Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]

Waging a Global War FOR Women

2012-06-01T12:02:52Z

First the good and inspiring news. More than 400 parliamentarians and delegates from 110 countries, including my colleague Rep. Jan Schakowsky and I, convened in Istanbul and reaffirmed our commitment to meet the goals of the 1994 Cairo International ...

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House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex-selective abortions

2012-06-01T06:40:45Z

Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) added Thursday. "It is another Republican intrusion into a woman's right to choose," said Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) of the GOP bill on Wednesday. "Women should be able to make such sensitive and private decisions with their ...

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House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex selective abortions

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...the doctor from performing abortion procedures, sending an incredibly private and personal decision into the courts," Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) added Thursday. "It is another Republican intrusion into a woman's right to choose," said Rep. Jim McDermo

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Feinstein Wins J Street Reelection Nod

2012-05-31T17:33:20Z

and Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) as Senate candidates who ... Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Overall, in addition to the four Senate candidates, J Street ...

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Feinstein accepts J Street endorsement

2012-05-31T16:00:17Z

Anti-abortion vote fails on House floor

2012-05-31T14:55:51Z

As Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) explained today, "The bill includes a provision that would allow a women's husband or parents, by merely alleging that an abortion is because of gender, to seek injunctive relief to prevent the doctor from ...

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Representative Schakowsky Statement on Lambda Legal Marriage Equality Lawsuit

2012-05-31T14:41:32Z

WASHINGTON, D.C.--(ENEWSPF)--May 31, 2012 – Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement yesterday in response to the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal seeking marriage equality in Illinois: “I applaud Lambda Legal for their lawsuit

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Representative Schakowsky Statement on Lambda Legal Marriage Equality Lawsuit

2012-05-31T14:41:32Z

Anti-abortion vote fails on House floor

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...characterized the bill as a response to a manufactured controversy, with a legislative remedy that goes too far. As Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) explained today, "The bill includes a provision that would allow a women's husband or parents, by merely all

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Programming notes

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...interviews USA Today’s Jackie Kucinich and the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne, American Crossroads’ Jonathan Collegio, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Dem strategist Neera Tanden, and former Bush 43 spokesman Tony Fratto. Super Pac Guest –Jonathan Co

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J Street Endorses Senator Feinstein, Seeking to Access the Mainstream

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...of Representatives, five Jewish Democrats have accepted J Street’s endorsement: Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.). Overall, in addition to the four Senate candi

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White House expects 400 for Jewish American Heritage Month reception reception.

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Susan Davis Rep. Ted Deutch Rep. Eliot Engel Rep. Sander Levin Rep. Nita Lowey Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Jarrod Polis Rep. Jan Schakowsky Rep. Adam Schiff Rep. Allyson Schwartz Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Rep. Henry Waxman WHITE HOUSE DISPLAY Gene

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Bill Maher: Obama Didn't Support Simpson-Bowles Because Republicans Didn't

2012-05-26T16:49:10Z

Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mi.), Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tx.), Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), and Andy Stern (former President SEIU). That's five Democrats and four Republicans voting Nay.

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Rep. Schakowsky: CMS Report Shows Health Care Savings For Seniors Under Obamacare

2012-05-25T16:28:52Z

Washington, D.C--(ENEWSPF)--May 25, 2012 – Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) responded to a report issued by the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with updated data on the savings that seniors are receiving due to the health care law ...

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Graduates at St. Augustine College Step into Next Phase

2012-05-24T21:59:20Z

Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, delivered the Keynote Address, highlighting the accomplishments of the graduates and reminding them that there is no limit as to how far they can go to reach their dreams and .

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Bill protecting job seekers', employees' social media passwords advances to Gov. Quinn

2012-05-23T22:50:38Z

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago ... was approved March 29 in the Illinois House with a 78-30 vote. U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., also introduced legislation in April that would protect Facebook users from ...

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Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T15:19:40Z

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., also introduced legislation in April that would protect Facebook users from having to provide this information. The bill, the Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA), would ...

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Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T13:17:58Z

Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T13:17:58Z

Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

...Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have requested the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate the issue. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., also introduced legislation in April that would protect Facebook users

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