Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC (June 21, 2012) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and 7 members of the Illinois Congressional delegation sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson warning against cuts to federal nutrition programs during consideration of the 2012 Farm Bill, citing the impact on Illinois residents.

Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement today after Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress:

Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement following President Obama's announcement to halt under executive order deportations of certain young people who were brought to the United States as children and do not present a risk to national security:

WASHINGTON, DC (June 7, 2012) — Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA) and about 37House colleagues introduced H.R. 5905, the International Violence Against Women Act, to establish new tools to help the U.S. government prevent violence against women abroad, particularly in conflict situations.

Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Paycheck Fairness Act:

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.