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Washington, D.C.– This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky joined 117 of her colleagues in asking that President Barack Obama reject the chained CPI in his budget recommendations. Last year, Schakowsky organized a letter – signed by more than half of the Democratic Caucus – expressing opposition to the chained CPI. Today President Obama has officially announced that he is taking chained CPI off the table in his Fiscal Year 2015 budget.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to today’s Congressional Budget Office report regarding the potential impact of the minimum wage increase on poverty and family income
“As a cosponsor of H.R. 1010, the Fair Minimum Wage Act, I believe we must do everything possible to get it passed as soon as possible.
Today is the 40th anniversary of a work written by Chicago’s renowned author, television star, and radio host Studs Terkel.
The full title of the book is Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do. When the book was released in 1974 and became a best seller, the nation got to hear the real voices of working people – what they did, how they were treated on the job, and what made their working lives meaningful. Studs made sure that working people were noticed, using his platform to start an important discussion within the United States.
(Washington, D.C.) -- Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement about the Department of Justice’s new policy toward same-sex couples.
“I am pleased to see the Department of Justice act to recognize the importance of marriage equality throughout the nation. The changes in the Department’s policy memorandum released Monday will ensure that individuals in same-sex marriages will now be treated the same as other legally married couples with regard to civil and criminal trials, bankruptcy filings, and more.
Washington, D.C. Today, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing about electronic data security and breach notification. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, the top Democrat on the subcommittee, was pleased to welcome Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to share her perspective on those issues and to inform the committee about the steps the state has undertaken to protect consumers. Schakowsky issued the following statement after the hearing:
Washington, D.C. "Yesterday’s CBO report had good news for every American who has suffered from job-lock – the need to stay in a job in order to have health coverage. With passage of the Affordable Care Act, millions of Americans will gain new freedom. They can go back to school to earn a degree that will help them get a better paying job. They can leave a job and start a new business. They can finally retire. Because of Obamacare, Americans will be able to make those choices – and still have affordable access to health insurance.
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to the State Department’s Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement:
“The State Department’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement significantly underestimates the emissions and climate impacts of the pipeline, mistakenly assuming that without Keystone XL, the Alberta Tar Sands would be produced at the same rate.
Today, Rep. Schakowsky and 41 other members of Congress – including Reps. Henry Waxman and John Dingell – sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy urging a final rule on the agency’s Tier 3 Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards program. The rule would reduce tailpipe and evaporative emissions from passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and some heavy-duty vehicles. The proposed rule, which was published last May, would dramatically improve public health and the environment. Schakowsky made the following statement about the letter: