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.
There will come a time in the future history not yet written of our planet where we say, whoa, when we had an opportunity to move toward clean energy...
I thank the gentleman, who has been such a tremendous leader and head of our Hunger Caucus in the House of Representatives. Hunger in America--think of that. It ought to be a non sequitur. This is the richest country in the world, and yet…
I feel an obligation at this moment in history to my children and my grandchildren and future people on this planet that we need to shift toward clean energy technologies to prevent calamitous consequences in this world.
Yes, I would just like to ask a question: Are there any Republican women on the House Judiciary Committee, which reported this legislation? And do you think it's fair or proper for a body of men to solely determine one of the most…
I think I do have something as a comment that is already in the record, and when it comes to the changing the scheduling of hydrocodone from its current schedule III to schedule II of the Controlled Substance Act, that was one of the…
This hearing provides an opportunity to raise awareness and discuss action that we can take to end a crisis that is truly destroying lives, hurting families and communities across the country.
I wonder if part of the customer, the consumer education includes encouraging families with children between 12 and 18 to have a lockbox for certain drugs so that they keep them out of the hands of children.
My constituent, Peter Jackson, tragically lost his 18-year-old daughter Emily to this epidemic.
I am happy that we are having this hearing on drug abuse in the United States and I am glad that we can work together in a bipartisan manner to tackle this problem.
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the bipartisan Equal Pay Act, which requires equal pay for equal work. A great idea, but 50 years later women earn 77 cents for every dollar men make--a yearly gap of over $11,000 between…
Optometrists, podiatrists, optometrists, chiropractors have all been recognized by Congress within the definition of physician providers in the Medicare statute.





