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People who need or prefer to get information about Medicare in different formats other than written text now have a new resource thanks to an idea that started with a local group of professionals who are deaf or work with the deaf community.

Washington, DC (January 20, 2012) - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement to honor the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, which falls on Sunday, January 22nd:

Washington, DC (January 20, 2012) - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today in response to a final rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on preventive health services to "ensure that women with health insurance coverage will have access to the full range of the Institute of Medicine's recommended preventive services, including all FDA -approved forms of contraception" under the Affordable Care Act.

"Today, the Obama Administration announced the final rule requiring insurance coverage for the full range of FDA-approved contraceptives without charging a co-pay, co-insurance, or a deductible.

Washington, DC (January 18, 2011) - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement todayin response to the House vote to disapprove the President's exercise of authority to increase the nation's debt limit:

"Today's action has been roundly criticized as nothing more than political theater. For a group that supposedly champions fiscal responsibility, House Republicans have been inexplicably willing to gamble with the full faith and credit of the United States. Instead of focusing on the number one issue for most Americans — jobs — House Republicans continue on an increasingly unpopular path of obstruction.

WASHINGTON, DC (January 12, 2012) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsackto make sure that USDA is utilizing all possible resources to make bonus and specialty crop purchases of nutritious food such as beans, corn cream, and potatoes to benefit The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and support our nation's food banks.

WASHINGTON, DC (January 4, 2012) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement following President Barack Obama's recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Washington, DC (December 23, 2011) - U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement todayin response to House passage of a two month extension of middle class tax cuts, unemployment insurance, and the Medicare physician payment rate:

"Today House Republicans finally ended their so-called game of 'high stakes poker' that gambled with the financial security of millions of middle-class Americans, the unemployed and our seniors who faced losing access to their doctors at the turn of the new year.

WASHINGTON, DC (December 21, 2011) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky and 11 House colleagues sent a letter to the White House urging President Obama, USAID and State Department to review the current interpretation of the Helms Amendment, which limits but does not prohibit abortion funding.