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Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement marking the 5^th anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh:

“Last month marked the 107^th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and the death of 146 garment workers in New York City. It brought attention and some responses to the problem of dangerous sweatshops, but it failed to result in a guarantee of safe workplaces.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement to mark Earth Day 2018 and announced the reintroduction of the Water, Cosmetics, and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals (Water CUPS). The Water CUPS Act, H.R. 5548, seeks to examine the impacts of prescription drugs and cosmetics entering our drinking water supply:

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), alongside Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-CT), Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), released the following statement after congressional Republicans asked the Trump administration to add new restrictions on critical reproductive health programs:

“I am very proud to join in celebrating the 70th anniversary of Israel’s Independence, Yom Ha’atzmaut – a celebration that represents the fulfillment of a centuries-long dream of the Jewish people.

“Israel was founded as a homeland and refuge for the Jewish people in the wake of one of history’s most haunting chapters. For seventy years it has been a beacon of hope and inspiration for the Jewish people. As we face a renewed threat of anti-Semitism at home and around the globe, the importance of Israel as a nation and a symbol endures.

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on Tax Day 2018 and the effects of the GOP Tax Scam:

Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Congressman Bobby L. Rush, members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, led all Illinois Democrats in the House of Representatives on a letter asking Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to work with them to lower health care costs and expand health care access across the state.

“Today, on Yom HaShoah, Jews in Israel and around the world pause to remember the 6 million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust. As the Representative of Illinois’ 9th District, I know the importance of this day, as our district is home to one of the largest groups of Holocaust survivors in the country and the Illinois Holocaust Museum.