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EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement commemorating Lunar New Year:
“The Lunar New Year is a joyous time of reflection and rejuvenation. As we welcome the Year of the Snake, and say goodbye to the Year of the Dragon, I want to extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating in the 9th District, and across the globe.”
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the Trump administration's move to freeze federal grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs:
“Make no mistake about it, the Trump administration is attempting to rip away life-saving programs from the most vulnerable Americans to fund their billionaire agenda.
“I am grateful that a U.S. District Court Judge has temporarily blocked the Trump Administration’s efforts to freeze as much as $3 trillion in federal grants and loans. What Trump is doing is unconstitutional, but we are not out of the woods yet.
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) released the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day:
“Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than one million innocent people were brutally murdered. This is a day for us all to come together as an international community to remember the lives and memories of the nearly six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution. We also honor the strength and courage of the survivors and the heroism of those who stood up to hate, fascism, and oppression.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) issued the following statement on the ceasefire-hostage deal reached between Israel and Hamas:
“I am relieved by President Joe Biden’s announcement that a ceasefire and hostage agreement in the Israel-Hamas war has been reached. This is a critical step towards permanently ending the catastrophic war in Gaza. The U.S. and our allies must continue their aggressive diplomacy to bring lasting peace in the region.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement after being named the Ranking Member on the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee:
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led over 40 of their colleagues in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the 21 youth plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States, a landmark constitutional climate lawsuit.