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Representative Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced they would slash funding for outreach efforts during the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) Open Enrollment period:
CHICAGO – Today, on the ninety-seventh anniversary of the 19th amendment, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement commemorating Women’s Equality Day:
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s pardon of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, joined Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and 75 other Members of Congress on a resolution to censure President Donald Trump. This resolution comes in response to President Trump’s insistence on blaming “both sides” for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia and excusing the behavior of neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, and white supremacists in the “Unite the Right” rally.
“Watching President Trump’s racist, rambling press conference today was surreal and stunning. The President laid bare for all the world to see the ideas and worldview that have earned him praise and admiration from the likes of David Duke and the deepest, darkest corners of the neo-Nazi community. We saw the real, unscripted Donald Trump and it was horrifying.”
"The hatred, bigotry, and violence displayed by white supremacists in Charlottesville today is shocking and unacceptable.
"In difficult times, our country needs a leader who brings us together. Passing blame and failing to denounce white supremacy outright is abhorrent -- especially coming from a President who uses social media to criticize, badmouth, and insult anything that doesn't please him.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to William J. Cadigan, Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Elections, calling for Illinois to withdraw from the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck System. The letter raises concerns that the Crosscheck System may be used to improperly purge voters from the rolls and could put Illinoisans’ personal information at risk.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement after the City of Chicago filed a federal lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s efforts to deny federal crime prevention grants to welcoming cities:
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, introduced H.R. 3450 the Health Insurance Rate Review Act, which would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to block or modify unreasonable health insurance premium increases in states where insurance regulators lack the authority to do so. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. After introducing the bill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement:
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, introduced H.R. 3450 the Health Insurance Rate Review Act, which would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to block or modify unreasonable health insurance premium increases in states where insurance regulators lack the authority to do so. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. After introducing the bill, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement: