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Letter to CMS Calls for Fixes to Ensure Safety of Seniors and Accountability for Neglect

Washington, DC – Proposed updates to federal nursing home standards must be strengthened before they are finalized in order to ensure seniors are safe, a group of 32 Representatives said today in a letter (attached) to Andrew Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) posted the following piece on Huffington Post about the one year anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) sent the following letter to the makers of Pokemon Go after there were reports of game players catching Pokemon at the Holocaust Museum. The full text of the letter is below and linked online:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after voting against the so called, Conscience Protection Act, that would attack women’s reproductive rights by allowing employers to deny their employees access to health insurance that covers abortions if they have moral objections:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after voting against the first of three bills to undermine the Iran Nuclear Deal on the eve of its one year anniversary:

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement in the wake of the killing of five police officers and the wounding of several others in Dallas, Texas:

"Our nation is grieving today.

"I join the friends and families of the brave police officers killed in Dallas in mourning their loss. I am praying for the recovery of those who were wounded at what was designed to be a peaceful protest until snipers – filled with hate, not the determination to win justice – turned it into a tragedy.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the passing Abner J. Mikva:

Abner Mikva was one of the most treasured friends I've had in all my life. He was an indispensable mentor, a consistent role role model and a great guy to be around. It is somehow fitting, that a man so completely devoted to public service -- a true American patriot -- would take his last breath on the 4th of July.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the passing Abner J. Mikva:

Abner Mikva was one of the most treasured friends I've had in all my life. He was an indispensable mentor, a consistent role role model and a great guy to be around. It is somehow fitting, that a man so completely devoted to public service -- a true American patriot -- would take his last breath on the 4th of July.