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Janice Schakowsky

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Janice D. Schakowsky is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district since 1999. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been a prominent advocate for various progressive issues, including healthcare reform, women's rights, and consumer protection. Schakowsky has played a significant role in shaping policies related to social justice and economic equality throughout her tenure in Congress.

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Jan 20, 2015

I say shame on us as a country that we can't afford to provide health care to our seniors and persons with disabilities.

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Jan 12, 2015

Americans watching this debate must be shaking their heads in astonishment. The question on everyone's mind at this moment is: Are we doing everything we can to prevent a Paris-like terrorist attack in the United States? Americans would be…

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Jan 9, 2015

Section 3: ``No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath…

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Jan 8, 2015

Today the House is scheduled to consider H.R. 30, which is really more properly called the ``Sabotage American Workers Act,'' a bill to provide a major change in ACA's requirement that larger employers offer health coverage to employees…

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Jan 8, 2015

Earlier today, I was unavoidably detained during the vote on the Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2015 and H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act…

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Jan 7, 2015

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, at the end of last year, over my strenuous objections, we wrapped up a big present for Wall Street. We put taxpayers back on the hook for losses that are connected to certain derivatives…

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Jan 7, 2015

The truth is that the American people deserve better, and we are tired of really bad Wall Street giveaways being tacked on to other legislation. This looks like a Republican strategy to put Wall Street over Main Street.

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Dec 9, 2014

I am so proud to join with many of my colleagues in celebrating John Dingell and recognizing the many, many things that he has achieved for our country. It is not just that John Dingell has been the longest serving Member in history; it is…

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Dec 2, 2014

OK. And in a timely way, 2004, 2007?

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Dec 2, 2014

Under the NHTSA statute, only manufacturers of motor vehicles and replacement equipment are required to decide in good faith whether their products contained a safety-related defect, and if so, to conduct a recall.

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Dec 2, 2014

I want to go to another topic. You know that our ranking member of the full committee, Waxman, and I, had introduced new auto safety legislation this year.

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Dec 2, 2014

So are you saying that it is only in high humidity areas that this is a problem, that that is the root cause?

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