Press Releases
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 Republican H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act or "Farm Bill" of 2018, which the House is expected to vote on this week.
U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (IL-10) today hosted a federal grants workshop in Northbrook, Illinois. The morning session highlighted resources available to local governments for transportation, infrastructure, flood mitigation and first responders. The afternoon session focused on community organizations and individuals with an emphasis on cultural programming and funding available through private foundations.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Trump announced his long-awaited and long-delayed plans to address the prescription drug crisis that is ravaging American families:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Trump announced his long-awaited and long-delayed plans to address the prescription drug crisis that is ravaging American families:
Today, after co-sponsoring H. Res. 876, a bill supporting the goal of increasing public school teacher pay and public education funding, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in support of Teacher Appreciation Week:
In response to reports that President Donald Trump will belatedly present at 2:00pm Friday, May 11, his plans to address the soaring cost of prescription drugs, the Affordable Prescription Drug Task Force released a list of key provisions that any effective plan should include. With drug prices soaring at a rate 10 times that of inflation and pharmaceutical corporations price gouging patients, there is a true drug pricing crisis in the United States.
Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, along with Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), released the following statement opposing President Trump's announcement that the United States will violate the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by reinstating all sanctions on Iran that had been waived by the accord:
Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced the top three winners in the Illinois 9th Congressional District's 2018 "An Artistic Discovery" Congressional Art Competition. This annual competition, sponsored by the Congressional Institute, invites young artists from around the nation to compose and submit visual art to their member of Congress. The winning piece from each District is then hung in a place of prominence in the Capitol complex.
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with Congressman David Price (D-NC), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), John Yarmuth (D-KY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released the following statement after President Trump announced that he would not waive, and would reimpose, Iranian sanctions lifted as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran Nuclear Deal.