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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 9, 2013

I mean, we would have press conferences every 6 months or so, and parents and grandparents would come holding pictures of their children that they had literally killed.

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Apr 9, 2013

These kinds of systems could reduce by 95 percent those accidents.

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Apr 9, 2013

Now that we have other manufacturers is there anyone who doesn't agree that some sort of a national certification or standard of competency would be helpful, so that is a good direction to go in.

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Apr 9, 2013

I was the lead sponsor, along with my Republican colleague Peter King, of the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007.

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Mar 20, 2013

I feel that the greatest challenge facing humankind on Earth today is climate change.

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Mar 20, 2013

The American Society of Civil Engineers reported this week that our national infrastructure is rated as a D plus.

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Mar 20, 2013

I am focused very much on having an educated workforce that can well serve your industry.

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Mar 19, 2013

The Ryan Republican budget reflects everything that the American people rejected in the last election: asking nothing from the wealthiest Americans and rich corporations that ship our jobs overseas, while turning Medicare into a voucher…

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Mar 17, 2013

Everyone here agrees that we have a growing aging population.

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Mar 17, 2013

Are you kidding me, that we are going to, tomorrow, see the passage of a budget that not only repeals Obamacare...

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Mar 17, 2013

What I see in the plans that have been suggested on the Republican side is cost-shifting.

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