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Congresswoman Schakowsky Statement on Equal Pay Day

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, issued the following statement recognizing Equal Pay Day, April 2, which marks the day on which the average woman makes the same amount her male counterpart did doing the same job did in 2018:

Congresswoman Schakowsky Statement On House Vote to Condemn Trump Ban on Transgender Military Service

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and a founding member of the LGBT Equality Caucus, voted for House Resolution 124, expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals and made the following statement after the resolution passed the House by a vote of 238 to 185, with 1 present vote:

Congresswoman Schakowsky Co-Sponsors the Climate Action Now Act

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, co-sponsored H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, House Democrats’ new legislation that would require the United States to remain in the Paris Climate Accord and to develop a serious plan for how the United States will meet its commitment to reduce pollution.

Congresswoman Schakowsky Votes For, House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act

WASHINGTON,DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, issued the following statement on passage of H.R. 7, The Paycheck Fairness Act, which strengthens and closes loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act and provides effective remedies for women who are not being paid equal pay for equal work:

Statement from Congresswoman Schakowsky on Mueller Report and Attorney General's Summary

CHICAGO, IL – Today, U.S. Attorney General William Barr delivered to Congress a four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Vice Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, made the following statement in response to the summary's delivery:

Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip, and Vice-Chair of the Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement on passage of H.Con.Res. 24, which expresses the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress: