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WASHINGTON– Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement on the deal to avoid another government shutdown:
“While I am pleased that a shutdown was averted, it is a hard pill to swallow,” Schakowsky said. “I am especially disturbed by the failure to include stronger oversight mechanisms in the Homeland Security bill to prevent ICE overreach, significantly decrease the number of detention beds, and block the Administration from moving money around for purposes not authorized by Congress.
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on passage of the Yemen War Powers Resolution:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on passage of the Yemen War Powers Resolution:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the anti-Semitic comments of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar:
"STOP IT! It is bad enough that anti-Semitism has dramatically increased in the United States, but it certainly has no place in Congress," Schakowsky said. "I am glad Rep. Omar apologized, as she should, for saying support for Israel is just about money, but we have yet to hear from Minority Leader McCarthy who citied well-known Jewish donors in the same way."
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement on President Trump’s State of the Union address:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement on President Trump’s State of the Union address:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement on attending the State of the Union and inviting Frank Lagunas, furloughed Trump Shutdown federal employee to serve as her State of the Union guest:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement on her vote in favor of the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019:
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Vern Buchanan introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports(SAFE) Act of 2019. This bipartisan legislation would permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States as well prohibit the export of live horses to Mexican and Canadian slaughterhouses to be sold overseas. The SAFE Acthas been endorsed by the Humane Society, the Animal Welfare Institute, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Return to Freedom and Animal Wellness Action.The Members and groups released the following statements:
Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement on the tenth anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act:
“It has been 10 years since President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a critical law that has helped lessen the gender pay gap. For too long, women have worked hard, often harder, than men only to be paid 80 cents on the man’s dollar and even less for women of color.