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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.
Here they go again. The Republicans failed in their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and now they are reversing course and trying to cripple implementation by attacking individual provisions of the law. The United States has a…
Just the people who need it, right? Just the people who need a tax break. Isn't that astonishing that they should actually pay less?
One of the things that they say, that Paul Ryan says, We all have to sacrifice. Shared sacrifice. I believe in that. I think that's a good idea. But some people have been sacrificing for a long time. If you drew another line starting at…
Yeah. Take it from Medicare and give them a tax break. And, by the way, the top tax bracket in the United States of America right now starts at $375,000. So if you make $27 million or $375,000, you're still paying the same tax rate. What I…
Well, what it says is that from 1979, at that end, to 2005, this is the growth in income over certain income categories. And you can see way down at the end there is a little bracket--even if you can't, you get the idea. There is a little…
I am so happy to join you. And I thank you for coming down to the floor each week and making the point that we have choices in the United States of America. We can put our people back to work. We can reduce our debt and our deficit, but we…
Today, the Republicans released their budget. Budgets are really moral documents, and Republicans have made clear that their moral compass puts hedge fund managers and big corporations ahead of America's middle class and senior citizens…
Not only do we need revenues, but we need to do so in a fair way. Those who have been enjoying the prosperity of recent years should have to pay their share.
The alarming redistribution of wealth that is shrinking the middle class is another grave threat to both our economy and our democracy.
It's time for millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. This isn't about punishment or revenge--it's about fairness.
I served, along with the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Ryan, on the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
It is time for millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. This isn't about punishment or revenge. It is about fairness.
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