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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.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on her plans to introduce legislation in response to the violent forcible removal of Dr. David Dao from United Airlines flight 3411 out of Chicago O’Hare airport this Sunday:
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer declared that Adolf Hitler had not used chemical weapons:
“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: