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Chicago, IL – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), released the following statement after the passing of Marca Bristo, the founder of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago and co-founder of the National Council on Independent Living.
"Marca Bristo died today. My husband Bob Creamer and I are heartbroken to lose a precious friend of over four decades. Our country has lost an unparalleled fighter for the rights of people with disabilities. Our love goes out to our dear friend, Marca's husband Bob Kettlewell, their children and new granddaughter.
Chicago, IL – Last month, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Andy Levin (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Acting Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella. Fifty-five Members of Congress expressed their deep concern regarding the Government of Honduras' continued violation of Chapter 16 (the labor chapter) of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and the subsequent Honduras Monitoring and Action Plan (MAP). The letter calls for the U.S.
CHICAGO, IL - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus Providers & Clinics Task Force, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration Forced Planned Parenthood Out of Title X Family Planning Program.
Chicago, IL— Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement regarding Israel recently denying entry to two of her colleagues, Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, made the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 693, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, by a vote of 333-96:
"I am so proud to have sponsored, voted for, and help pass the PAST Act.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, voted to pass the Bipartisan Budget Act, H.R. 3877. This bill is a vast improvement over the harmful cuts in the President's proposed 2020 budget and restores certainty to our nation's budgeting. Congresswoman Schakowsky offered the following statement after passage of H.R. 3877:
Between January 2015 to January 2018, the drugs that multiple sclerosis patients rely on have skyrocketed from $60,000 to close to $100,000. In the last decade, the top three insulin manufacturers — Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi — have increased the price of insulin by 700 percent in lockstep as 1 in 4 diabetics rations or forgoes this lifesaving medication due to cost. And within this year alone, over 3,400 drugs have already seen price spikes of an average 10.5 percent, representing five times the rate of inflation.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, today voted to raise the national minimum wage to $15. After more than a decade without an increase in the federal minimum wage, the longest stretch in U.S. history, workers earning the federal minimum wage have suffered an almost 20 percent pay cut due to inflation. There is no place in America today where a full-time worker making the federal minimum wage can afford the basic essentials.