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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, voted YES on H. Res. 826, a resolution expressing disapproval of the Trump Administration's harmful actions toward Medicaid. Last week, the Trump Administration unveiled its illegal Medicaid block grant plan, inviting states to cap and slash Medicaid. The plan would essentially allow states to receive a waiver to block grant their Medicaid programs for certain low-income Medicaid recipients.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Donald J. Trump on the two Articles of Impeachment brought forward by the U.S. House of Representatives:
EVANSTON, IL – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to not allow witnesses or documents as evidence in the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump:
"To Senate Republicans, shame on you. You ignored the facts and the dangerous actions of a president that attacked the very foundations of our democracy. The American people overwhelmingly wanted a full and fair trial with witnesses. Donald Trump is a threat to our national security and our constitution. He will be removed by the voters and hopefully you will too."
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EVANSTON, IL - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced today that her constituent, longtime small business advocate and former solo-entrepreneur Geraldine "Geri" Sanchez Aglipay, will be her guest at the upcoming State of the Union Address. Geri is the Midwest manager of outreach, education, and policy efforts at Small Business Majority, an organization that advocates for small businesses across the country and provides tools and resources to small businesses and independent entrepreneurs, with a special focus on underserved communities.
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, released a statement on the first case of human-to-human transmission of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the United States, which has been confirmed in Illinois:
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement following the vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force:
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, issued the following statement upon passage of the "No War Against Iran Act" which would deny funding to the Trump Administration to wage war against Iran unless Congress issues a formal declaration of war:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Access to Medicines Co-Lead on Speaker Pelosi's 8-Member working group, made the following statement after President Trump signed the United States Mexico Canada Trade Agreement into law:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, made the following statement after the House passed S. 3201, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Schedule of Fentanyl Analogues Act:
"The number of overdoses and deaths related to fentanyl have skyrocketed in recent years. We are facing a public health crisis. However, I voted against S. 3201 because the bill has serious criminal justice implications. Furthermore, the emergency scheduling of fentanyl and similar substances as Schedule-1 drugs has not adequately decreased those deaths over the past two years.