Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) introduced crucial legislation to halt sequestration, the process laid out in the Budget Control Act of 2011 to cut $1.2 trillion in federal spending on defense and domestic programs over 10 years. The Save America's National Economy Act, aka the SANE Act, would save 2.6 million jobs estimated to be lost because of these cuts in the first three years alone, while safeguarding vital funds for housing, education, and health care for millions of Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC — Reps. Jan Schakowsky(D-IL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today issued a "Scorecard on Women's Issues... at a Capitol Hill event that compares the positions of the two major parties on a wide variety of issues of vital importance to women.
Washington, D.C. (September 13, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6365, legislation to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011:
Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 (FAA), legislation to reauthorize authority for electronic surveillance of foreigners outside the United States:
WASHINGTON, DC (September 12, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released an analysis of the deficit reduction plan proposed by National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. "Bowles-Simpson: Less Than Meets the Eye... dispels the notion that the so-called "Bowles-Simpson... proposal is a balanced approach to reduce the deficit. Instead, this analysis is an easy-to-digest resource that spells out how the "Bowles-Simpson...
Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement condemning the rocket attack in Beghazi, Libya that killed four American personnel, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens:
Washington, D.C.–U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement today to recognize the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
"Today, we remember the thousands of lives tragically lost eleven years ago on September 11th, the fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives to save others, and the continued impact that attack on our soil has on all of us.
WASHINGTON, DC (September 10, 2012) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) sent a letter to Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging the adoption of a strong soot pollution standard to protect public health and the environment.
Washington, D.C. (September 7, 2012) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement today in recognition of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which was amended for the first time since 1987:
Washington, D.C. (August 29, 2012) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to recently reported statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:
"I strongly condemn recent statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denying Israel's right to exist. The Iranian President's efforts to escalate tensions in the Middle East with hateful rhetoric are wholly unacceptable and dangerous.