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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, made the following statement on the passage of H.R. 4, The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, by a vote of 228-187.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, made the following statement on the passage of H. Res. 326, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the United States efforts to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution, by a vote of 226-188, with 2 voting present:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, announced that her Lymphedema Treatment Act (H.R. 1948) will be included in the version of H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, that will be voted on in the House next week. Her bipartisan and bicameral legislation was introduced alongside Representatives Buddy Carter (R-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Mike Kelly (R-PA) in March 2019 with 93 original cosponsors; today, H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky along with Representatives Jared Huffman, Bobby Rush, and Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia sent the following letter to the Organization of American States seeking answers to several questions related to the controversial Bolivian Presidential election of October 20, 2019.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, introduced H.R. 5267, the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) of 2019, with 123 original cosponsors. Congresswoman Schakowsky first introduced this legislation in 2012. The bill leverages existing U.S. resources to combat and respond to gender-based violence, a critical step toward promoting the human rights and dignity of all individuals as well as regional and global stability.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Aging Committee, have introduced the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019. This legislation is vital to guarantee the human right to high quality, long term care for the seniors and individuals with disabilities who depend on nursing home facilities to survive.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mark Pocan (WI-02), James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) issued the following joint statement in response to the assassination of a Honduran labor leader:
WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, November 18, 2019, Representatives David Price (NC-04), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), John Yarmuth (KY-03), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Peter Welch (VT-At Large), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) released the following statement on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's announcement that the Trump administration would no longer consider Israeli settlements built in disputed territory to be against international law:
"Today we come together to honor our nation's 19 million veterans. I am so proud to represent over 24,000 of them. Our veterans answered the call from all walks of life and all corners of this globe, to serve and protect our great nation. Today and everyday we honor and appreciate them and all they gave to ensure the well-being and security of our country.