Press Releases
SCHAKOWSKY AND COLLEAGUES DEFEAT ATTEMPT TO DELAY ENFORCEMENT OF LANDMARK EXECUTIVE ORDER 13166
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today hailed action by the House of Representatives following the defeat of an amendment that would have delayed enforcement of Executive Order 13166. Executive Order 13166 requires federal agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to provide translators to limited English proficient individuals.
Below is Schakowsky's Congressional Record statement in opposition to the amendment:
SCHAKOWSKY, WATERS CALL FOR HEARINGS FOLLOWING REPORT ON INCREASED DISCRIMINATION IN MORTGAGE INDUSTRY
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN CHICAGO AND MILWAUKEE WERE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE REJECTED FOR A CONVENTIONAL LOAN THAN WHITE PERSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) today called for Congressional hearings following the release of a report which found that African American and Latino borrowers are disproportionately denied mortgage loans. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) prepared the study.
SCHAKOWSKY INTRODUCES FIRST THINGS FIRST ACT OF 2001 TO HALT TAX CUTS TO THE RICH IN ORDER TO INVEST IN DOMESTIC PRIORITIES
HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WOULD BE DOWN PAYMENT TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS LIKE HELPING AIRLINE WORKERS, GUARANTEEING NATIONAL SECURITY, AND STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
SCHAKOWSKY AMENDMENT TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS WITH EXPORT-IMPORT BANK APPROVED BY KEY COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade today approved an amendment by U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) to establish an Office of Human Rights Impact Assessment within the Export-Import Bank.
Below is Schakowsky's statement in support of her amendment during today's hearing: