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Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its support for anti-immigrant legislation that targets legal immigrants to our country:
“The President’s latest policy proposal is a senseless, nationalist attack on immigrants. It fits perfectly with the Trump brand.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement after the family of slain human and environmental rights activist Berta Caceres reported being harassed and violently threatened:
Washington, D.C.- Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after the Senate’s disastrous “Skinny Repeal” bill to undo the progress of the Affordable Care Act was voted down:
Washington D.C. -Today, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the full Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the SAFE DRIVE Act:
Washington, D.C.-Today, House Democrats, led by the Seniors Task Force, the Democratic Women’s Working Group, and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), marked the 52nd anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid with an anniversary party in the U.S. Capitol. The Medicare and Medicaid programs were created on July 30th, 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act into law. After the celebration, the members released the following statements:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Congressman Ruben Gallego released the following statements ahead of the House vote on the first Appropriations package for FY18. The package, known as the “Security Minibus” is made up of the Defense, Military Construction & VA, Legislative Branch, and Energy & Water Appropriations bills. These bills include controversial and extreme policy riders, including funding for President Trump’s border wall.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and founding member of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, issued the following statement after President Trump announced that transgender Americans will no longer be able to serve in the U.S. military:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after Republican Senators, aided by Vice President Mike Pence, voted to move forward with an unknown version of their plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act:
Washington- Brand new research led by neuropathologist Dr. Ann McKee has found Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated trauma to the head, in more than 99% of the brains of NFL players studied. In March of 2016, Rep.