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CHICAGO – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in commemoration of the 50^th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law:

CHICAGO – “The 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement failed to reach a conclusion in Maui, and that is good news for workers and consumers in the United States and around the world. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has announced that the efforts to close the deal will continue, however, and that means we must keep up our effort to defeat unfair trade agreements that jeopardize jobs, our health, the environment and even the food we eat.

Rhoda sent in this photo and story of her mother, Violet, who relied on Medicare and Medicaid.

During our 50th Anniversary party last week, I said the following:

CHICAGO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final Clean Power Plan rule to reduce emissions from existing power plants. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response:

Presenting the Congressional Award to Apurva Belsare of Mt. Prospect, with his parents.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, 50 years ago, on July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in celebration of the special anniversary:

Washington, DC – Today Representatives Jan Schakowsky, Doris O. Matsui, Patrick Murphy and 57 of their colleagues introduced H.Res. 393, a resolution expressing Congressional support for efforts to protect and expand Social Security while securing its long-term future. The resolution is included below. Representatives Schakowsky and Matsui are co-chairs and Representative Murphy is a member of the House Democratic Seniors Task Force.

WASHINGTON, DC – During a week that marks both the 25^th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 50^th anniversary of Medicare, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced legislation that would increase competition and help lower drug costs for seniors and persons with disabilities who are enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.