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Schakowsky, Duckworth Announce Nearly $2 Million in Funding they Secured to Help Get the Lead Out of Chicago Daycare Facilities
July 10, 2024
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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
Schakowsky, Casten, Nadler, Urge DOJ to Address Violence at Abortion Clinics
July 10, 2024
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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
Representatives Schakowsky and Johnson, Senator Welch Lead 17 Members of Congress in Bicameral Letter to Secretary Blinken Calling for Continued Justice in Berta Cáceres Murder Case
July 9, 2024
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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
Schakowsky, Warren Slam Largest Nursing Home Lobbying Groups for “Sabotaging” Biden Administration’s Minimum Nurse Staffing Rules that Improve Quality of Care for Seniors
July 2, 2024
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and sent a letter to two of the largest trade associations representing the nursing home industry — the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and LeadingAge — slamming them for opposing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) final rule that would, for the first time, set a national floor for minimum nurse staffing requirements in Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, improving quality of care. 
Issues:Consumer ProtectionHealthHealth Care Workforce
Schakowsky, García, Budzinski, Illinois Colleagues Demand End to Amazon Union-Busting, Intimidation, and Retaliation Against Skokie Drivers
July 2, 2024
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WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), U.S. Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led ten of their Illinois colleagues in writing to Amazon demanding the company refrain from union-busting as delivery drivers in Skokie, Illinois seek to unionize.
Issues:LaborEconomy, Jobs & TaxesCreating Good Jobs
Schakowsky, Wyden Lead 41 Colleagues to File Court Brief Supporting National Climate Rights Lawsuit
July 1, 2024
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led 41 colleagues in filing a brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to support the Juliana v. United States youth plaintiffs – 11 of whom are Oregonians. Juliana v. United States is a landmark lawsuit brought by 21 young Americans against the U.S. Government for contributing to the climate crisis. The lawmakers urged the Ninth Circuit to grant these young plaintiffs’ request for en banc review, in which a full panel of judges would reconsider their lawsuit, so they can proceed to trial and stop the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) effort to silence them.
Issues:Civil and Human RightsEnergy & EnvironmentClean Air/Clean Water
Schakowsky Commemorates Pride Month
June 30, 2024
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EVANSTON - As Pride Month comes to a close, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement in commemoration of Pride Month:

"Every June, we come together to recognize Pride Month and celebrate the strength and beauty of our vibrant LGBTQIA+ community. The 9th Congressional District is one of the most diverse districts in the country, and it is my belief that nobody should be discriminated against due to their gender identity, expression, or sexual orientation. No matter who you are, or who you love, you are treasured just the way you are.

Issues:Civil and Human RightsLGBTQ Equality
Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Further Lower Rx Prices for Americans
June 27, 2024
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), introduced the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act to help put an end to Big Pharma’s greed and ensure that American patients can access prescription drugs at fair prices.

Issues:Health
Schakowsky Statement on American Privacy Rights Act
June 27, 2024
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Ranking Member of the House Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, released the following statement on the bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act:

"I am furious that Republican Leadership did the bidding of Big Tech and special interests today and derailed our committee’s bipartisan efforts to protect consumers and pass comprehensive privacy legislation. Americans feel helpless online and the time to act is now.

Issues:Consumer ProtectionPrivacyOnline Protection
Schakowsky Statement on Juneteenth National Independence Day
June 19, 2024
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EVANSTON – Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement commemorating Juneteenth National Independence Day:

"Today, on Juneteenth National Independence Day, we celebrate freedom. It was on this day, 159 years ago, that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with word of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. At long last, the remaining slaves were freed.

Issues:Democracy and Voting RightsCivil and Human Rights