Press Releases

There are a lot of areas of agreement. We all agree that we are in the midst of a long term care crisis.

We agree that today there are 10 million Americans in need of long term care services and support. By 2020, that number will grow to 15 million and by 2050 that number of seniors that need long term care will reach 26 million.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky
January 25, 2012
Extension of Remarks

Statement in Support of H.R. 3801 & Acknowledgement of Rep. Giffords' Service

I want to express my support for H.R. 3801, The Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012, and also my strong admiration of its sponsor, my colleague and friend Gabrielle Giffords.

People who need or prefer to get information about Medicare in different formats other than written text now have a new resource thanks to an idea that started with a local group of professionals who are deaf or work with the deaf community.

Washington, DC (January 20, 2012) - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement to honor the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, which falls on Sunday, January 22nd:

Washington, DC (January 20, 2012) - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today in response to a final rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on preventive health services to "ensure that women with health insurance coverage will have access to the full range of the Institute of Medicine's recommended preventive services, including all FDA -approved forms of contraception" under the Affordable Care Act.

Washington, DC (January 18, 2011) - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement todayin response to the House vote to disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the nation's debt limit:

WASHINGTON, DC (January 12, 2012) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsackto make sure that USDA is utilizing all possible resources to make bonus and specialty crop purchases of nutritious food such as beans, corn cream, and potatoes to benefit The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and support our nation's food banks.

WASHINGTON, DC (January 4, 2012) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement following President Barack Obama's recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.