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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.

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:

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:

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.

Ridgewood High School Creates Jobs & Saves Tens of Thousands in Energy Costs

NORRIDGE, IL (December 20, 2011) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) visited Ridgewood High School yesterday to talk with students about the importance of civic engagement and tour the soundproofing renovations designed to mitigate the noise from nearby O'Hare International Airport. In addition, the renovations are expected to reduce the school's energy costs by 25%. Schakowsky helped secure the funding for the project.

WASHINGTON, DC (December 20, 2011) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky and 15 House colleagues sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA...) Acting Director Edward DeMarco calling on the agency to end legal obstructionism against states and localities with ordinances designed to protect communities from damage caused by abandoned properties.