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"In his first 100 days, President Trump has broken his promises of bringing manufacturing back to our country and creating jobs. In fact, he hasn't even attempted to improve the lives and livelihoods of Americans. Instead, the first 100 days of his presidency have been marked by attacks on immigrants, women, Muslims, and LGBTQ individuals. They have been full of devastating policy shifts that will irreparably harm our environment and spell disaster for middle class Americans. In 100 days he has twice tried (and twice failed) to rip apart our health care system and take coverage away from 24 million people.

"In his first 100 days, President Trump has broken his promises of bringing manufacturing back to our country and creating jobs. In fact, he hasn't even attempted to improve the lives and livelihoods of Americans. Instead, the first 100 days of his presidency have been marked by attacks on immigrants, women, Muslims, and LGBTQ individuals. They have been full of devastating policy shifts that will irreparably harm our environment and spell disaster for middle class Americans. In 100 days he has twice tried (and twice failed) to rip apart our health care system and take coverage away from 24 million people.

Washington D.C.– Today, Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strongly urging it to take action in response to new revelations that St. Jude Medical knowingly sold defective defibrillators and did little to correct the problem, even after a patient died.

“Just when we thought the Republican proposal to rip apart the American health care system had scraped the bottom of the barrel, the GOP has found a new low. The latest Republican idea to breathe life back into their failed Obamacare repeal bill is to allow states to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions.

“Although President Trump’s tax plan was light on details, it was full of bad ideas. His plan would mean huge tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations at the expense of working-class and middle-class Americans. Millionaires and billionaires would see their tax rates slashed, and multinational corporations would get a massive tax break on offshore profits.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky was joined by her colleague Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi in introducing legislation that would prohibit airlines from involuntarily ‘bumping’ ticketed passengers from flights. The bill, titled the Bumping on Overbooked Airplanes Requires Dealing Fairly (BOARD Fairly) Act, would ensure that the unacceptable incident that occurred on United Airlines Flight 3411 never happens again.

"Yom Hashoah is a moment for the Jewish community and the world to come together to remember the six million Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust in Europe. This day is especially important for the people of Illinois' 9th District, a community that is home to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and one of the largest groups of Holocaust survivors in the country.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.J. Res. 43 into law. By doing so, he overturned an Obama Administration rule that prevents states from denying Title X family planning funding to Planned Parenthood and other women’s health clinics that separately provide abortions with non-federal funds.

“Republicans have claimed time and time again that they want Americans to have more choices in where they get their healthcare. Apparently that does not apply to women.