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WASHINGTON, DC – “Today, we join together to remember the six million European Jews murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust. The people of Israel and those from all around the world will pause today for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hashoah.

This Sunday, the Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue in Skokie, IL will hold its 70th annual collective Holocaust memorial observance. Hundreds will gather from all around our region to honor those who were killed, raped and terrorized, and the courageous survivors among us.

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Stop Corporate Tax Dodging Act today to stop profitable corporations from sheltering income overseas in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens to avoid paying U.S. taxes. The legislation also would end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.

This Equal Pay Day it is time to take decisive action to close the wage gap that still exists between women and men. Why is Equal Pay Day marked every April? Because currently a woman has to work a year and three months into the next year just to earn what a man earns in one year.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today a federal jury sentenced four former Blackwater security personnel who were convicted in the horrific shooting of dozens of Iraqis in Baghdad on September 16, 2007. One of the four was given life without the possibility of parole and the other three were given 30-year sentences. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on their sentencing:

Senator Mark Kirk compared the Obama Administration's framework for a nuclear deal to Nazi Appeasement recently in an interview. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response:

CHICAGO – Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined 180 House Democrats in filing an amicus brief in support of the Obama Administration’s appeal in the Fifth Circuit case of Texas v. United States.

CHICAGO – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the announcement of the framework agreement for preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon:

“Today’s announcement of a framework for a comprehensive agreement between the United States, our allies, and Iran that will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a significant diplomatic achievement.

CHICAGO – Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined over three dozen members of Congress writing the House Appropriations Committee to request $25 million for Nonprofit Security Grant Program funding. These funds would aid those who strive to secure Synagogues, Temples and other institutions from hateful attacks. Rep.