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Washington D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Schakowsky released the following statement after the Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved her amendment stating that Congress should “take administrative actions and enact legislative changes that will lower the cost of prescription drugs for consumers and reduce the burden of such cost on taxpayers”. The amendment was included in the FDA Reauthorization Act, also known as the User Fee Agreements.
Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee:
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09), along with every Democratic member of the Illinois Congressional delegation, once again called on Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to explain how Republicans’ plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act will affect Illinois families, schools and students, health care providers, and the state’s economy. The members expressed concern that the Republican health care repeal bill—which passed the House without any hearings or analysis from the Congressional Budget Office—would rip health insurance away from more than one million people in the state of Illinois.
Evanston, IL – Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Brad Schneider hosted a successful hiring event on Thursday morning at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. This event connected more than five hundred local residents with hundreds of job offerings available at over sixty Chicagoland area employers, and featured numerous workshops to help job seekers improve their chances of finding employment. Today, Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after yet another White House leak divulged the Administration’s intent to broaden employers’ ability to deny women access to contraceptive care under the Affordable Care Act:
Representative Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration will pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky visited the Armond King High Rise for seniors and the disabled in Skokie and toured the Advocate Children’s Hospital Ronald McDonald Care Mobile – two fantastic programs whose funding is directly threatened by President Trump’s proposed budget and the Republican plot to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. After her visits, Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement:
Throughout our nation’s history, brave men and women have answered the call of duty and fought to protect our nation and its ideals. On Memorial Day, we come together to honor and remember the servicemembers who gave their lives in defense of this country.
We recognize the courageous men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. We grieve with the families who have lost loved ones. And we remain committed to meeting the needs of all those who answer the call to serve the United States in our armed forces.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of how the updated Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would affect the American people weeks after Congressional Republicans voted on the bill.
“Today’s CBO report confirmed that after trying to bring Trumpcare back from the dead, Republicans produced a zombie bill that remains a disaster for the American people.