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“I am absolutely appalled at how United Airlines treated one of their customers flying out of Chicago this weekend. The use of extreme force featured in the video circulating on social media today is shocking and unacceptable.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after Senate Republicans changed crucial Senate rules to force their nominee onto the highest court in the United States:

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after President Donald Trump ordered and carried out a cruise missile strike targeting a Syrian military airfield last night:

“I am outraged and devastated by the Assad regime’s chemical slaughter of innocent children and families in Syria. This attack on innocent civilians cannot go unaddressed. The latest atrocities of the Assad regime demand a strong response.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Jared Polis (CO-02) and Matt Cartwright (PA-17), and introduced their Safe Energy Future Plan, a package of five bills that will protect public health and the environment from the risks of oil and gas production, including hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking.”

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes announced he would be recusing himself from the investigation into Russian meddling into our election:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement to mark Equal Pay Day and bring attention to the stark gender pay gap that exists in the United States today. Equal Pay Day marks the date on which the average woman finally earns the same yearly salary as her male counterpart:

“Almost 100 days into 2017, the average woman is catching up to the earnings of the average man in 2016. The gender pay gap in the United States is flat-out unacceptable. It holds American women, families, and our economy back. We need equal pay in the United States, and we need it now.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced its decision to cut off funding for the United Nations Population Fund:

“Once again, the Trump Administration has demonstrated a blatant disregard for women’s health care, economic well-being, and right to self-determination. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides care to women around the world, often providing a lifeline for women living in some of the world’s most desperate circumstances, like refugee camps and conflict zones.