Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (May 31, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 5743, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013:

"Today, I voted in favor of this bill because it is a serious effort to meet the overarching goal of the Administration and this Committee to provide the resources that the Intelligence Community needs to collect essential information and inform policy makers wisely and accurately.

Washington, D.C. (May 31, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3541, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012:

"If you ask American women where gender discrimination affects them most, they will say in their paychecks, but today Republicans brought to the floor a bill that addresses a non-existent problem in the United States and refused to allow a vote on a bill that would truly benefit women, the Paycheck Fairness Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 30, 2012) — Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal seeking marriage equality in Illinois:

"I applaud Lambda Legal for their lawsuit seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples within Illinois. While they represent sixteen specific couples in the suit, the issues they raise will impact thousands of same-sex couples throughout the state.

WASHINGTON, DC (May 28, 2012) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) delivered the following remarks today at a ceremony to commemorate Memorial Day. Schakowsky participated in the Arlington Heights Memorial Day Ceremony.

"Throughout our history, countless Americans have answered the call of duty and fought around the world to protect our nation and our ideals. Today, on Memorial Day, we come together as Americans to honor and remember soldiers who gave their lives in defense of this country.

Washington, D.C.(May 24, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) responded to a report issued by the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services with updated data on the savings that seniors are receiving due to the health care law, the Affordable Care Act.

In the first four months of 2012, more than 416,000 people with Medicare saved an average of $724 on prescription drugs and 12.1 million used a free preventive service. More than 5.1 million people with Medicare saved over $3.2 billion on prescription drugs since the health law took effect.

Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to represent the United States at the Int'l Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the Int'l Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action.

Pictured here with Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Director of the UNFPA.

CHICAGO, IL (May 20, 2012) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and U.S. Ambassador at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer to speak at a "Shadow Summit... hosted by Amnesty International to underscore concerns that world leaders are ignoring Afghan women during the NATO Summit that kicked off today.

WASHINGTON, DC (May 16, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and eight House colleagues introduced H.R. 5781, the Inclusive Home Design Act, to expand the number of homes that are accessible for people with disabilities. People with mobility impairments have limited access to most homes because there are currently no federal standards for accessibility features in homes built with federal assistance.