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WASHINGTON, DC (April 20, 2010) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) released the following statement on the 47^th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act, also known as Pay Equity Day 2010.

WASHINGTON, DC (April 14, 2010) — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, made the following statement on the House floor in response to the tragic plane crash that killed Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and others.

"I rise this morning to express my sincere condolences to the people of Poland as they mourn the death President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria, and to the families and friends of the other ninety-four men and women who lost their lives in Saturday's airplane crash near Russia's Katyn forest.

Rep. Schakowsky Announces Bill to Review Proposed Increases and Protect Consumers

March 24, 2010

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. House Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), member of Senior leadership and the Energy and Commerce Committee, was appointed by Speaker Pelosi as one of the three Democratic House members of the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Also named was Xavier Bacerra, Vice Chair, Democratic Caucus and John Spratt, Chairman of the House Budget Committee.

 Ensures Affordable, Quality Health Care for All Americans

 

WASHINGTON, DC (March 4, 2010) — Today Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, and Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-CA introduced the Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010, legislation to help families and small businesses whose access to health insurance is threatened by excessive premium increases. The legislation, H.R. 4757 in the House, would provide unprecedented authority to block unreasonable premium increases before they are allowed to take effect.

WASHINGTON, February 23 — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation that would phase out private security contractors in war zones.

The United States last year employed more than 22,000 hired guns in Iraq and Afghanistan.  They protected diplomats, trained military and police officers, repaired and maintained weapons systems. Contractors also were involved with interrogations and intelligence gathering.