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CHICAGO – Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced the top four winners in the Illinois 9th Congressional District 2016 Artistic Discovery competition. Each year, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nation-wide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each Congressional district. Each young artist who submitted his or her work for the competition was honored at a ceremony at the Skokie Library on April 25, attended by families, friends and teachers. All of their art was on display for two weeks at the library.
CHICAGO – Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day:
Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky gave the following floor speech against the Republican resolution of disapproval on the fiduciary rule:
“86% of Americans believe that we are facing a retirement crisis in this country and 75% are concerned about their own ability to have a secure retirement. More Americans fear outliving their money than death, and 8 in 10 want us to help them have a guaranteed stream of income in retirement.
Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky gave the following floor speech in a floor speech against the Republican resolution of disapproval on the fiduciary rule:
“86% of Americans believe that we are facing a retirement crisis in this country and 75% are concerned about their own ability to have a secure retirement. More Americans fear outliving their money than death, and 8 in 10 want us to help them have a guaranteed stream of income in retirement.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Earth Day, marks the first anniversary of the Protect Our Public Lands Act (POPLA), federal legislation introduced by Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) that would ban fracking on all public lands. In the past year the bill has gained strong momentum, picking up 37 House cosponsors.
Today, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA), released the following statement after the President signed the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act:
Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) released the following statement after leading 172 representatives in sending a letter to House Leadership urging that no divisive policy provisions be included in the 2017 appropriations bills:
Today Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement based on a Department of Transportation proposal to grant Norwegian Air International a foreign air carrier permit.
Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Equal Pay day, which is the point every year when a woman has finally earned the same yearly salary as their male counterpart: