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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Donald Trump unveiled his full budget proposal earlier today.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement ahead of President Trump’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 (FY18), which is expected to come out tomorrow:

“Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump promised voters time and time again that he would not cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Just one year ago, President Trump tweeted ‘I was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid.’

Congresswoman Schakowsky released the following statement after reports indicated the Trump administration's intent to end cost-sharing subsidy payments that could lead to drastic premium increases for consumers across the country:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Trump Administration officially notified Congress that President Trump intends to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

“NAFTA has failed American workers and been a disaster for our environment. NAFTA has busted unions and created a race to the bottom in many industries – depressing wages here at home as corporations threatened to cross the border unless workers agreed to wage and benefit cuts.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced the appointment of former FBI director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to lead the investigation into Russian meddling in our election and the possible collusion of President Trump and his associates:

Washington, D.C. –Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Kristi Noem (R-SD) alongside House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) introduced H.R.2484, the Women, Peace, and Security Act. This bipartisan legislation would require the U.S. to develop a comprehensive strategy to increase and strengthen women’s participation in peace negotiations and conflict prevention globally.

“Every day the need to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the ties between the Trump Administration and the Russian government’s assault on our democracy becomes more urgent. From yesterday’s revelation that the President mishandled highly classified intelligence from our ally Israel to today’s reports of his shameless abuse of power, the need for further investigation is now undeniable. My Republican colleagues can no longer dismiss the irresponsible and unethical behavior of President Trump. We need a full independent investigation, and history will not look kindly on those who sat idle while our democratic institutions were threatened.”