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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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Apr 7, 2014

At best, patent trolls are misleading. At worst, they are extortionists. This is fundamentally a fairness issue.

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Apr 7, 2014

I want to develop a solution to this growing issue, and look forward to doing so in a bipartisan manner.

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Apr 3, 2014

There has actually been a debate on this floor by all of my colleagues, women, coming down from the Republican side, talking about how wonderful this bill is for women and how bad ObamaCare is for women. I want to make this point, which is…

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Apr 3, 2014

Here is what we are changing. We are saying, if you work 30 hours, your employer should provide you with health insurance. What this bill says is, now, if you work 39 hours, your employer can deny you health care coverage. So it actually…

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Mar 12, 2014

I really do worry about her now and what could happen.

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Mar 12, 2014

I think that is why we wanted to have the Players Association here too because, you know, that was a pretty strong criticism that you just made.

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Mar 12, 2014

And that goes to culture as well.

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Mar 12, 2014

I certainly worry about my granddaughter.

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Mar 12, 2014

Any concussions are too many concussions.

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Mar 12, 2014

Three hundred thousand sports-related traumatic brain injuries occur annually in the United States.

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Mar 12, 2014

Athletes are continually becoming bigger and faster and stronger, and despite some efforts to make sports safer, much work remains.

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Mar 12, 2014

But professional baseball and professional basketball do provide lifetime health insurance for former players.

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