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February 26, 2018

Hoy, la Congresista Jan Schakowsky, integrante del equipo de liderazgo Demócrata en el Congreso y miembro de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos Tom Lantos, dirigió a 20 de sus colegas Demócratas en la Cámara de Representantes en una carta al Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos Rex Tillerson sobre las próximas elecciones legislativas y municipales en El Salvador.


February 26, 2018

Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led 20 of her Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives on a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson regarding the upcoming legislative and municipal elections in El Salvador.


February 23, 2018

Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following video statement commemorating Black History Month:


February 23, 2018

Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following video statement commemorating Black History Month:

Issues:Health

February 16, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement after reintroducing H.R. 5034, the International Violence Against Women Act:


February 15, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, spoke on the House floor to oppose H.R. 620, the so-called “ADA Education and Reform act of 2017”, a bill that would severely weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act and roll back decades of progress for people living with disabilities.

Issues:Health

February 12, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to recent revelations indicating that an extreme right-wing anti choice group known as ‘Alliance Defending Freedom’ was responsible for crafting and advancing a recent attempt by the Trump Administration to allow states to block individuals on Medicaid from using Planned Parenthood as their health care provider.

Issues:Health

February 12, 2018

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s FY19 budget:

Issues:Health

February 8, 2018

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, led 81 Democratic Members of Congress on two separate letters supporting the rights of their constituents to bargain collectively for good wages and benefits in contract negotiations. These letters, sent to the CEO of American Airlines Group and the President of the Communications Workers of America, come as the two parties are engaged in contract negotiations over passenger service members at American Airlines’ wholly-owned subsidiaries, Envoy and Piedmont.


February 8, 2018

Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and the Ranking Democrat on the now-defunct Select Investigative Panel, led the Democratic Members of the Panel on a letter to Health and Human Services(HHS) Secretary Alex Azar. In the letter, Reps.

Issues:Health