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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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Mar 21, 2012

I worked closely with Representative Peter King to enact the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act.

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Mar 21, 2012

I thank the gentleman very much for yielding to me. I hope the American people understand what's going on here today. H.R. 5 represents another in a long line of partisan political attacks on the Affordable Care Act. Since its passage 2…

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Mar 21, 2012

Auto safety should be a bipartisan issue.

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Mar 21, 2012

I want to reiterate that the Senate has passed the Transportation Bill that has a number of key safety provisions that will keep consumers safe, including children.

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Mar 21, 2012

I can't understand why there is any excuse for rental companies to loan out cars to individuals without making the necessary repairs which manufacturers usually provide for free.

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Mar 7, 2012

I want to make sure we maximize drug safety efforts and that we do not encourage expedited FDA approval if doing so would jeopardize that goal.

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Mar 7, 2012

We need to ensure that we don't force FDA into a position where its approval standards are lowered.

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Mar 7, 2012

At a speak-out on women's right to birth control, I solicited comments from the huge audience that attended, and here are a few. Reverend Luke Pepper writes: As a Christian and as a minister, I believe that it is important and necessary…

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Mar 7, 2012

I both understand and support that goal, but I also want to ensure that in seeking to accelerate drug approval that we do not expose patients to unnecessary and unacceptable risks.

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Mar 7, 2012

It seems to me that most of the claims about FDA's poor performance have in fact been disproved.

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Mar 7, 2012

I strongly support the development of drugs to enhance therapeutic options for patients with rare diseases.

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Mar 6, 2012

Thank you for this opportunity to speak about a really good friend of mine, Don Payne. When I heard that his situation was grave, I gave a call to his brother, Bill, whom I had gotten to know on trips that he and Don took, and had the…

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