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August 20, 2019

CHICAGO, IL - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus Providers & Clinics Task Force, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration Forced Planned Parenthood Out of Title X Family Planning Program.

Issues:Health

August 19, 2019

Chicago, IL— Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement regarding Israel recently denying entry to two of her colleagues, Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar:


July 30, 2019
CHICAGO, IL – On the 54th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid being signed into law, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky was joined by advocates and beneficiaries to celebrate these landmark programs.

July 26, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, made the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 693, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, by a vote of 333-96:

"I am so proud to have sponsored, voted for, and help pass the PAST Act.


July 26, 2019

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, voted to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act, H.R. 3877. This bill is a vast improvement over the harmful cuts in the President's proposed 2020 budget and restores certainty to our nation's budgeting. Congresswoman Schakowsky offered the following statement after passage of H.R. 3877:


July 18, 2019

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, today voted to raise the national minimum wage to $15. After more than a decade without an increase in the federal minimum wage, the longest stretch in U.S. history, workers earning the federal minimum wage have suffered an almost 20 percent pay cut due to inflation. There is no place in America today where a full-time worker making the federal minimum wage can afford the basic essentials.


July 17, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, today voted in favor of a resolution to hold Attorney General Barr and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross in contempt. She issued the following statement after the resolution passed 230-198:


July 17, 2019

Washington, DC – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee successfully passed 25 pieces of bi-partisan legislation, sending them to the House floor for consideration by the entire chamber. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee sponsored four robust and bipartisan pieces of legislation that were passed in today’s markup—more than any other member of the Committee.

Issues:Health

July 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after a resolution condemning statements by the President passed the House by a vote of 240-187: