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Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Democrat • 9th District, Illinois • 7th Term • Sworn In 1999
- 22 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 81 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 422 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 7 of 440) 5 Made Into Law (Ranks 99 of 440)
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- Rep. Frank Pallone
- Rep. Walter Jones
- Least often votes with:
- Rep. Dan Boren
- Rep. Tom Graves
- Votes with party 94%
- Abstains: 1%
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Waging a Global War FOR Women
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 ...
House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex-selective abortions
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 ...
House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex selective abortions
...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
Feinstein Wins J Street Reelection Nod
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 ...
Feinstein accepts J Street endorsement
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 ...
Anti-abortion vote fails on House floor
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 ...
Representative Schakowsky Statement on Lambda Legal Marriage Equality Lawsuit
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
Representative Schakowsky Statement on Lambda Legal Marriage Equality Lawsuit
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
Anti-abortion vote fails on House floor
...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
Programming notes
...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
J Street Endorses Senator Feinstein, Seeking to Access the Mainstream
...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
White House expects 400 for Jewish American Heritage Month reception reception.
...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
Bill Maher: Obama Didn't Support Simpson-Bowles Because Republicans Didn't
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.
Rep. Schakowsky: CMS Report Shows Health Care Savings For Seniors Under Obamacare
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 ...
Graduates at St. Augustine College Step into Next Phase
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 .
Bill protecting job seekers', employees' social media passwords advances to Gov. Quinn
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 ...
Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn
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 ...
Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn
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 ...
Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn
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 ...
Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn
...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
Patrick Buchanan: What If Zimmerman Walks Free? – OpEd
Rep. Jan Schakowsky called Trayvon’s killing a “modern-day lynching.” CNN claimed to have picked up the phrase “(bleeping) coons” on the tape of Zimmerman’s call to police, but had to retract when an enhanced version of the tape revealed no suc
What If Zimmerman Walks Free?
Rep. Jan Schakowsky called Trayvon's killing a "modern-day lynching." CNN claimed to have picked up the phrase "(bleeping) coons" on the tape of Zimmerman's call to police, but had to retract when an enhanced version of the tape revealed no such slur.
Byrne: Abandoning women in Afghanistan
...negotiations and the insistence that any agreement ensures protections of women's constitutional and human rights. As Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., a summit participant noted, "If you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu." And yet, as laudato
Abandoning women in Afghanistan
As Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., a summit participant noted, "If you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu." And yet, as laudatory as such demands are, calls for reason and diplomacy won't budge the Taliban from its long-entrenched ...
What If Zimmerman Walks Free?
Rep. Jan Schakowsky called Trayvon's killing a "modern-day lynching." CNN claimed to have picked up the phrase "(bleeping) coons" on the tape of Zimmerman's call to police, but had to retract when an enhanced version of the tape revealed no such slur.
Women's rights must be part of future Afghanistan
"We need to end our military commitment, but we also need to ensure that US support of Afghan women does not end when our troops leave," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) at an Amnesty International press conference before the event Sunday morning.
Honduras: Which Side Is the US On? | The Nation
Ninety-four members of the House, including many in the Democratic leadership, signed a March 9 letter sponsored by Representative Jan Schakowsky calling for the suspension of police and military aid, especially in light of the situation in the ...
Who Should Be Blamed For Riots If Zimmerman Walks?
Rep. Jan Schakowsky called Trayvon's killing a "modern-day lynching." CNN claimed to have picked up the phrase "(bleeping) coons" on the tape of Zimmerman's call to police, but had to retract when an enhanced version of the tape revealed no such slur.
Schakowsky, Albright, Verveer Raise Afghan Women Issues During NATO Summit
CHICAGO, IL--May 20, 2012 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and U.S. Ambassador at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer to speak at a “Shadow Summit” hosted by Amnesty International to underscore .
‘Shadow summit’ calls attention to plight of Afghan women
...for Afghan women" Sunday in Chicago that included the participation of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). The goal of the summit was to urge Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO leaders, especially President B
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