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Washington, D.C.– This week, 105 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, sent a letter to President-elect Trump urging the elimination of the Hyde Amendment. Federal restrictions prevent millions of women, including low-income women, servicewomen, federal employees, Native American women and residents of Washington, D.C. from exercising their constitutional right to abortion care.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the announcement that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate David Friedman as United States Ambassador to Israel:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Senator Dick Durbin released the following statements to celebrate the signing of a bill to name the Post Office on Davis Street in Evanston after Abner J. Mikva. A favorite son of Evanston, Abner Mikva is one of the few Americans to have served in all three branches of the federal government – as a Congressman, the Chief Judge of the DC Circuit Court, and President Bill Clinton’s White House Counsel.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Senator Dick Durbin released the following statements to celebrate the signing of a bill to name the Post Office on Davis Street in Evanston after Abner J. Mikva. A favorite son of Evanston, Abner Mikva is one of the few Americans to have served in all three branches of the federal government – as a Congressman, the Chief Judge of the DC Circuit Court, and President Bill Clinton’s White House Counsel.

Today, Congresswoman Schakowsky released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized consent orders that continue to allow used car dealers to deceptively advertise cars with open safety recalls:

After three reports of toddler deaths in IKEA Malm dresser tip-over accidents, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky called for a full recall. In June, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and IKEA announced a recall, which included stopping the sale of unstable dressers and providing repair kits or refunds for consumers. Congresswoman Schakowsky also introduced the Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act to improve the industry standard for dresser stability.

Chicago- This morning, Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on two new reports that detail the importance of the Affordable Care Act:

Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement to call for further investigation into Russian election hacking:

“American elections should be determined by American voters free of foreign interference. I am deeply disturbed by reports from our intelligence community that Russian-backed hackers tried to influence our presidential election. This goes beyond politics or political party. We must take action to understand what happened and work in a bipartisan manner to address this threat to our democracy.