Press Releases
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.
CHICAGO, ILÂ — (November 22, 2010) Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of the "medical loss ratio,... which requires insurers to spend at least 80 cents of every premium dollar on medical care. Insurers that spend less will be required to issue rebates to consumers.
WASHINGTON, DC (November 18, 2010) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement in response to Gerda Weissmann Klein becoming a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor. Weissmann Klein survived theHolocaust, which resulted in the extermination of 6 million Jews. In July, Congresswoman Schakowsky wrote a letter to President Obama encouraging him to honor Gerda Weissmann Klein with the award.
Plan Would Close Deficit without Forcing the Middle Class to Pay the Bill
EVANSTON, IL — (November 11, 2010) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) made the following remarks at a ceremony honoring America's Veterans today at Evanston's Fountain Square.
"Thank you for the opportunity to join you here today. It is a great privilege to pay tribute to our veterans, and to honor all those who defend and protect our country.
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WASHINGTON, DC (November 10, 2010) — TodayRep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), one of 18 members on President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, issued the following statement in response to the proposal from Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Sen. Alan Simpson.
Safety discussed in wake of intercepted parcel bombs addressed to local Jewish sites
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 29, 2010) -- Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, released the following statement in response to a terrorist attempt targeting Jewish sites in Chicago through packages sent from overseas.
CHICAGO, IL Â — (October 11, 2010) Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) released the following statement in response to President Barak Obama's designation of October, 11, 2010 as General Pulaski Memorial Day. It is a tribute to General Casimir Pulaski, the Revolutionary War hero, on the anniversary of his death. Illinois observes the first Monday in March as Casimir Pulaski Day.