Press Releases
September 2, 2024
EVANSTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement in observance of Labor Day:
“As a proud dues-paying member of Workers United, I know firsthand that unions lead to better wages and benefits. Just weeks ago, I marched on the picket line with Amazon drivers in Skokie who have organized with Teamsters. I stand in solidarity with all workers who are demanding a seat at the table. Congress must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to ensure that all workers can join a union.
Issues:Labor
September 1, 2024
EVANSTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement on Hersh Goldberg-Polin:
Issues:Israel
August 12, 2024
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, and Co-Chairs of the Labor Caucus Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) led over 120 Democratic Members of Congress in a letter urging Maximus to respect the voices of their employees by pledging not to interfere in any union organizing activities and adopting a neutrality agreement.
August 2, 2024
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, and U.S. Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) led five of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary State Antony Blinken urging the United States to take action to address human trafficking by member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates).
July 26, 2024
WASHINGTON- Today, on the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) reintroduced the Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act. This legislation would make new homes more accessible for those living with disabilities, including many of our seniors and veterans.
July 23, 2024
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress:
July 16, 2024
Washington – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced “Anna's Law.” This legislation would expand trauma-informed training for law enforcement personnel related to sexual assault cases.
Issues:Women's IssuesWomen's Health
July 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced that a total of $1,959,752 they secured through Fiscal Year 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending and Community Project requests will be sent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the City of Chicago for lead service line replacement at daycare facilities throughout Chicago.
Issues:Clean Air/Clean Water
July 10, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) led 51 colleagues in a letter urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fully enforce the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and protect safe access to reproductive health care facilities.
Issues:Women's IssuesWomen's Health
July 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) led 17 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing concern over the status of the case of murdered Honduran Indigenous rights defender Berta Cáceres. The legislators urged Secretary Blinken to closely monitor the pending appeals and convey the State Department's support for further investigations into Cáceres' murder.
Issues:Human Rights