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Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky introduced the Vehicle Safety Improvement Act (VSIA). In light of the numerous failures of the GM recall and other issues with auto manufacturers, this legislation will establish several new important consumer protections to improve driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety. Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Rep. Bobby L. Rush, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. G.K. Butterfield, and Rep. Paul D. Tonko signed on as original cosponsors of the legislation. Please see the below video message from Rep. Schakowsky on the VSIA.

Earlier this year, the General Motors’ recall of vehicles with faulty ignition switches captured the nation’s attention. At least 19 people died and an untold number of crashes resulted from the defect and GM’s failure to alert its customers. That is why I have introduced the Vehicle Safety Improvement Act. Please see my video message on this bill to protect American drivers.

Washington, DC – President Barack Obama spoke yesterday about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. The strategy has four key goals to address the epidemic:

CHICAGO – Saturday marked 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) into law on September 13, 1994. The landmark legislation creates critical protections for victims of domestic violence and dramatically strengthens the nation’s criminal justice response to violence against women. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement about the anniversary:

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Anniversary of September 11th:

Also announce more than $10 million in DOT grants for noise mitigation measures

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) released the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s response to their request for a new environmental impact study (EIS) of the O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP):

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Barack Obama’s address Wednesday night regarding the United States response to the threat posed by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS):

“President Obama demonstrated clear leadership last night when he laid out a strong framework for eliminating the threat ISIS poses to security and stability throughout the Middle East and beyond.

Washington, D.C. – “Yesterday, Home Depot confirmed that its customers are the victims of what may be the largest data breach of a retailer in history. Reportedly, in an attack that went unnoticed by the company for five months, more than 60 million credit and debit card numbers and associated pieces of personal information were stolen from Home Depot stores by hackers – similar to the 2013 breaches of Target and other major retailers. Worse still, Home Depot did not notify its customers or make any public statement until contacted about the breach by a journalist.