror by ISIS must end.
Chicago – Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Co-chair of the House Democratic Caucus Seniors Task Force, released the following statement on the 79th Anniversary of Social Security:
“Today we celebrate the 79th anniversary of Social Security, which provides benefits to 59 million Americans; including children, the disabled, surviving spouses and retirees. In all these years Social Security has never missed a check, providing needed benefits to families all across the country.”
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Chicago – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement about President Barack Obama’s recent actions in Iraq:
“I strongly support President Barack Obama’s decision to take action preventing the massacre of religious minorities in Iraq who have been fleeing for their lives. The United States must not stand by and watch while people belonging to these groups are annihilated by those dedicated to intolerance and terrorism.
CHICAGO – Today, Walgreens announced that it would purchase the remaining 55 percent of Swiss-based pharmacy Alliance Boots GmbH, combining two of the world’s largest pharmacy retailers. The combined company elected not to perform a corporate inversion – which would have relocated the company headquarters overseas in order to reduce its tax liability – and instead to remain in Illinois. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the merger:
Washington DC – Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 5320 and H.R. 5272:
I strongly oppose H.R. 5320, harmful legislation that fails to address the real problems at our southern border. Instead of working on a bipartisan basis to meet the humanitarian needs of children at our border, the Republican majority pushed a bill that will not just take away recognized rights, but will send young boys and girls back to dangerous – and perhaps deadly – situations.