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$100 billion in cuts would be devastating to low-income and middle class Americans

WASHINGTON, DC (February 11, 2011) —Rep. Jan Schakowsky's issued the following statement in response to last night's announcement by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers that his committee will see $100 billion in spending cuts (from the President's fiscal year 2011 budget request) in the upcoming Continuing Resolution.

 

Letter to Boehner condemns Republican bill that attacks Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON, DC (February 11, 2011) —Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), an active leader in the Pro-Choice Caucus, sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) detailing concerns over Republican legislation, HR 217, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. Schakowsky's letter was co-signed by 99 additional Democrats, including the Co-Chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus: Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY).

Bill would extend Unemployment Insurance, one of Government's most powerful tools

WASHINGTON, DC (February 8, 2011) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) signed on as a cosponsor to The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act, which would provide an additional 14 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who have exhausted the 99 weeks available under current law. She released the following statement:

"Providing additional unemployment benefits to the so-called "99ers... is not only the right thing to do morally, it is also the smart thing to do economically.

WASHINGTON, DC (February 11, 2011) —Rep. Jan Schakowsky's issued the following statement in celebration of Black History Month.

"From Harriet Tubman to Rosa Parks, from Frederick Douglass to John Lewis, the contributions and leadership of African Americans have — and continue to be — essential to the fabric of our nation.  As we honor African Americans during Black History Month this February, we also recommit ourselves to defending the very American values of freedom and equality for all.

WASHINGTON, DC (January 25, 2011) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement after President Obama's State of the Union address.

"President Obama struck just the right tone in his address to the nation. He was optimistic as he set out a strategy for America to 'Win the future.' There were some passages in particular that resonated with me as a Progressive.

WASHINGTON, DC (December 15, 2010) —Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced companion legislation to prevent insurance companies from implementing unfair health insurance rate increases.

The Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2011 would give the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to deny or modify premium or rate increases that are found to be excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory.

WASHINGTON, DC (January 22, 2011) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling.

"Today marks the 38^th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, which permanently and historically wove a woman's right to choose into the fabric of our country's values.

"The landmark decision provides a Constitutional guarantee of a basic, yet profound right: Women are the true deciders when it comes to their own bodies.

WASHINGTON, DC (January 12, 2011) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.  I rise today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, to remember those who died, and to pay tribute to the remarkable perseverance of the Haitian people.

A year ago today, a massive earthquake caused almost unimaginable loss of life and devastation in Haiti.  Some 250,000 people were killed, over a million displaced from their homes, and much of the capital was reduced to rubble.