Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC (December 15, 2010) —Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) participated in a ceremony in the Oval Office where President Barack Obama signed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act into law. Â The legislation passed by voice vote in the House and also in the Senate, an indication of broad support.
Schakowsky co-sponsored the CALM Act, which remedies a decades-old complaint: that the volume on television commercials is often many times louder than that of television programming.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 15, 2010) -- Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in support of the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2965, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. I would like to thank Congressman Murphy, Majority Leader Hoyer, and Congressman Frank for their tireless leadership on this issue.
More than 30 infant deaths since 2001; millions of recalls in recent years
WASHINGTON, DC (December 15, 2010) —Today U.S. Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), and a parent whose child died from a faulty crib announced that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved new federal rules to prohibit traditional drop-side cribs.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 15, 2010) —Today Rep.
VA judge issues outlier ruling: individual responsibility mandate unconstitutional
WASHINGTON, DC (December 13, 2010) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), issued the following statement in response to the ruling by Virginia's U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson that the individual responsibility mandate in health The Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2010) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a member the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Republican leadership urging swift passage of the New START Treaty. Sixty-eight House members have added their names to this letter.
"The New START treaty has been awaiting Senate consideration for eight months and has been the subject of 21 hearings, yet the Senate Republican leadership continues to stonewall its ratification.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 9, 2010) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Seniors Task Force, released the following statement in response to House Republicans' voting to block fully paid-for legislation that would have provided millions of Social Security beneficiaries in Illinois–seniors, the disabled, widows, veterans, and children–with a one-time payment of $250 in lieu of a cost-of-living increase this year while not adding to the deficit.
WASHINGTON, DC — (December 3, 2010) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposal to expand the rear visibility standard in vehicles. The rulemaking was required by the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act, which was sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky and became law in February 2008.
CHICAGO, IL — (December 1, 2010) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Illinois House and Senate passed civil unions legislation.
"This is a momentous day in Illinois and I commend the state House and Senate for taking a historic vote to pass civil unions legislation. With it, Illinois removes some of the most egregious barriers currently faced by gays and lesbians in our state, including the denial of hospital visiting rights to same-sex partners. This is a necessary and very important beginning.