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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which passed the House yesterday.
“My District has been hit by a series of so-called ‘100-year floods’, which have damaged the homes of many residents. Similar storms have impacted families all across our country. To address this issue, I was proud to vote for the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which passed the House yesterday.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s budget.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s budget.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement on President Barack Obama’s budget.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement about March 2014 being named National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
“I am very thankful that President Barack Obama has named March 2014 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. All types of cancer continue to claim too many lives in our country and around the world. In the U.S., colorectal cancer is projected to claim 50,310 lives this year.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response to EPA’s announcement that it has finalized its Tier 3 Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards Program.
Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after attending President Barack Obama’s announcement of a $320 Million Investment in Digital Lab, creating high-tech manufacturing jobs in Illinois.
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.