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“The Trump Administration’s policy of ripping families apart by tearing immigrant children as young as 5 months old from their parents represents the institutionalization of child abuse. I am appalled and outraged by these actions and have been working to overturn the Administration’s policy. Last week, I joined a group of my colleagues including Representatives Luis Gutiérrez and John Lewis in an act of civil disobedience to protest the Administration’s policies.

“It is estimated that 5 million older adults each year suffer from neglect, abuse or exploitation. Today, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, is a time to focus attention on those – mostly women – who are at risk. They are our parents and our grandparents, our friends and our neighbors. They live in our country and around the world. They are suffering from physical and verbal abuse, domestic violence, income theft and manipulation, isolation, and lack of needed care and services. They need not just our attention but our action.

“It is heartening to see President Trump engaging in diplomacy instead of hurling childish insults at a nuclear-armed dictator via Twitter. This meeting was a great photo op both for an American President seeking to prove his deal-making skills and for a despotic tyrant looking to appear powerful on the world stage. Unfortunately, the ‘agreement’ that came out of it includes no firm commitments from North Korea, no reporting or inspections regimes, no plan for denuclearization, and nothing at all that should reassure the American people that North Korea will put an end to its barbaric behavior.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Husted v. APRI, which rolls back voting rights by upholding the State of Ohio’s policy of purging infrequent voters from voter rolls:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to refuse to defend the Affordable Care Act in court, leaving millions of people in jeopardy of losing their insurance coverage:

“The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have been obsessive and persistent in their cruel campaign to rip health care away from millions of Americans.

Today, Seniors Task Force Co-Chairs Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Rep. Doris Matsui released the following statement in response to the 2018 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports:

“The Trustees’ reports make it clear that the Republican tax scam directly threatens the Medicare program, reducing its solvency by three years. The tax scam comes at the expense of seniors and American families –taking funding from Medicare in order to give even more tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Chief Deputy Whip, released the following statement following the Israeli High Court of Justice approval of the planned demolition of the West Bank village of Khan al-Ahmar for any time the government sees fit this month:

“At any moment in the coming days and weeks, the 180 residents of Khan al-Ahmar could be displaced by the destruction of their entire village, including their school, homes, and house of worship. This cannot be allowed.

“U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman’s latest comments underscore the fact that he is unfit to serve in this critical position. By attempting to turn overwhelming bipartisan support for the state of Israel into a partisan political issue by claiming ‘there’s no question Republicans support Israel more than Democrats,’ and through statements that undermine longstanding U.S. policies in the region, he is a disgrace to U.S. diplomacy.