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Washington, D.C.(May 24, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) responded to a report issued by the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services with updated data on the savings that seniors are receiving due to the health care law, the Affordable Care Act.

In the first four months of 2012, more than 416,000 people with Medicare saved an average of $724 on prescription drugs and 12.1 million used a free preventive service. More than 5.1 million people with Medicare saved over $3.2 billion on prescription drugs since the health law took effect.

Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to represent the United States at the Int'l Parliamentarians' Conference on the Implementation of the Int'l Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action.

Pictured here with Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Director of the UNFPA.

CHICAGO, IL (May 20, 2012) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and U.S. Ambassador at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer to speak at a "Shadow Summit... hosted by Amnesty International to underscore concerns that world leaders are ignoring Afghan women during the NATO Summit that kicked off today.

WASHINGTON, DC (May 16, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and eight House colleagues introduced H.R. 5781, the Inclusive Home Design Act, to expand the number of homes that are accessible for people with disabilities. People with mobility impairments have limited access to most homes because there are currently no federal standards for accessibility features in homes built with federal assistance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2012) -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to passage of the Republican budget reconciliation bill, HR 5652 — Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012:

HR 5331 - Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012

Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2012) — Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Judy Chu (D-CA) introduced the H.R. 5331, Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012, which amends the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to expand protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence. This legislation would ensure that immigrant victims have the legal resources necessary to escape abuse.

CHICAGO, IL (May 3, 2012) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) announced the Illinois 9^th district's winners of the 2012 "An Artistic Discovery Congressional Art Competition.... Conducted in Congressional districts throughout the country, the competition has had hundreds of thousands of participants since its inception in 1982.