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Washington, DC (November 26, 2013) – Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement on the new data that shows Obamacare helped seniors save $8.9 billion on prescription drugs nationwide:

“According to new data released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, seniors and persons with disabilities in Illinois saved $333 million on their prescription drug costs, since Obamacare was enacted in 2010. By closing the gap in prescription drug coverage known as the donut hole, we are making access to prescription drugs more affordable –ensuring that seniors and people with disabilities can afford to get the medications they need. And every year, those savings will grow.

Washington, DC (November 26, 2013) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear two cases on the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that contraception be included as a benefit in health insurance policies.

Washington, DC (November 24, 2013) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on President Obama’s Announcement on the First Step Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Program:

Washington, DC (November 21, 2013) – Rep. Schakowsky released the following statement in response to this week’s House passage of three bills that would limit environmental review and public participation in the leasing of federal lands, give away federal authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on federal lands, and force decisions to approve or deny oil and gas pipeline permits before a thorough review of the environmental and public health impacts can be completed:

Washington, DC (November 21, 2013) – Today Democratic Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Eliot Engel (NY-16) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) and Republican Reps. Richard Hanna (NY-22) and Chris Gibson (NY-19) introduced H.R. 3571 International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA).

Washington, DC (November 21, 2013) – Today Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) and Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) are joining in a symbolic one day fast with immigrant rights leaders who have been fasting for 10 days. On November 12th, Eliseo Medina of the SEIU, Dae Joong Yoon of NAKASEC, Cristian Avila of Mi Familia Vota, Lisa Sharon Harper of Sojourners, and Rev. Samuel Rodriguez of NHCLC began a fast on the National Mall, calling for Congress to pass immigration reform with a pathway to citizenship.