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Chicago, IL (November 5, 2013) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after the Illinois General Assembly passed SB 10, the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, which legalizes marriage equality:
Washington, DC (October 25, 2013) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the FDA's recommendation to reclassify hydrocodone combination drugs:
Washington, DC (October 16, 2013) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the House passing a clean CR and raising the debt ceiling:
"After 16 days of a Republican-led government shutdown and taking our country to within hours of an unprecedented default, the House voted tonight on a bipartisan bill to fund the government through January 15th and allow us to pay our bills through February 7th.
Washington, DC (October 16, 2013) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on a recent report on low wage jobs in the fast food industry:
Washington, DC (October 16, 2013) – Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Mike Quigley release the following statement on working to reduce O'Hare Airport noise pollution:
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) to further examine ways to mitigate O'Hare Airport noise pollution resulting from the new runways opening this week as part of the O'Hare Modernization Program.
Yesterday I was arrested for "blocking passage" of a little used street along with seven other members of Congress and 200 others who want House Republican leadership to stop delaying a vote on comprehensive immigration legislation. About 20,000 immigrants and their supporters were at the Capitol as part of an enthusiastic demonstration in favor of a vote in the Congress.
The Daily Herald
October 8, 2013
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131008/news/710089721/
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, was arrested Tuesday for blocking a street near the National Mall at an immigration reform rally in Washington, her spokeswoman said.
Schakowsky was with other demonstrators as part of a civil disobedience effort calling for immigration reform, spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said.
The Chicago Sun Times
October 8, 2013
Protesting the lack of House action on immigration reform by GOP leaders, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) were arrested Tuesday afternoon near the Capitol.