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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order that will reverse our nation’s progress on climate change by undoing many of President Obama’s climate actions:

Representative Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed a bill into law repealing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule, allowing government contractors to keep their labor violations hidden from the American taxpayers who pay their bills and the American workers who work for them.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after House Republican leadership cancelled what would have been a failing vote on Trumpcare, and declared the legislation to be “dead”:

Washington D.C.– This week the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) independent Actuary told leaders of the Senate Finance and House Energy & Commerce Committees that Trumpcare would lead to higher Medicare Part B premiums for seniors across the country in order to provide a tax break to pharmaceutical corporations. The CMS Actuary estimated that Medicare Part B premiums would increase by $8.7 billion in total over the next ten years.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement today after House Republicans released a last-minute Manager's Amendment to their health care bill that repeals the Affordable Care Act:

"House Republicans have really outdone themselves this time. They have managed to make their already awful healthcare repeal bill even worse.”

Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against the Republican bill to rip apart our health care system in the House Budget Committee:

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s FY18 budget, also known as the “skinny” budget:

“The President’s FY18 budget belongs in the recycle bin next to his Muslim Bans.