Press Releases
WASHINGTON –Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) led over 170 House Democrats in opposing the Trump Administration’s latest attack on a women’s access to abortion. Members of the Senate sent a similar letter signed by 34 members, led by Senator patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, offered the following response following President Trump's Tuesday night address:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, offered the following statement after she cosponsored H.R. 1, the For the People Act, the House Democratic Majority's signature legislation to strengthen democracy, get big money out of politics, and clean up Congress:
"I am proud to join Speaker Pelosi, Congressman John Sarbanes, and more than 155 other House Democrats in taking an important first step toward fulfilling our promise to strengthen our democracy."
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the continuation of the partial government shutdown:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a member of the House Hunger Caucus and Democratic Whip's Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's proposed rule for stricter work requirements for SNAP recipients.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after being named a Senior Chief Deputy Whip by House Majority Whip-elect James Clyburn:
Legislation would address market failures and increase competition in the generic drug market by establishing new Office of Drug Manufacturing
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, released the following in response to a district court decision in the Texas v. United States lawsuit striking down protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the Affordable Care Act:
“Given the coming boom of autonomous vehicles on our nation’s roads, it is important that Republicans and Democrats work together to provide a national framework that recognizes the impacts of this emerging new technology and ensures the safety of all Americans. I thank my friend and colleague Chairman Bob Latta for engaging with me on a bipartisan basis to craft the SELF DRIVE Act, legislation that I hope can be a starting point for transparent improvements in consultation with the Senate.