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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ (CPC) Health Care Task Force, led 35 of her progressive colleagues on a letter to President Donald Trump proposing an opportunity to work together to reduce the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a commission to review ‘voter integrity’ in American elections:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced the following winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition:
- 1st place:Sidney Faánunu, Niles North High School
o Artwork Title: “Ahhotep I”
o Medium: Acrylic Paint
- 2nd Place: Momoko Hasselbring, Evanston Township High School
o Artwork Title: “Octopus”
o Medium: Scratchboard
“Earlier in the week we heard former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates tell the United States Senate, under oath, that the Trump Administration actively and willfully ignored her warnings about their own National Security Advisor being vulnerable to blackmail by the Russian government. Yesterday, the man tasked with investigating the connections between the Trump Administration and the Russian government was unceremoniously fired. With U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Sally Yates, and now James Comey, we have three high-profile examples of the Trump Administration firing the individuals investigating them.
WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Senator Sherrod Brown released the following statements after reintroducing the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act:
RSVP: Rep. Schakowsky town hall meeting
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
May 9th, 2017
Chicago, IL – On Thursday, May 11th, 2017 at 6:30 pm in the Taft High School Auditorium, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky will hold a town hall meeting to hear from her constituents. The doors for this event will open at 5:30, and it will be open to the press.
WHO: Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
WHAT: Town hall meeting to hear from her constituents.
WHEN: Thursday, May 11th, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
“House Republicans have done it. They have voted in favor of a horrible bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they have opposed the will of the American people, they have ignored the warnings of doctors, nurses, and patient groups, and they have told their constituents that they care more about toeing the party line than protecting the health care of millions of Americans.”
“House Republicans have done it. They have voted in favor of a horrible bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they have opposed the will of the American people, they have ignored the warnings of doctors, nurses, and patient groups, and they have told their constituents that they care more about toeing the party line than protecting the health care of millions of Americans.”
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky and Rosa DeLauro (CT today led 31 Members of the House of Representatives in writing a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, urging the Administration to address the United States-Russia bilateral trade relationship. Despite the President’s focus on trade, the Administration has not addressed Russia’s predatory and protectionist policies that put American workers, farmers, and businesses at an unfair disadvantage.
Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined Rep. David Cicilline and 192 of their House colleagues in reintroducing the Equality Act, which would provide explicit, permanent protections against discrimination for LGBTQ people in matters of employment, housing, access to public places, federal funding, credit, education and jury service.