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CHICAGO – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced that the Department would begin reviewing their use of privatized immigration detention facilities:

Schakowsky, Duckworth, Durbin & Quigley Announce Nearly $11.5 Million for Des Plaines Flood Damage Relief and Prevention

[DES PLAINES, IL] – Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), along with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) announced $11,447,584 in federal funding to help the city of Des Plaines purchase flood-damaged homes and homes that are prone to flooding. Purchasing these homes may help residents mitigate and prevent future losses.

CHICAGO – Today, on the ninety-sixth anniversary of the 19th amendment, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement commemorating Women’s Equality Day:

CHICAGO– Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the drastic increase in the price of EpiPens:

CHICAGO – Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s decision to end contracts with private prisons:

“I applaud the Department of Justice’s decision to end contracts with private prisons. I am a strong supporter of criminal justice reform, including the need to end the use of for-profit prison corporations that do not provide accountability, transparency or quality services. As the Department of Justice has concluded, private contracts have been a bad bargain for American taxpayers and a detriment to the American justice system.

CHICAGO – Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice’s decision to end contracts with private prisons:

“I applaud the Department of Justice’s decision to end contracts with private prisons. I am a strong supporter of criminal justice reform, including the need to end the use of for-profit prison corporations that do not provide accountability, transparency or quality services. As the Department of Justice has concluded, private contracts have been a bad bargain for American taxpayers and a detriment to the American justice system.

CHICAGO – Today, Rep. Schakowsky stood alongside the Renters Organizing Ourselves to Stay (ROOTS) partners, elected officials and Fannie Mae, the nation’s largest foreclosing owner, to announce the acquisition of 44 rental units that will provide stable, permanently affordable housing to an estimated 200 residents. ROOTS works by leveraging cost avoidance strategies to secure discounts up to 30% on foreclosed properties, allowing Enterprise Community Partners, the Cook County Lank Bank and CMHDC to acquire properties and preserve them as long-term affordable rental housing.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Aetna’s decision to pull out of 11 state markets and offer health insurance policies in only 4 state Exchanges in 2017: