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.
the relentless drumbeat of opposition to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as I proudly say, goes on after 33 efforts to repeal the entire bill.
A lot of that fear is the misinformation that has been quite deliberately sent out.
I would challenge my colleagues on the other side to go out and explain to at least some of their constituents--for example, the parents of children with preexisting conditions--that they want to take away insurance to them.
the refusal of my Republican colleagues to appropriate HHS adequate resources to help implement the law is limiting our efforts to inform Americans about Obamacare's exciting new coverage options.
I have a question about greenfield investment, new investment versus merger and acquisitions.
I sincerely want to thank the chair and ranking member of the Intelligence Committee and express my appreciation for all of their efforts to work in a bipartisan manner and to address the concerns raised by me, by civil liberties groups…
I agree that we should consider ways to increase investment in this country, both domestic and foreign.
I do urge my colleagues to oppose this bill. We can and should do better, and I'm hopeful that we still will do better.
I would agree that we should be concerned if that is the case and we need to promote that U.S. is the best place to invest.





