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WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s announcement of a historic deal between the P5+1 (United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Russia and Germany) and Iran:
“I want to thank President Obama for his persistent leadership to reach this historic deal. I am grateful to Secretary of State Kerry, Secretary of Energy Moniz, and all of our diplomats and other personnel who have worked to make this agreement a reality. I also want to acknowledge the hard work of our allies in the P5+1 who have been our partners in this effort.
Lawmakers Call for Stronger Protections for Consumers Following Breaches
Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the resignation of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta. Yesterday, updated reports showed that 21.5 million individuals had sensitive information stolen in two separate breaches of OPM’s computer system:
WASHINGTON, DC – South Carolina has acted to remove the Confederate Battle Flag from their capitol grounds. Yet, Republicans in the U.S. House, just last night, unbelievably, inexplicably acted to uphold the same flag through the Calvert amendment. They surreptitiously rushed to have the National Park Service continue to sell this symbol of hate and to keep the Confederate Battle Flag flying on federal lands. Even worse, House Republicans tried to cloak this shady move with language about the American Flag and the MIA/POW flag. This is astonishing and outrageous. Seemingly, under pressure from our united Democratic Caucus – the Republicans have withdrawn their amendment.
CHICAGO – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s announcement that the United States and Cuba would re-establish diplomatic relations and reopen their respective embassies:
“I am very happy to see continued diplomatic progress between the United States and Cuba.
CHICAGO –The Department of Labor has issued a proposed rule to extend overtime protections to up to 5 million American working men and women. Currently, only workers who earn up to $23,600 are protected. The new proposal would raise that threshold to $50,440. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement:
“American workers have been extremely productive for decades, while seeing little to no raise in pay. In the richest country in the world, at our richest moment we should make sure workers get the pay they have earned. That includes overtime pay for those who work more than 40 hours a week.
WASHINGTON, DC -- "I stood with Senator Bernie Sanders last week to introduce the Responsible Estate Tax Act. The Senator is true progressive champion and I am proud to again work with him to make our tax code more fair. This country is the richest on the face of the earth - and we've never been richer. But this period of extreme wealth is also one of extreme inequality: the richest one-tenth of one percent of Americans has as much wealth as the least affluent 90 percent of us.
CHICAGO – On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an emergency stay delaying the enforcement of a Texas law that would have forced the closure of abortion clinics across the state. The law is delayed while the case against the legislation is appealed to the Supreme Court. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response:
CHICAGO – Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision overturning the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule on mercury emissions. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement:
CHICAGO – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court released its decision making marriage equality the law of the land:
“I am overjoyed at today’s Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. As I’ve said many times over the last several years, marriage equality had the stamp of inevitability on it – it is not a matter or ‘if’, but ‘when’. Today, we know the answer: marriage equality is here.