Press Releases
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to a bill being considered by the Polish government, which would make it a crime to suggest any level of Polish participation in in war crimes during the Holocaust.
“If we are to avoid repeating the haunting mistakes of our past, we must be willing to speak openly and honestly about them – no matter how difficult or uncomfortable it may feel.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on the imminent demolition of seven structures in the Palestinian village of Susya after the Israeli Supreme Court declined to issue an injunction to prevent these demolitions:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on the first anniversary of President Trump's Muslim Ban:
“International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Today, I join in remembering and honoring the 6 million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust. As a Jewish American and the representative of the 9thCongressional district of Illinois, one of the largest concentration of Holocaust survivors in the country, I personally feel the importance of this day.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after announcing her plans to boycott President Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address:
“I will be boycotting President Trump’s State of the Union this year because I refuse to normalize President Donald Trump and his loathsome language and actions. The American people have been subjected to a year of racist, erratic, and divisive behavior from their Commander in Chief, and I refuse to accept that as the new normal.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s immigration proposal, released late yesterday:
“The Trump Administration has been holding Dreamers hostage since September, and we’re only now getting the ransom note.
Today, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Michigan, announced they are to join the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus.
Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with 27 of their House and Senate colleagues, introduced a resolution to designate January 25th, 2018, as Women’s Health Research Day. Women’s Health Research Day recognizes the need to increase awareness of sex- and gender-based biomedical research,—which the National Institutes of Health did not consider prior to 2016—the underrepresentation of women in past biomedical research, and the importance of inclusive health research for women.
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), along with CPC Healthcare Taskforce Chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), released the following statement condemning the confirmation of controversial pharmaceutical executive Alex Azar as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement after voting against the Republican Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government funded for three weeks:
“Republicans control the House, Senate, and White House, and are still somehow incapable of governing. I refuse to enable their recklessness.