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Washington, DC (February 26, 2013) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after speaking on the House floor today about the sequester, the across-the-board spending cuts that will take effect at the end of the week:
"Unless we act, at the end of this week, across-the-board, automatic spending cuts will go into effect that will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, slow our economic growth, and affect the public and private sectors in ways that hurt the American people.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with my colleagues two documents that outline both the dangerous impact of sequestration cuts and how we could replace them in a way that helps, not hurts, the American people.
The report, "Protecting Our Nation from Bad Federal Budget Choices," from the Coalition on Human Needs, includes these key facts about the sequester's impact:
• 600,000 children and mothers will lose nutritional aid under WIC (the Women, Infants, and Children program).
• 125,000 low-income families will lose rental housing vouchers.
Washington, DC (February 15, 2013) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky made the following statement this week urging strong action on climate change, which appeared in the Congressional Record on February 13th:
By Sam Baker
February 15, 2013
A group of House Democrats is trying to persuade the White House to back away from a proposed cut in Social Security – just like it did with raising the Medicare eligibility age.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said Thursday she's been talking to White House officials and trying to explain the consequences of the Social Security cut, particularly in combination with other changes such as increased cost-sharing for Medicare.
"We're hoping that they'll make the right decision," she said.
Washington, DC (February 15, 2013) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the introducing the Corporate Tax Fairness Act:
This week, Rep. Jan Schakowsky introduced the Corporate Tax Fairness Act (H.R. 694) to end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs and profits overseas and eliminate loopholes that allow profitable corporations to shelter income in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. The bill is estimated to yield more than $590 billion in revenue over the next decade, according to estimates by the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Washington, DC (February 15, 2013) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky and 106 House Democrats, a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives, wrote to President Obama today, urging him to reject any proposals to cut benefits millions of American families depend upon through Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The letter was led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), and Rep Donna Edwards (D-MD).
Washington, DC (February 14, 2013) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on today's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade's Manufacturing Showcase and hearing:
Washington, DC (February 14, 2013) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on sending a letter to the Afghan President Hamid Karzai:
Washington, DC (February 13, 2013) — Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Judy Chu (CA-27) reintroduced the Violence Against Immigrant Women Act (VAIWA), legislation providing greater protections for battered immigrant women:
Politico, February 13, 2013
By Rep. Jan Schakowsky