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WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States announced that they would hear Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole:

“The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Texas laws that restrict access to safe abortions – the most important case for women’s health and reproductive choice since Roe v. Wade. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Decades of advances in women’s health and women’s rights are on the line.

WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Eliot L. Engel (NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL); Chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East; and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL) today introduced a resolution in the House of Representative commemorating the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and honoring Rabin’s life and legacy.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced that he would reject the Keystone XL Pipeline project:

“I strongly support the President’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. As I have consistently said, Keystone XL is all risk, no reward, and I have consistently opposed its construction.

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky voted in support of the Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 22, The DRIVE Act. She released the following statement after her vote:

It is long past time that we enact a long-term transportation bill to provide certainty to states, localities, businesses, and workers. The motion to go to conference moves that process forward by allowing House and Senate negotiators to hash out a final deal. I was proud to support it.

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement in response to the tragic shooting death of Evanston resident, Kaylyn Pryor:

“Kaylyn Pryor’s life was filled with so much hope and promise. Last night’s tragic shooting took place as she was on her way home from her grandmother’s and has ripped from us another young life only just beginning to realize their full potential. This senseless act of violence is yet another reminder of the work we must do to root out violence from our communities. As an Evanston native, I feel particularly touched by this tragedy. My thoughts and prayers are with her family during this truly difficult time.”

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement after Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the Democratic Members who will serve on the partisan Committee to Attack Women’s Health, including that Representative Schakowsky will serve as Ranking Member on the Committee:

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reached a consent order with Takata over the Japanese part supplier’s defective airbags that have caused at least eight deaths and at least 100 serious injuries. The settlement includes the largest-ever fine levied by NHTSA – $200 million. It also prohibits Takata from entering into any new contracts after Oct. 31 to build airbag inflators with ammonium nitrate and a desiccant – the chemical components suspected to cause the violent airbag explosions that necessitated the recalls. Rep. Schakowsky issued the following statement in response:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), released the following statement after voting for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015:

“I am pleased that House Republicans and Democrats could come together on a budget that ensures that we pay our bills and keep the government open. I made explicitly clear that I would not support any budget agreement that cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits, and this budget contains no such toxic cuts. In addition, this budget ensures that Medicare Part B recipients won’t see a drastic and unaffordable $55 increase in their premiums.