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Washington, D.C. (June 15, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement following President Obama's announcement to halt under executive order deportations of certain young people who were brought to the United States as children and do not present a risk to national security:

WASHINGTON, DC (June 7, 2012) — Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA) and about 37House colleagues introduced H.R. 5905, the International Violence Against Women Act, to establish new tools to help the U.S. government prevent violence against women abroad, particularly in conflict situations.

Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after the Senate Republicans blocked consideration of the Paycheck Fairness Act:

Washington, D.C. (May 31, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 5743, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013:

"Today, I voted in favor of this bill because it is a serious effort to meet the overarching goal of the Administration and this Committee to provide the resources that the Intelligence Community needs to collect essential information and inform policy makers wisely and accurately.

Washington, D.C. (May 31, 2012) — Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 3541, the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 30, 2012) — Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal seeking marriage equality in Illinois:

"I applaud Lambda Legal for their lawsuit seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples within Illinois. While they represent sixteen specific couples in the suit, the issues they raise will impact thousands of same-sex couples throughout the state.