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WASHINGTON, DC (February 15, 2011) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to President Obama's FY2012 Budget.
"I commend the President for presenting Congress with a serious budget that invests in initiatives that will create jobs and prioritizes education. Â These efforts are critical to ensuring that our economic recovery continues and Americans can get back to work, which will help us achieve deficit reduction in the coming years.
$100 billion in cuts would be devastating to low-income and middle class Americans
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Letter to Boehner condemns Republican bill that attacks Planned Parenthood
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:
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 38th 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.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC (January 12, 2011) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement in response to the findings of President Obama's National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.